I have made a list of all of the animations that would be needed to create a new playable character in the DKC series. It is a long list, so it is in a zipped word document.
There is a list of all of the animations and beside them there is either one number or two numbers like this: 18-24. These numbers are how many different sprites are in each animation. If it is one number, it is consistent between the four Kongs. If it is a range (like 18-24) I wrote the lowest number of frames as well as the highest. I did it this way so it is easier for people to figure out how many frames they would like in their animations and to get it as close to the Rare animations as possible, if desired.
If you have any questions on what something means, you can ask me, or if I missed anything, please let me know and I'll fix it.
CatLoverMolly