Index of Mammals of Africa

Rats - Muridae
Nile Rat - Arvicanthis niloticus
 

Molerats - Bathyergidae
Common mole rat - Cryptomys hottentotus
East-african molerat - Tachyoryctes splendens

Shrews - Soricidae
Lesser red musk shrew - Crocidura hirta
Greater musk shrew - Crocidura flavescens

Hedgehog - Erinacidae
Hedgehog - Atelerix frontalis

Golden moles - Chrysochloridae
Grant's golden mole - Erimitalpa granti
Hottentot golden mole - Amblysomus hottentotus

Elephant shrews - Macroscelididae
Four toed elephant shrew - Petrodromus tetradactylus
Round eared elephant shrew - Macroscelides proboscideus
Short snouted elephant shrew - Elephantulus brachyrhyncus
Rock elephant shrew - Elephantulus myurus
East African Long-Eared Elephant Shrew - Elephantulus rufescens

Bushbabies - Lorisidae
Lesser Bushbaby - Galago Senegalensis

Thick-tailed Bushbaby - Otolemur crassicaudatus

Cane Rat - Thryonomyidae
Greater cane rat - Thryonomys swinderianus

Pangolin - Manidae
Pangolin - Manis temminckii

Antbear - Orycteropodidae
Antbear - Orycteropus afer

Hares and Rabbits - Leporidae
Smith's red rock rabbit - Pronolagus rupestris
Natal red rock rabbit - Pronolagus crassicaudatus
Jameson's red rock rabbit - Pronolagus randensis
Riverine Rabbit - Bunolagus monticularis
Scrub Hare - Lepus saxatilis 
Cape Hare - Lepus capensis

Flying Squirrel - Anomaluridae
Lord Derby's Flying Squirrel - Anomalurus derbianus
 

Squirrels - Sciuridae
Ground Squirrel - Xerus inauris
Tree Squirrel - Paraxerus cepapi

Spring Hare - Peditidae
Spring Hare - Pedietes capensis

Porcupine - Hystricidae
Porcupine - Hystrix africaeausralis
African Brush-tailed Porcupine - Atherurus africanus

Weasels, Polecats, Badgers and Otters - Mustelidae
Striped Polecat - Ictonyx striatus
Honey Badger - Millivora capensis
Clawless Otter - Aonyx capensis 
 

Cusimanses - Herpestidae
Cusimanse - Crossarchus obscurus

Civets, Suricates, Genets and Mongooses - Viveridae
African Civet - Civettictis civetta 
Large spotted Genet - Genetta tigrina 
Small spotted Genet - Genetta genetta
Savanna Mongoose - Dologale dybowskii
Selous' Mongoose - Paracynictis selousi
Yellow Mongoose - Cynictis penicillata
Small Grey Mongoose - Galerella pulverulenta
White-tailed Mongoose - Ichneumia albicauda 
Water Mongoose - Atilax paludinosus 
Large Grey Mongoose - Herpestes ichneumon 
Slender Mongoose - Galerella sanguinea
Banded Mongoose - Mungos mungo
Dwarf Mongoose - Helogale parvula
Suricate - Suricata suricatta 

Hyraxes - Procaviidae
Rock Dassie - Procavia capensis 
Tree Hyrax - Dendohyrax arboreus
Yellow-spot Hyrax - Heterohyrax brucei

Pigs - Suidae
Warthog - Phocochoerus aethiopicus
Bushpig - Potamochoerus porcus 

Manatee - Trichechidae
African Manatee  - Trichechus senegalensis

Antelope - Bovidae
Addax antelope - Addax nasomaculatus 
Damara Dik-dik - Madoqua kirkii
Oribi - Ourebia ourebi 
Suni - Neotragus moschatus
Grysbok - Raphicerus melanotis
Sharpe's Grysbok - Raphicerus sharpii 
Klipspringer - Oreotragus oreotragus
Blue Duiker - Philancomba monticola 
Red Duiker - Cepholophus natalensis
Common Duiker - Sylvicapra grimmia 
Zebra Duiker - Cephalophus zebra
Black Duiker - Cephalophus niger
Steenbok - Raphicerus campestris
Mountain Gazelle - Gazella cuvieri
Moroccan Gazelle - Gazella dorcas massaesyla
Mhorr's Gazelle - Gazella dama mhorr
Clark's Gazelle - Ammodorcas clarkei
Bushbuck - Trogelophus scriptus
Blesbok - Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi
Bontebok- Domaliscus dorcas dorcas
Reedbuck - Redunca arundinum 
Mountain Reedbuck - Redunca fulvorufula 
Grey Rheebuck- Pelea capreolus
Springbuck - Antidorcas marsupialis
Impala - Aepyceros melampus melampus
Blue Wildebeest - Connochaetes taurinus 
Black Wildebeest - Connochaetes gnu 
Tsessebe - Domaliscus lunatus
Gemsbuck - Oryx Gazella 
Schimitar- Horned Oryx - Oryx dammah
Red Hartebeest - Alcelaphus buselaphus
Lichtenstein's Hartebeest - Sigmoceros lichtensteinii
Hunter's Hartebeest - Damaliscus hunteri
Sable- Hippotragus niger 
Roan - Hippotragus equinus
Puku - Kobus vardonii 
Waterbuck - Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Red Lechwe - Kobus leche
Nyala - Tragelaphus angasii 
Sitatunga - Tragelaphus spekei
Kudu - Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Eland - Taurotragus oryx
Western giant Eland - Taurotragus derbianus derbianus
Buffalo - Syncerus caffer

Zebras - Equidae
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - Equus zebra hartmanni
Cape Mountain Zebra - Equus zebra zebra
Burchell's Zebra - Equus burchelli 

Baboons and Monkeys - Cercopithecidae
Black Colobus Monkey - Colobus satanas
Black And White Colobus - Colobus guereza
Redtail Monkey - Cercopithecus ascanius
Vervet Monkey - Cercopithecus aethiops
Baboon - Papio cynocephalus ursinus
Chacma baboon - Papio ursinus

Jackals and Foxes - Canidae
Wild Dog - Lycaon Pictus
Cape Fox - Vulpes chama
Black-backed Jackal - Canis mesomelas
Bat-eared Fox - Otocyon megalotis 
Side-striped Jackal - Canis adustus
Simien fox - Canis simensis

Bats - Chiroptera
Megachiroptera
Rodrigues Flying Fox - Pteropus rodricensis
Peter's epauletted fruit bat - Epomophorus crypturus
Walhlberg's epauletted fruit bat - Epomophorus wahlbergi
Straw-coloured fruit bat - Eidolon helvum
Egyptian fruit bat - Rousettus aegyptiacus
Banana bat - Pipistrellus nanus
Microchiroptera
Large slit-faced bat - Nycteris grandis
Common slit-faced bat - Nycteris thebaica
Hairy slit-faced bat - Nycteris hispida
Yellow house bat - Scotophilus dinganii
Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat - Rhinolophus hildebrandtii
Cape horseshoe bat - Rhinolophus capensis
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat - Rhinolophus clivosus
Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat - Hipposideros caffer
Commerson's leaf-nosed bat - Hipposideros commersonii
African Giant Free-tailed Bat - Tadarida ventralis
Egyptian free-tailed bat - Tadarida aegyptiaca
Midas free-tailed bat - Tadarida midas
Schreiber's long-fingered bat - Miniopterus schreibersii
Tomb bat - Taphozous mauritianus
Egyptian tomb bat - Taphozous perforatus
Damara woolly bat - Kerivoula argentata
 
Hyenas - Hayenidae
Spotted Hayena - Crocuta crocuta
Brown Hayena - Hyaena brunnea
Aardwolf - Proteles cristatus

Cats - Felidae
Lion - Panthera Leo
Leopard - Panthera pardus
Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus
Caracal - Felis caracal
Serval - Felis serval 
African Wildcat - Felis lybica
Small spotted Cat - Felis nigripes 

Giraffe - Giraffidae
Giraffe - Giraffa camelopordalis

Rhinoceroses - Rhinocerotidae
Black Rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis 
White Rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum

Hippopotamus - Hipopotamidae
Hippopotamus - Hippopotamus amphibius

Elephants - Elephantidae
Elephant - Loxodonta africana