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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
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