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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Zambia. Of the 237 mammal species in
The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced.
*Family:
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
*Family:
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
*Family:
The order Primates contains
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
*Suborder:
The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and
The even-toed ungulates are
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...
, one is critically endangered, three are endangered, eight are vulnerable, and fourteen are near threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of nat ...
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Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
Order: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)
---- Often called sengis, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa. Their common English name derives from their elongated flexible snout and their resemblance to the trueshrew
Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to differ ...
s.
*Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews)
**Genus: ''Elephantulus
''Elephantulus'' is a genus of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae.
It contains the following species:
* Short-snouted elephant shrew (''E. brachyrhynchus'')
* Cape elephant shrew (''E. edwardii'')
* Dusky-footed elephant shrew (''E. ...
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*** Short-snouted elephant shrew
The short-snouted elephant shrew or short-snouted sengi (''Elephantulus brachyrhynchus'') is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found over a wide area of Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical o ...
, ''Elephantulus brachyrhynchus'' LC
*** Dusky elephant shrew
The dusky elephant shrew or dusky sengi (''Elephantulus fuscus'') is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mix ...
, ''Elephantulus fuscus'' DD
**Genus: '' Petrodromus''
*** Four-toed elephant shrew
The four-toed elephant shrew or four-toed sengi (''Petrodromus tetradactylus'') is the only living species in the genus ''Petrodromus'', which together with five other extant genera ''Rhynchocyon'', '' Macroscelides'', '' Petrosaltator'', '' Gale ...
, ''Petrodromus tetradactylus'' LC
**Genus: ''Rhynchocyon
''Rhynchocyon'' is a genus of elephant shrew (or sengi) in the family Macroscelididae. Members of this genus are known colloquially as the checkered elephant shrews or giant sengis.
It contains the following five species:
* Golden-rumped elephan ...
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*** Checkered elephant shrew
The checkered elephant shrew or checkered sengi (''Rhynchocyon cirnei'') is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae.
Description
Checked elephant shrews will grow to be around long, excluding their tail, making them one of ...
, ''R. cirnei''
Order:
Tubulidentata
Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata ...
(aardvarks)
----
The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced.
*Family: Orycteropodidae
Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata ...
**Genus: ''Orycteropus
''Orycteropus'' is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of Africa.
The only living species within Tubulidentata is the aardvark (''Orycteropus afer'').
Species
...
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*** Aardvark
The aardvark ( ; ''Orycteropus afer'') is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata, although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known. Unlik ...
, ''O. afer''
Order:
Hyracoidea
Hyraxes (), also called dassies, are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Typically, they measure between long and weigh between . They are superficially simila ...
(hyraxes)
----
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
*Family: Procaviidae
Hyraxes (), also called dassies, are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Typically, they measure between long and weigh between . They are superficially simi ...
(hyraxes)
**Genus: ''Heterohyrax
The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (''Heterohyrax brucei'') is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malaw ...
''
*** Yellow-spotted rock hyrax
The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (''Heterohyrax brucei'') is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ma ...
, ''Heterohyrax brucei'' LC
**Genus: ''Procavia
''Procavia'' is a genus of hyraxes. The rock hyrax ''(P. capensis)'' is currently the only extant species belonging to this genus, though other species were recognized in the past, including ''P. habessinica'' and ''P. ruficeps'', both now relegat ...
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*** Cape hyrax
The rock hyrax (; ''Procavia capensis''), also called dassie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (in the King James Bible) coney, is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East. Commonly referred to in South Africa as the das ...
, ''Procavia capensis'' LC
Order: Proboscidea (elephants)
----
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
*Family: Elephantidae
Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are terrestrial large mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the ...
(elephants)
**Genus: '' Loxodonta''
*** African bush elephant, ''L. africana''
Order:
Primate
Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians ( monkeys and apes, the latter including ...
s
----
The order Primates contains human
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, cultu ...
s and their closest relatives: lemur
Lemurs ( ) (from Latin ''lemures'' – ghosts or spirits) are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (), divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are endemic to the island of Madagas ...
s, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and ape
Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and as well as Europe in prehistory), which together with its sister g ...
s.
* Suborder: Strepsirrhini
** Infraorder: Lemuriformes
Lemuriformes is an infraorder of primate that falls under the suborder Strepsirrhini. It includes the lemurs of Madagascar, as well as the galagos and lorisids of Africa and Asia, although a popular alternative taxonomy places the lorisoids i ...
*** Superfamily: Lorisoidea
Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids. As strepsirrhines, lorisoids are related to the lemurs of Madagascar and are sometimes included in the infraorder L ...
**** Family: Galagidae
Galagos , also known as bush babies, or ''nagapies'' (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae). They are ...
***** Genus: ''Galago
Galagos , also known as bush babies, or ''nagapies'' (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae). They are ...
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****** Mohol bushbaby
The Mohol bushbaby (''Galago moholi'') is a species of primate in the family Galagidae which is native to mesic woodlands of the southern Afrotropics. It is physically very similar to the Senegal bushbaby, and was formerly considered to be its s ...
, ''Galago moholi'' LR/lc
***** Genus: ''Otolemur
The greater galagos or thick-tailed bushbabies are three species of strepsirrhine primates. They are classified in the genus ''Otolemur'' in the family Galagidae.
Historical classification and species discovery
The diversity of galago species h ...
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****** Brown greater galago
The brown greater galago (''Otolemur crassicaudatus''), also known as the large-eared greater galago or thick-tailed galago, is a nocturnal primate, the largest in the family of galagos. As opposed to smaller galago species it would climb, walk o ...
, ''Otolemur crassicaudatus'' LR/lc
*Suborder: Haplorhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes ) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders New World monkeys (Platyrrhini) and Cata ...
***Parvorder: Catarrhini
The parvorder Catarrhini , catarrhine monkeys, Old World anthropoids, or Old World monkeys, consisting of the Cercopithecoidea and apes (Hominoidea). In 1812, Geoffroy grouped those two groups together and established the name Catarrhini, "Old ...
****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...
*****Genus: '' Chlorocebus''
****** Vervet monkey
The vervet monkey (''Chlorocebus pygerythrus''), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus ''Chlorocebus''. The five distinct ...
, ''Cercopithecus pygerythrus'' LR/lc
****** Malbrouck
The malbrouck (''Chlorocebus cynosuros'') is an Old World primate from Africa that belongs to the genus '' Chlorocebus''. The species is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the vervet monkey (''C. pygerythrus''), or of the widespread grivet ...
, ''Cercopithecus cynosuros'' LR/lc
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
******Genus: ''Cercopithecus
The guenons (, ) are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Cercopithecus'' (). Not all members of this genus have the word "guenon" in their common names; also, because of changes in scientific classification, some monkeys in other genera may have ...
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******* Red-tailed monkey
The red-tailed monkey (''Cercopithecus ascanius''), also known as the black-cheeked white-nosed monkey, red-tailed guenon, redtail monkey, or Schmidt's guenon, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.
It is found in Angola, Cameroo ...
, ''Cercopithecus ascanius'' LR/lc
******* Blue monkey
The blue monkey or diademed monkey (''Cercopithecus mitis'') is a species of Old World monkey native to Central and East Africa, ranging from the upper Congo River basin east to the East African Rift and south to northern Angola and Zambia. It ...
, ''Cercopithecus mitis'' LR/lc
******Genus: '' Papio''
******* Yellow baboon
The yellow baboon (''Papio cynocephalus'') is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the dog-like shape of the muzzle and head. Yellow baboons have slim bodies with long arms and legs, a ...
, ''Papio cynocephalus'' LR/lc
******* Chacma baboon
The chacma baboon (''Papio ursinus''), also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide vari ...
, ''Papio ursinus'' LR/lc
******Subfamily: Colobinae
The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications s ...
*******Genus: ''Colobus
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Colobus'', native to Africa. They are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus '' Piliocolobus''. There are five species of this monkey, and at least eight subs ...
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******** Angola colobus
The Angola colobus (''Colobus angolensis''), Angolan black-and-white colobus, or Angolan colobus is a primate species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus ''Colobus''.
Taxonomy
There are six recognized subspecies and one undescribed sub ...
, ''Colobus angolensis'' LR/lc
Order:
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
ia (rodents)
----
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisor
Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, wher ...
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to .
*Suborder: Hystricognathi
The Hystricognathi are an infraorder of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skull
The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, fa ...
**Family: Bathyergidae
***Genus: '' Cryptomys''
**** Ansell's mole-rat, ''Cryptomys anselli'' NT
**** Bocage's mole-rat, ''Cryptomys bocagei'' DD
**** Damaraland mole-rat
The Damaraland mole-rat (''Fukomys damarensis''), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa. Along with the smaller, less hairy, naked mole rat, it is a species of eusocial mammal.
Description
Like ot ...
, ''Cryptomys damarensis'' LC
**** Common mole-rat
The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, (''Cryptomys hottentotus'') is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It also occurs in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, M ...
, ''Cryptomys hottentotus'' LC
**** Kafue mole-rat, ''Cryptomys kafuensis'' VU
**** Mechow's mole-rat, ''Cryptomys mechowi'' LC
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
***Genus: '' Hystrix''
**** Cape porcupine
The Cape porcupine (''Hystrix africaeaustralis''), Cape crested porcupine or South African porcupine, is a species of Old World porcupine native to central and southern Africa.
Description
left, 180px, head
Cape porcupines are the second large ...
, ''Hystrix africaeaustralis'' LC
**Family: Thryonomyidae
Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats ''(Thryomys)'' found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.
Taxonomy
Thryonomyidae was formerly more diverse and widespread, with fossil relati ...
(cane rats)
***Genus: '' Thryonomys''
**** Lesser cane rat, ''Thryonomys gregorianus'' LC
**** Greater cane rat
The greater cane rat (''Thryonomys swinderianus''), also known as the grasscutter (in Ghana, Nigeria and other regions of West Africa), is one of two species of cane rats, a small family of African hystricognath rodents. It lives by reed-beds a ...
, ''Thryonomys swinderianus'' LC
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as ...
**Family: Anomaluridae
***Subfamily: Anomalurinae
****Genus: ''Anomalurus
''Anomalurus'' is the largest genus in the rodent family Anomaluridae, with four species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is of ...
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***** Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel, ''Anomalurus derbianus'' LC
****Genus: '' Anomalurops''
***** Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel
Beecroft's flying squirrel (''Anomalurus beecrofti'') or Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. Some authorities consider it to be monotypic within the genus ''Anomalurops''. Its natural habitats are ...
, ''Anomalurops beecrofti'' LC
**Family: Pedetidae
The Pedetidae are a family of mammals from the rodent order. The two living species, the springhares, are distributed throughout much of southern Africa and also around Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Fossils have been found as far north as Turkey.M ...
(spring hare)
***Genus: ''Pedetes
''Pedetes'' is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.
Species
A number of species both extant and extinct are classified in the genus ''Pedetes''. ...
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**** Springhare
''Pedetes'' is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.
Species
A number of species both extant and extinct are classified in the genus ''Pedetes''. ...
, ''Pedetes capensis'' LC
**Family: Sciuridae
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
(squirrels)
***Subfamily: Xerinae
The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini (marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), ...
****Tribe: Protoxerini
The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are:Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns ...
*****Genus: '' Heliosciurus''
****** Gambian sun squirrel, ''Heliosciurus gambianus'' LC
****** Mutable sun squirrel
The mutable sun squirrel (''Heliosciurus mutabilis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtr ...
, ''Heliosciurus mutabilis'' LC
*****Genus: '' Paraxerus''
****** Boehm's bush squirrel
Boehm's bush squirrel (''Paraxerus boehmi'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical ...
, ''Paraxerus boehmi'' LC
****** Smith's bush squirrel
Smith's bush squirrel (''Paraxerus cepapi''), also known as the yellow-footed squirrel or tree squirrel, is an African bush squirrel which is native to woodlands of the southern Afrotropics.
Range
It is found in Angola, Botswana, the DRCongo, ...
, ''Paraxerus cepapi'' LC
****** Black and red bush squirrel, ''Paraxerus lucifer'' DD
**Family: Gliridae (dormice)
***Subfamily: Graphiurinae
The African dormice (genus ''Graphiurus'') are dormice that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They eat invertebrates and small vertebrates.
Species
Genus ''Graphiurus' ...
****Genus: ''Graphiurus
The African dormice (genus ''Graphiurus'') are dormice that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They eat invertebrates and small vertebrates.
Species
Genus ''Graphiurus' ...
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***** Johnston's African dormouse
The Johnston's African dormouse (''Graphiurus johnstoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassla ...
, ''Graphiurus johnstoni'' DD
***** Small-eared dormouse, ''Graphiurus microtis'' LC
***** Monard's dormouse, ''Graphiurus monardi'' DD
***** Rock dormouse, ''Graphiurus platyops'' LC
**Family: Nesomyidae
The Nesomyidae are a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are Malagasy rodents, ...
***Subfamily: Dendromurinae
Dendromurinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Nesomyidae and superfamily Muroidea. The dendromurines are currently restricted to Africa, as is the case for all extant members of the family Nesomyidae. The authorship of the subfamily h ...
****Genus: ''Dendromus
Mice in the genus ''Dendromus'' are commonly referred to as African climbing mice or tree mice, although these terms are often used to describe all members of the subfamily Dendromurinae. The genus is currently restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, ...
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***** Gray climbing mouse, ''Dendromus melanotis'' LC
***** Brants's climbing mouse, ''Dendromus mesomelas'' LC
***** Chestnut climbing mouse, ''Dendromus mystacalis'' LC
***** Nyika climbing mouse, ''Dendromus nyikae'' LC
****Genus: ''Steatomys
''Steatomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It contains the following species:
* Bocage's African fat mouse (''Steatomys bocagei'')
* Northwestern fat mouse (''Steatomys caurinus'')
* Dainty fat mouse (''Steatomys cuppedius'' ...
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***** Kreb's fat mouse, ''Steatomys krebsii'' LC
***** Tiny fat mouse, ''Steatomys parvus'' LC
***** Fat mouse
The fat mouse (''Steatomys pratensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its n ...
, ''Steatomys pratensis'' LC
***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
****Genus: ''Beamys
''Beamys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It contains the following species:
* Lesser hamster-rat (''Beamys hindei'')
* Greater hamster-rat
The greater hamster-rat, greater long-tailed pouched rat, or long-tailed pouched rat ( ...
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***** Greater hamster-rat
The greater hamster-rat, greater long-tailed pouched rat, or long-tailed pouched rat (''Beamys major'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropica ...
, ''Beamys major'' NT
****Genus: '' Cricetomys''
***** Gambian pouched rat
The Gambian pouched rat (''Cricetomys gambianus''), also commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, is a species of nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat genus ''Cricetomys'', in the family Nesomyidae. It is among the largest m ...
, ''Cricetomys gambianus'' LC
****Genus: ''Saccostomus
''Saccostomus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It contains the following species:
* South African pouched mouse
The South African pouched mouse or southern African pouched mouse (''Saccostomus campestris'') is a species of rod ...
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***** South African pouched mouse, ''Saccostomus campestris'' LC
**Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily: Deomyinae
The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae until very recently. They are sometimes called the Acomyinae, particularly in references that antedate the disc ...
****Genus: '' Acomys''
***** Spiny mouse
The term spiny mouse refers to any species of rodent within the genus ''Acomys''. Similar in appearance to mice of the genus '' Mus'', spiny mice are small mammals with bare, scaled tails. However, their coats are endowed with unusually stiff gu ...
, ''Acomys spinosissimus'' LC
****Genus: '' Lophuromys''
***** Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat, ''Lophuromys flavopunctatus'' LC
***Subfamily: Otomyinae
****Genus: ''Otomys
African vlei rats (''Otomys''), also known as groove-toothed rats, live in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Most species live in marshlands, grasslands, and similar habitats and feed on the vegetation of such areas, occasionally supplementing ...
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***** Angoni vlei rat, ''Otomys angoniensis'' LC
***** Dent's vlei rat
Dent's vlei rat (''Otomys denti'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest ...
, ''Otomys denti'' NT
***** Large vlei rat
The large vlei rat (''Otomys maximus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonal ...
, ''Otomys maximus'' LC
***** Uzungwe vlei rat, ''Otomys uzungwensis'' EN
***Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Gerbillinae is one of the subfamilies of the rodent family Muridae and includes the gerbils, jirds, and sand rats. Once known as desert rats, the subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats a ...
****Genus: '' Tatera''
***** Boehm's gerbil, ''Tatera boehmi'' LC
***** Highveld gerbil, ''Tatera brantsii'' LC
***** Bushveld gerbil, ''Tatera leucogaster'' LC
***** Savanna gerbil, ''Tatera valida'' LC
***Subfamily: Murinae
The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...
****Genus: ''Aethomys
''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from Africa.CHIMIMBA, CHRISTIAN T., NICO J. DIPPENAAR, and TERENCE J. ROBINSON.Morphometric and morphological delineation of southern African species of Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae)" Biological Journal of the Li ...
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***** Red rock rat, ''Aethomys chrysophilus'' LC
***** Kaiser's rock rat
Kaiser's rock rat (''Aethomys kaiseri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
found in Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya
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, ''Aethomys kaiseri'' LC
***** Namaqua rock rat
The Namaqua rock rat (''Aethomys namaquensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is sometimes included in the genus ''Micaelamys''.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, ...
, ''Aethomys namaquensis'' LC
***** Nyika rock rat
The Nyika rock rat (''Aethomys nyikae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia.
Its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of re ...
, ''Aethomys nyikae'' LC
****Genus: ''Arvicanthis
''Arvicanthis'' is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats.
Species
Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice
*Abyssinian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus' ...
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***** African grass rat
The Nile rat (''Arvicanthis niloticus'') is a species of rodent in the family Murinae.
Taxonomy
The species is divided into the following six subspecies.
*''A. n. niloticus'': Nile, Egypt;
*''A. n. dembeensis '' (): Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea; T ...
, ''Arvicanthis niloticus'' LC
****Genus: ''Colomys
The African wading rat or African water rat (''Colomys goslingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, E ...
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***** African wading rat, ''Colomys goslingi'' LC
****Genus: ''Dasymys
''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.
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***** African marsh rat
The African marsh rat or common dasymys (''Dasymys incomtus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, a ...
, ''Dasymys incomtus'' LC
***** Angolan marsh rat
The Angolan marsh rat (''Dasymys nudipes'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamp ...
, ''Dasymys nudipes'' NT
****Genus: ''Grammomys
''Grammomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa.
It contains the following species:
* Arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'')
* Short-snouted thicket rat (''Grammomys brevirostris'')
* Bunting's thicket rat (''Gramm ...
''
***** Woodland thicket rat, ''Grammomys dolichurus'' LC
***** Ruwenzori thicket rat, ''Grammomys ibeanus'' LC
****Genus: '' Hybomys''
***** Peters's striped mouse, ''Hybomys univittatus'' LC
****Genus: '' Hylomyscus''
***** Montane wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus denniae'' LC
****Genus: '' Lemniscomys''
***** Griselda's striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys griselda'' LC
***** Single-striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys rosalia'' LC
***** Rosevear's striped grass mouse
Rosevear's lemniscomys or Rosevear's striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys roseveari'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Zambia and possibly Angola, where its natural habitat is cryptosephalum dry forest.
The species is ...
, ''Lemniscomys roseveari'' DD
***** Typical striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys striatus'' LC
****Genus: '' Malacomys''
***** Big-eared swamp rat, ''Malacomys longipes'' LC
****Genus: ''Mastomys
''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square ...
''
***** Natal multimammate mouse, ''Mastomys natalensis'' LC
****Genus: '' Mus''
***** Desert pygmy mouse, ''Mus indutus'' LC
***** African pygmy mouse
The African pygmy mouse (''Mus minutoides'') is one of the smallest rodents. It is widespread within sub-Saharan Africa, and is kept as a pet in other parts of the world. Like the common house mouse, it is a member of the enormous superfamily Mur ...
, ''Mus minutoides'' LC
***** Neave's mouse, ''Mus neavei'' DD
***** Setzer's pygmy mouse, ''Mus setzeri'' LC
***** Gray-bellied pygmy mouse, ''Mus triton'' LC
****Genus: ''Pelomys
''Pelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa.
It contains the following species:
* Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys campanae'')
* Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys fallax'')
* Hopkins's groove-toothed s ...
''
***** Creek groove-toothed swamp rat, ''Pelomys fallax'' LC
***** Least groove-toothed swamp rat, ''Pelomys minor'' LC
****Genus: ''Praomys
''Praomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. It contains the following species:
* '' Praomys coetzeei''
* Dalton's mouse, ''Praomys daltoni''
* De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys degraaffi''
* Der ...
''
***** Delectable soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys delectorum'' NT
***** Jackson's soft-furred mouse
Jackson's soft-furred mouse or Jackson's praomys (''Praomys jacksoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...
, ''Praomys jacksoni'' LC
****Genus: ''Rhabdomys
''Rhabdomys'' is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats. Traditionally the genus has been seen as a single species, ''Rhabdomys pumilio ...
''
***** Four-striped grass mouse
The four-striped grass mouse (''Rhabdomys pumilio'') or four-striped grass rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found throughout the southern half of Africa up to above sea level, extending as far north as the Democratic Repu ...
, ''Rhabdomys pumilio'' LC
****Genus: ''Thallomys
''Thallomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains four species:
* Loring's rat (''Thallomys loringi'')
* Black-tailed tree rat (''Thallomys nigricauda'')
*Acacia rat
The acacia rat (''Thallomys paedulcu ...
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***** Black-tailed tree rat
The black-tailed tree rat, also called black-tailed acacia rat or black-tailed thallomys, (''Thallomys nigricauda''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, where its natural hab ...
, ''Thallomys nigricauda'' LC
***** Acacia rat
The acacia rat (''Thallomys paedulcus''), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small arboreal rodent that is extensively dependent on Acacia trees.
It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Co ...
, ''Thallomys paedulcus'' LC
****Genus: '' Zelotomys''
***** Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse
Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (''Zelotomys hildegardeae'') or Hildegarde's zelotomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Central Africa.
Taxonomy
This mouse was first described in 1902 by the British zoologist Ol ...
, ''Zelotomys hildegardeae'' LC
Order:
Lagomorpha
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ...
(lagomorphs)
----
The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae
Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...
( hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pika
A pika ( or ; archaically spelled pica) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but wi ...
s). Though they can resemble rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
s, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
*Family: Leporidae
Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...
(rabbits, hares)
**Genus: ''Pronolagus
The red rock hares are the four species in the genus ''Pronolagus''. They are African lagomorphs of the family Leporidae.
Taxonomic history
Species in this genus had previously been classified in the genus ''Lepus'', as done by J. E. Gray, or in ...
''
*** Smith's red rock hare
Smith's red rockhare, Smith's red rock hare or Smith's red rock rabbit (''Pronolagus rupestris'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae (rabbits and hares), and is the smallest member of the genus ''Pronolagus''. The upperparts and gular ...
, ''Pronolagus rupestris'' LR/lc
**Genus: ''Lepus
Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The gen ...
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*** Cape hare
The Cape hare (''Lepus capensis''), also called the brown hare and the desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India.
Taxonomy
The Cape hare was one of the many mammal species originally described by Carl Linnaeus ...
, ''Lepus capensis'' LR/lc
*** African savanna hare, ''Lepus microtis'' LR/lc
Order:
Soricomorpha
Soricomorpha (from Greek "shrew-form") is a formerly used taxon within the class of mammals. In the past it formed a significant group within the former order Insectivora. However, Insectivora was shown to be polyphyletic and various new orders ...
(shrews, moles, and solenodons)
----
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
*Family: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Crocidurinae
The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.
The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the red-toothed shrews. These species are typically found in Africa and souther ...
***Genus: ''Crocidura
The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 spec ...
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**** Ansell's shrew
Ansell's shrew (''Crocidura ansellorum'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction ...
, ''Crocidura ansellorum'' EN
**** Reddish-gray musk shrew, ''Crocidura cyanea'' LC
**** Bicolored musk shrew, ''Crocidura fuscomurina'' LC
**** Lesser red musk shrew, ''Crocidura hirta'' LC
**** Moonshine shrew, ''Crocidura luna'' LC
**** Swamp musk shrew, ''Crocidura mariquensis'' LC
**** African black shrew, ''Crocidura nigrofusca'' LC
**** African giant shrew
The African giant shrew (''Crocidura olivieri'') is a species of white-toothed shrew. It also is known as, Mann's musk shrew, Euchareena's musk shrew, or Olivier's shrew. It is native to Africa, where it has a widespread distribution and occurs i ...
, ''Crocidura olivieri'' LC
**** Small-footed shrew, ''Crocidura parvipes'' LC
**** Pitman's shrew, ''Crocidura pitmani'' DD
**** Lesser gray-brown musk shrew, ''Crocidura silacea'' LC
**** Turbo shrew
The turbo shrew (''Crocidura turba'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Keny ...
, ''Crocidura turba'' LC
***Genus: ''Suncus
''Suncus'' is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae.
Classification
*Genus ''Suncus''
** Taita shrew, ''Suncus aequatorius''
** Black shrew, ''Suncus ater''
** Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi''
** Etruscan shrew, ''Suncus etruscus''
** Sri L ...
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**** Greater dwarf shrew
The greater dwarf shrew (''Suncus lixa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtro ...
, ''Suncus lixus'' LC
**** Lesser dwarf shrew, ''Suncus varilla'' LC
***Genus: ''Sylvisorex
The forest shrews are the members of the genus ''Sylvisorex''. They are mammals in the family Soricidae and are found only in Africa. The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". ...
''
**** Climbing shrew
The climbing shrew (''Suncus megalurus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae, which is found in subtropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Rep ...
, ''Sylvisorex megalura'' LC
Order:
Chiroptera
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ...
(bats)
----
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
*Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
**Subfamily: Pteropodinae
The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are:
* Genus ''Acerodon''
** Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis''
** Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis''
** Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus''
** Palawan fruit ...
***Genus: ''Eidolon
In ancient Greek literature, an eidolon (; grc, εἴδωλον 'image, idol, double, apparition, phantom, ghost'; plural: eidola or eidolons) is a spirit-image of a living or dead person; a shade or phantom look-alike of the human form.
Liter ...
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**** Straw-coloured fruit bat
The straw-coloured fruit bat (''Eidolon helvum'') is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, across forest and sava ...
, ''Eidolon helvum'' LC
***Genus: ''Epomophorus
''Epomophorus'' (epauletted bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They have a distribution throughout Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3& ...
''
**** Peters's epauletted fruit bat
The Peters's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus crypturus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimb ...
, ''Epomophorus crypturus'' LC
**** Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus wahlbergi'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is commonly found across southern Africa.
Description
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat is brown to tawny colored with white hair pa ...
, ''Epomophorus wahlbergi'' LC
***Genus: ''Epomops
''Epomops'' is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following species:
* Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomops buettikoferi''
* Franquet's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomops franqueti''
References
Bat gen ...
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**** Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomops dobsoni'' LC
**** Franquet's epauletted fruit bat
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomops franqueti'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae, and is one of three different species of epauletted bats. Franquet's epauletted fruit bat has a range of habitats, varying from Subsaharan ...
, ''Epomops franqueti'' LC
***Genus: '' Lissonycteris''
**** Angolan rousette
The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or Silky bat (''Myonycteris angolensis'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of C ...
, ''Lissonycteris angolensis'' LC
**** Harrison's fruit bat, ''Lissonycteris goliath'' VU
***Genus: ''Micropteropus
''Micropteropus'' (dwarf epauletted bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following species:
* Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat or Hayman's epauletted fruit bat (''Microptero ...
''
**** Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''Micropteropus pusillus'' LC
***Genus: '' Plerotes''
**** D'Anchieta's fruit bat, ''Plerotes anchietae'' DD
***Genus: ''Rousettus
''Rousettus'' is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats, referred to as rousette bats. The genus is a member of the family Pteropodidae. The genus consists of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands ...
''
**** Egyptian fruit bat
The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (''Rousettus aegyptiacus'') is a species of megabat that is found in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three '' Rousettus'' species with an African-M ...
, ''Rousettus aegyptiacus'' LC
*Family: Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...
**Subfamily: Kerivoulinae
Kerivoulinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. There are 25 species in 2 genera within this subfamily:
Subfamily Kerivoulinae
*Genus ''Kerivoula'' - Painted bats
** Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'')
** St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (' ...
***Genus: ''Kerivoula
''Kerivoula'' is a genus of vesper bats in the subfamily Kerivoulinae. They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and New Guinea.
Species within this genus are:
* Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'')
* ...
''
**** Damara woolly bat, ''Kerivoula argentata'' LC
**** Lesser woolly bat
The lesser woolly bat (''Kerivoula lanosa'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Li ...
, ''Kerivoula lanosa'' LC
**Subfamily: Myotinae
Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: ''Eudiscopus'', '' Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of ''Eudiscopus'', ...
***Genus: ''Myotis
The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (me ...
''
**** Rufous mouse-eared bat
The rufous mouse-eared bat (''Myotis bocagii'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory C ...
, ''Myotis bocagii'' LC
**** Cape hairy bat, ''Myotis tricolor'' LC
**** Welwitsch's bat, ''Myotis welwitschii'' LC
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae.
Classification
Subfamily Vespertilioninae
*Tribe Antrozoini
**Genus '' Antrozous''
*** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus''
**Genus '' Bauerus''
*** Van Geld ...
***Genus: ''Eptesicus
''Eptesicus'' is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ''ptetikos'' 'able to fly' or ''petomai'' 'house flier', although this is not ce ...
''
**** Long-tailed house bat, ''Eptesicus hottentotus'' LC
***Genus: '' Glauconycteris''
**** Butterfly bat, ''Glauconycteris variegata'' LC
***Genus: ''Hypsugo
The genus ''Hypsugo'' contains many bats referred to as pipistrelles or pipistrelle bats (not to be confused with the genus ''Pipistrellus''). They belong to the family Vespertilionidae or vesper bats. They are primarily found throughout Asia, t ...
''
**** Anchieta's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo anchietae'' LC
***Genus: ''Laephotis
''Laephotis'' (known as the African long-eared bat) is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Species within this genus are:
* Angolan long-eared bat (''Laephotis angolensis'')
* Botswanan long-eared bat (''Laephotis botswanae'')
* Cape ...
''
**** Botswanan long-eared bat, ''Laephotis botswanae'' LC
***Genus: '' Mimetillus''
**** Moloney's mimic bat, ''Mimetillus moloneyi'' LC
***Genus: ''Neoromicia
''Neoromicia'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species:
* Anchieta's serotine (''Neoromicia anchietae'')
* Kirindy serotine (''Neoromicia bemainty'')
* Yellow serotine (''Neoromicia flavescen ...
''
**** Cape serotine, ''Neoromicia capensis'' LC
**** Melck's house bat, ''Neoromicia melckorum'' DD
**** Banana pipistrelle
The banana serotine (''Afronycteris nanus''), formerly known as the banana pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found throughout much of Africa. It was previously known as ''Pipistrellus nanus'', but genetic analysis later reclassified it in ...
, ''Neoromicia nanus'' LC
**** Rendall's serotine
Rendall's serotine (''Pseudoromicia rendalli'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, ...
, ''Neoromicia rendalli'' LC
**** Zulu serotine, ''Neoromicia zuluensis'' LC
***Genus: '' Nycticeinops''
**** Schlieffen's bat, ''Nycticeinops schlieffeni'' LC
***Genus: ''Pipistrellus
''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat").
The size of the genus has been cons ...
''
**** Rüppell's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus rueppelli'' LC
**** Rusty pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus rusticus'' LC
***Genus: '' Scotoecus''
**** White-bellied lesser house bat, ''Scotoecus albigula'' DD
**** Hinde's lesser house bat, ''Scotoecus hindei'' DD
**** Dark-winged lesser house bat, ''Scotoecus hirundo'' DD
***Genus: ''Scotophilus
''Scotophilus'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa. They are the only members of the tribe Scotophilini.
Species
* East African yellow bat, ''Scotophilus altilis''
* An ...
''
**** African yellow bat
The African yellow bat (''Scotophilus dinganii'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. Other common names include African yellow house bat, yellow-bellied house bat, and Dingan's Bat. It is one of fifteen species i ...
, ''Scotophilus dinganii'' LC
**** White-bellied yellow bat
The white-bellied yellow bat (''Scotophilus leucogaster'') or white-bellied house bat, is a species of vesper bat in the genus ''Scotophilus'', the house bats. It can be found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African ...
, ''Scotophilus leucogaster'' LC
**** Greenish yellow bat
The eastern greenish yellow bat (''Scotophilus viridis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural hab ...
, ''Scotophilus viridis'' LC
**Subfamily: Miniopterinae
''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...
***Genus: ''Miniopterus
''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...
''
**** Lesser long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus fraterculus'' LC
**** Natal long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus natalensis'' NT
*Family: Molossidae''
**Genus: ''Chaerephon
Chaerephon (; grc-gre, Χαιρεφῶν, ''Chairephōn''; c. 470/460 – 403/399 BCE), of the Athenian deme Sphettus, was an ancient Greek best remembered as a loyal friend and follower of Socrates. He is known only through brief descriptions ...
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*** Spotted free-tailed bat
The spotted free-tailed bat (''Chaerephon bivittatus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its nat ...
, ''Chaerephon bivittata'' LC
*** Nigerian free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon nigeriae'' LC
*** Little free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon pumila'' LC
**Genus: ''Mops
MOPS (3-(''N''-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid) is a buffer introduced in the 1960s, one of the twenty Good's buffers. It is a structural analog to MES, and like MES, its structure contains a morpholine ring. HEPES is a similar pH buffering ...
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*** Angolan free-tailed bat, ''Mops condylurus'' LC
*** Midas free-tailed bat, ''Mops midas'' LC
*** White-bellied free-tailed bat, ''Mops niveiventer'' LC
**Genus: ''Otomops
''Otomops'' is a genus of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats a ...
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*** Large-eared free-tailed bat
The large-eared free-tailed bat (''Otomops martiensseni'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae native to Africa.
It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghan ...
, ''Otomops martiensseni'' NT
**Genus: ''Tadarida
The genus ''Tadarida'' has 9 or more species of free-tailed bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World (including southern Europe and North Africa, large parts of southern Asia, ...
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*** Egyptian free-tailed bat
The Egyptian free-tailed bat, also known as Egyptian guano bat or Egyptian nyctinome, (''Tadarida aegyptiaca'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.
Description
The Egyptian free-tailed bat has fine, dense fur which is greyish brown, s ...
, ''Tadarida aegyptiaca'' LC
*** Madagascan large free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida fulminans'' LC
*** African giant free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida ventralis'' NT
*Family: Emballonuridae
Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene.
Descr ...
**Genus: ''Taphozous
''Taphozous'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae. The wide distribution of the genus includes several regions of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Africa. ''Taphozous'' comes from the Greek τάφος, meaning "a tomb". The common n ...
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*** Mauritian tomb bat, ''Taphozous mauritianus'' LC
*Family: Nycteridae
**Genus: '' Nycteris''
*** Andersen's slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris aurita'' DD
*** Large slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris grandis'' LC
*** Hairy slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris hispida'' LC
*** Large-eared slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris macrotis'' LC
*** Ja slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris major'' VU
*** Egyptian slit-faced bat
The Egyptian slit-faced bat (''Nycteris thebaica'') is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It is a species of microbat in the family Nycteridae. Six subspecies are known.
Description
The Egypt ...
, ''Nycteris thebaica'' LC
*** Wood's slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris woodi'' NT
*Family: Megadermatidae
Megadermatidae, or false vampire bats, are a family of bats found from central Africa, eastwards through southern Asia, and into Australia. They are relatively large bats, ranging from 6.5 cm to 14 cm in head-body length. They have la ...
**Genus: '' Lavia''
*** Yellow-winged bat
The yellow-winged bat (''Lavia frons'') is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa.
Description
The yellow-winged bat has a total length of Rosevear, D. 1965. The Bats of West Africa. London: Trustees of the ...
, ''Lavia frons'' LC
*Family: Rhinolophidae
**Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
***Genus: '' Rhinolophus''
**** Blasius's horseshoe bat, ''R. blasii''
**** Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus clivosus'' LC
**** Darling's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus darlingi'' LC
**** Rüppell's horseshoe bat
Rüppell's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus fumigatus'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, savanna, caves and other subterranean habitats. This species is qui ...
, ''Rhinolophus fumigatus'' LC
**** Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat
Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus hildebrandtii'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosy ...
, ''Rhinolophus hildebrandti'' LC
**** Lander's horseshoe bat
Lander's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus landeri'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are savanna and caves.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1837 by English naturalis ...
, ''Rhinolophus landeri'' LC
**** Sakeji horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus sakejiensis'' DD
**** Bushveld horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus simulator'' LC
**** Swinny's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus swinnyi'' NT
**Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
***Genus: '' Cloeotis''
**** Percival's trident bat, ''Cloeotis percivali'' VU
***Genus: ''Hipposideros
''Hipposideros'' is one of the most diverse genera of bats, with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament. It is the type genus of the family Hipposideridae. It is divided into s ...
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**** Sundevall's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros caffer'' LC
**** Commerson's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros marungensis'' NT
**** Noack's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros ruber'' LC
***Genus: ''Triaenops
''Triaenops'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is classified in the tribe Triaenopini, along with the closely related genus '' Paratriaenops'' and perhaps the poorly known '' Cloeotis''. The species of ''Paratriaenops'', which ...
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**** Persian trident bat
The rufous trident bat, Persian trident bat, or triple nose-leaf bat (''Triaenops persicus'') is a species of bat in the genus '' Triaenops''. It occurs in southwestern Pakistan, southern Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. In the la ...
, ''Triaenops persicus'' LC
Order:
Pholidota
Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (, from Ancient Greek ϕολιδωτός – "clad in scales"). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: ''Manis'', ''Phataginus'', and ''Smutsia'' ...
(pangolins)
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The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species.
*Family: Manidae
**Genus: '' Manis''
*** Ground pangolin
The ground pangolin (''Smutsia temminckii''), also known as Temminck's pangolin, Cape pangolin or steppe pangolin, is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. The animal was ...
, ''Manis temminckii'' LR/nt
*** Tree pangolin
The tree pangolin (''Phataginus tricuspis'') is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the white-bellied pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the ...
, ''Manis tricuspis'' LR/lc
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
*Suborder: Feliformia
Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Canifor ...
**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
The Felinae are a subfamily of the family Felidae. This subfamily comprises the small cats having a bony hyoid, because of which they are able to purr but not roar.
Other authors have proposed an alternative definition for this subfamily: as ...
****Genus: ''Acinonyx
''Acinonyx'' is a genus within the cat family. The only living species of the genus, the cheetah (''A. jubatus''), lives in open grasslands of Africa and Asia.
Several fossil remains of cheetah-like cats were excavated that date to the late Pl ...
''
*****Cheetah
The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...
, ''Acinonyx jubatus'' VU
******Southeast African cheetah
The Southeast African cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus jubatus'') is the nominate subspecies, nominate cheetah subspecies native to East Africa, East and Southern Africa. The Southern African cheetah lives mainly in the Kalahari Basin, lowland areas a ...
, ''A.j. jubatus'' CR
****Genus: ''Caracal
The caracal (''Caracal caracal'') () is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted e ...
''
***** Caracal
The caracal (''Caracal caracal'') () is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted e ...
, ''Caracal caracal'' LC
****Genus: ''Felis
''Felis'' is a genus of small and medium-sized cat species native to most of Africa and south of 60° latitude in Europe and Asia to Indochina. The genus includes the domestic cat. The smallest ''Felis'' species is the black-footed cat with a h ...
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*****African wildcat
The African wildcat (''Felis lybica'') is a small wildcat species native to Africa, West and Central Asia up to Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang in China. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List in 2022.
In Cyprus, an African wil ...
, ''F. lybica'' , possibly resident
****Genus: '' Leptailurus''
***** Serval
The serval (''Leptailurus serval'') is a wild cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, except rainforest regions. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in ran ...
, ''Leptailurus serval'' LC
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
Pantherinae is a subfamily within the family Felidae
Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" ref ...
****Genus: '' Panthera''
***** Lion, ''Panthera leo'' VU
******''Panthera leo melanochaita
''Panthera leo melanochaita'' is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by loca ...
''
***** Leopard, ''Panthera pardus'' VU
******African leopard
The African leopard (''Panthera pardus pardus'') is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in most of sub-Saharan Africa, but the historical range has been fragmented in the course of ...
, ''P.p. pardus''
**Family: Viverridae
Viverridae is a family (biology), family of small to medium-sized, feliform mammals. The viverrids () comprise 33 species placed in 14 genera. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Viverrids occur all over Africa, ...
***Subfamily: Viverrinae
The Viverrinae represent the largest subfamily within the Viverridae comprising five genera, which are subdivided into 22 species native to Africa and Southeast Asia. This subfamily was denominated and first described by John Edward Gray in 1864 ...
****Genus: ''Civettictis
''Civettictis'' is a genus of viverrid that contains the extant African civet ''(Civettictis civetta)'' and a recently described extinct relative from the Plio-Pleistocene of South Africa known as '' Civettictis braini''.
Evolution
A 2006 phylog ...
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*****African civet
The African civet (''Civettictis civetta'') is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands and secondary forests. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 200 ...
, ''C. civetta''
****Genus: '' Genetta''
***** Angolan genet
The Angolan genet or miombo genet (''Genetta angolensis'') is a genet species endemic to Southern Africa. It is considered common in this region and therefore listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List. Little is known about its ecology.
Char ...
, ''Genetta angolensis'' LC
***** Common genet
The common genet (''Genetta genetta'') is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe. It is widely distributed north of the Sahara, in savanna zones south of the Sahara to southern Africa and along the coa ...
, ''Genetta genetta'' LC
***** Rusty-spotted genet
The rusty-spotted genet (''Genetta maculata''), also called panther genet and large-spotted genet, is a genet that is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is considered common and therefore listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
...
, ''Genetta maculata'' LC
**Family: Nandiniidae
***Genus: ''Nandinia
The African palm civet (''Nandinia binotata''), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Characteristics
The African palm ...
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**** African palm civet
The African palm civet (''Nandinia binotata''), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Characteristics
The African palm ...
, ''Nandinia binotata'' LC
**Family: Herpestidae
A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to so ...
(mongooses)
***Genus: ''Atilax
''Atilax'' is a genus of mongoose containing a single living species, the marsh mongoose ''(Atilax paludinosus)''. A single fossil species probably ancestral to the marsh mongoose is also known from South Africa.
The Generic name (biology), gener ...
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**** Marsh mongoose
The marsh mongoose (''Atilax paludinosus''), also known as the water mongoose or the vansire, is a medium-sized mongoose native to sub-Saharan Africa that inhabits foremost freshwater wetlands. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red L ...
, ''Atilax paludinosus'' LC
***Genus: ''Bdeogale
''Bdeogale'' is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Wilhelm Peters in 1850 based on a mongoose specimen collected in Mozambique. ''Bdeogale'' species have compact paws with four symmetrical toes, round ears and a blunt muzzle with a broad round ...
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****Bushy-tailed mongoose
The bushy-tailed mongoose (''Bdeogale crassicauda'') is a mammal in the family Herpestidae found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique.
Characteristics
The bushy-tailed mongoose has a greyish to yellowish brown fur. Th ...
, ''B. crassicauda''
***Genus: ''Helogale
''Helogale'' is a genus of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It consists of two species and 12 subspecies:
Extant Species
The helogales are the smallest species of mongooses and both are endemic to Africa. The distribution of the Ethiopian ...
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**** Common dwarf mongoose
The common dwarf mongoose (''Helogale parvula'') is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa. It is part of the genus ''Helogale'', along with the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose.
Ch ...
, ''Helogale parvula'' LC
***Genus: ''Herpestes
''Herpestes'' is a genus within the mongoose family Herpestidae. Several species in the family are known as slender mongooses. It is the type genus of the family, and comprises 5-6 living species, each with several subspecies.
Fossil remains of ...
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**** Egyptian mongoose
The Egyptian mongoose (''Herpestes ichneumon''), also known as ichneumon (), is a mongoose species native to the coastal regions along the Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and Turkey, tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrub ...
, ''Herpestes ichneumon'' LC
****Common slender mongoose
The common slender mongoose (''Herpestes sanguineus''), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
The scientific name ''Herpestes sanguineus' ...
, ''Herpestes sanguineus'' LC
***Genus: ''Ichneumia
The white-tailed mongoose (''Ichneumia albicauda'') is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Ichneumia''.
Taxonomy
''Herpestes albicaudus'' was the scientific name proposed by Georges Cuvier in 182 ...
''
****White-tailed mongoose
The white-tailed mongoose (''Ichneumia albicauda'') is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Ichneumia''.
Taxonomy
''Herpestes albicaudus'' was the scientific name proposed by Georges Cuvier in 1829 ...
, ''I. albicauda''
***Genus: ''Mungos
''Mungos'' is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Frédéric Cuvier in 1795.
The genus contains the following species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic ran ...
''
**** Banded mongoose
The banded mongoose (''Mungos mungo'') is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes. Mongooses use various types of dens for shelt ...
, ''Mungos mungo'' LC
***Genus: '' Paracynictis''
**** Selous' mongoose, ''Paracynictis selousi'' LC
***Genus: ''Rhynchogale
Meller's mongoose (''Rhynchogale melleri'') is small brown mongoose native to savannas and woodlands of southeastern Africa. It is the only member of the genus ''Rhynchogale''. The Meller's mongoose lives alone and is active at night, feeding on ...
''
**** Meller's mongoose, ''Rhynchogale melleri'' LC
**Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
***Genus: ''Crocuta
''Crocuta'' is a genus of hyena containing the largest living member of the family, the spotted hyena ''(Crocuta crocuta)''. Several fossil species are known as well.
Taxonomy
It is still unclear whether the genus evolved in Africa or Asia, alt ...
''
**** Spotted hyena, ''Crocuta crocuta'' LC
***Genus: ''Proteles
''Proteles'' is a genus of distinctive hyenas which contain the aardwolf ''(Proteles cristatus)'' and its close fossil relatives. It is the only genus of the subfamily Protelinae.
While the oldest fossils definitely belonging to ''Proteles'' date ...
''
**** Aardwolf
The aardwolf (''Proteles cristata'') is an insectivorous species of hyena, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called maanhaar-jackal (Afrikaans for " mane-jackal"), termite-eat ...
, ''Proteles cristatus'' LC
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: ''Lupulella
''Lupulella'' is a genus of canine found in Africa. This genus consists of only two extant species, the black-backed jackal (''Lupulella mesomelas'') and the side-striped jackal (''Lupulella adusta'').
Taxonomy
The two species had previously ...
''
**** Side-striped jackal
The side-striped jackal (''Lupulella adusta)'' is a canine native to central and southern Africa.
Unlike the smaller and related black-backed jackal (''Lupulella mesomelas''), which dwells in open plains, the side-striped jackal primarily dwell ...
, ''L. adusta''
***Genus: '' Lycaon''
**** Cape wild dog
The African wild dog (''Lycaon pictus''), also called the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus '' L ...
, ''Lycaon pictus pictus'' EN
**Family: Mustelidae
The Mustelidae (; from Latin ''mustela'', weasel) are a family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks and wolverines, among others. Mustelids () are a diverse group and form the largest family in th ...
(mustelids)
***Genus: ''Ictonyx
''Ictonyx'' is a genus in the family Mustelidae (weasels). It contains two species:
* Saharan striped polecat
The Saharan striped polecat (''Ictonyx libycus''), also known as Saharan striped weasel and Libyan striped weasel, is a species of ...
''
**** Striped polecat, ''Ictonyx striatus'' LC
***Genus: ''Poecilogale
The African striped weasel (''Poecilogale albinucha''), the lone member of the genus ''Poecilogale'', is a small, black and white weasel native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
The African striped weasel is one of the smallest mammalian carni ...
''
**** African striped weasel
The African striped weasel (''Poecilogale albinucha''), the lone member of the genus ''Poecilogale'', is a small, black and white weasel native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
The African striped weasel is one of the smallest mammalian carni ...
, ''Poecilogale albinucha'' LC
***Genus: ''Mellivora
''Mellivora'' is a genus of mustelids that contains the honey badger or ratel ''(Mellivora capensis)''. It is also the sole living representative of the subfamily Mellivorinae. Additionally, two extinct species are known. The honey badger is nati ...
''
**** Ratel
The honey badger (''Mellivora capensis''), also known as the ratel ( or ), is a mammal widely distributed in Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Because of its wide range and occurrence in a variety of habitats, it is listed a ...
, ''Mellivora capensis'' LC
***Genus: ''Lutra
''Lutra'' is a genus of otters, one of seven in the subfamily Lutrinae.
Taxonomy and evolution
The genus includes these species:
Extant species
Extinct species
*†'' Lutra affinis''
*†'' Lutra bressana ''
*†'' Lutra bravardi''
*†'' ...
''
**** Speckle-throated otter
The spotted-necked otter (''Hydrictis maculicollis''), or speckle-throated otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
The spotted-necked otter is a relatively small species, with males measuring from nose to rump, and weighin ...
, ''Lutra maculicollis'' LC
***Genus: ''Aonyx
''Aonyx'' is a genus of otters, containing three species, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, and the Asian small-clawed otter.
The word ''aonyx'' means "clawless", derived from the prefix '' a-'' ("without") and ''onyx'' ( ...
''
**** African clawless otter
The African clawless otter (''Aonyx capensis''), also known as the Cape clawless otter or groot otter, is the second-largest freshwater otter species. It inhabits permanent water bodies in savannah and lowland forest areas through most of sub- ...
, ''Aonyx capensis'' LC
Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
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The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...
mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.
*Family: Equidae
Equidae (sometimes known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. All extant species are in the genus '' Equus'', ...
(horses etc.)
**Genus: '' Equus''
*** Grant's zebra
Grant's zebra (''Equus quagga boehmi'') is the smallest of the seven subspecies of the plains zebra. This subspecies represents the zebra form of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem and others across central Africa.
Distribution
This subspecies is dis ...
, ''Equus quagga boehmi'' LC
*Family: Rhinocerotidae
A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species ...
**Genus: '' Diceros''
*** South-central black rhinoceros
The south-central black rhinoceros (''Diceros bicornis minor''), also known as the south-central hook-lipped rhinoceros or the lesser black rhino, is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros. In keeping with the rules of zoological nomenclature, the s ...
, ''Diceros bicornis minor'' CR
**Genus: '' Ceratotherium''
*** Southern white rhinoceros
The southern white rhinoceros or southern white rhino (''Ceratotherium simum simum'') is one of the two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the other being the much rarer northern white rhinoceros). It is the most common and widespread subspecie ...
, ''Ceratotherium simum simum'' NT
Order:
Artiodactyla
The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla , ) are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing poster ...
(even-toed ungulates)
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The even-toed ungulates are ungulate
Ungulates ( ) are members of the diverse clade Ungulata which primarily consists of large mammals with hooves. These include odd-toed ungulates such as horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs; and even-toed ungulates such as cattle, pigs, giraffes, ...
s whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls
Odd-toed ungulates, mammals which constitute the taxonomic order Perissodactyla (, ), are animals—ungulates—who have reduced the weight-bearing toes to three (rhinoceroses and tapirs, with tapirs still using four toes on the front legs) o ...
. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.
*Family: Suidae (pigs)
**Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
***Genus: ''Phacochoerus
''Phacochoerus'' is a genus in the family Suidae, commonly known as warthogs (pronounced ''wart-hog''). They are pigs who live in open and semi-open habitats, even in quite arid regions, in sub-Saharan Africa. The two species were formerly co ...
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**** Common warthog
The common warthog (''Phacochoerus africanus'') is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of ''P. aethiopicus'', but today t ...
, ''Phacochoerus africanus'' LR/lc
**Subfamily: Suinae
Suinae is a subfamily of artiodactyl mammals that includes several of the extant members of Suidae and their closest relatives – the domestic pig and related species, such as babirusas. Several extinct species within the Suidae are classified ...
***Genus: ''Potamochoerus
''Potamochoerus'' (meaning "river pig") is a genus in the pig family (Suidae). The two species are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, although the bushpig, possibly due to introduction by humans, also occurs in Madagascar and nearby islands. Earl ...
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**** Bushpig
:''"Bush pig" may also refer to the red river hog.
The bushpig (''Potamochoerus larvatus'') is a member of the pig family that inhabits forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and cultivated areas in East and Southern Africa. Probably introduce ...
, ''Potamochoerus larvatus'' LR/lc
*Family: Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of stout, naked-skinned, and semiaquatic artiodactyl mammals, possessing three-chambered stomachs and walking on four toes on each foot. While they resemble pigs physiologically, their closest living relatives are t ...
(hippopotamuses)
**Genus: ''Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extan ...
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*** Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extan ...
, ''Hippopotamus amphibius'' VU
*Family: Giraffidae
The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor with deer and bovids. This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (one ...
(giraffe, okapi)
**Genus: ''Giraffa
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis ...
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*** South African giraffe
The South African giraffe or Cape giraffe (''Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa'') is a subspecies of giraffe found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It has rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extensions on a lig ...
, ''Giraffa giraffa giraffa'' VU
*** Masai giraffe
The Masai giraffe (''Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi'' or ''Giraffa tippelskirchi''), also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a subspecies or species of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai gira ...
, ''Giraffa tippelskirchi'' VU
*** Rhodesian giraffe
Thornicroft's giraffe (''Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti''), also known as the Rhodesian giraffe or Luangwa giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe. It is sometimes considered a species in its own right (as ''Giraffa thornicrofti'') or a subspecie ...
, ''Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti'' VU
*Family: Bovidae
The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid. With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, t ...
(cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
The subfamily Alcelaphinae or tribe Alcelaphini of the family Bovidae contains wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks, and several similar species. Depending on the classification, there are 6–10 species placed in four genera, although ''Beatragu ...
***Genus: '' Alcelaphus''
**** Lichtenstein's hartebeest
Lichtenstein's hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii'')Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 ppAvailable ...
, ''Alcelaphus lichtensteinii'' LR/cd
***Genus: '' Connochaetes''
**** Blue wildebeest
The blue wildebeest (''Connochaetes taurinus''), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded gnu or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest. It is placed in the genus '' Connochaetes'' and family Bovidae, a ...
, ''Connochaetes taurinus'' LR/cd
***Genus: ''Damaliscus
''Damaliscus'', commonly known as tsessebes, is a genus of antelope in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae
The subfamily Alcelaphinae or tribe Alcelaphini of the family Bovidae contains wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks, and sever ...
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**** Topi
''Damaliscus lunatus jimela'' is a subspecies of topi, and is usually just called a topi. It is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa.
Names
The word ''tope'' o ...
, ''Damaliscus lunatus'' LR/cd
**Subfamily: Antilopinae
***Genus: '' Oreotragus''
**** Klipspringer
The klipspringer (; ''Oreotragus oreotragus'') is a small antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of its genus and subfamily/tribe, the klipspringer was first described by German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zim ...
, ''Oreotragus oreotragus'' LR/cd
***Genus: '' Ourebia''
**** Oribi
The oribi (; ''Ourebia ourebi'') is a small antelope found in eastern, southern and western Africa. The sole member of its genus, it was described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783. While this is the only ...
, ''Ourebia ourebi'' LR/cd
***Genus: '' Raphicerus''
**** Steenbok, ''Raphicerus campestris'' LR/lc
**** Sharpe's grysbok, ''Raphicerus sharpei'' LR/cd
**Subfamily: Bovinae
Bovines (subfamily Bovinae) comprise a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including cattle, bison, African buffalo, water buffalos, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship betwe ...
***Genus: '' Syncerus''
**** African buffalo, ''S. caffer''
***Genus: ''Tragelaphus
''Tragelaphus'' is a genus of medium- to large-sized, spiral- horned antelopes. It contains several species of bovines, all of which are relatively antelope-like. Species in this genus tend to be large in size and lightly built, and have long ne ...
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**** Common eland
The common eland (''Taurotragus oryx''), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus '' Taurotragus''. An adult male is ...
, ''Tragelaphus oryx'' LR/cd
**** Bushbuck
The Cape bushbuck (''Tragelaphus sylvaticus'') is a common and a widespread species of antelope in sub-Saharan Africa.Wronski T, Moodley Y. (2009)Bushbuck, harnessed antelope or both? ''Gnusletter'', 28(1):18-19. Bushbuck are found in a wide ra ...
, ''Tragelaphus scriptus'' LR/lc
**** Sitatunga
The sitatunga or marshbuck (''Tragelaphus spekii'') is a swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea ...
, ''Tragelaphus spekii'' LR/nt
**** Greater kudu
The greater kudu (''Tragelaphus strepsiceros'') is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, ...
, ''Tragelaphus strepsiceros'' LR/cd
**Subfamily: Cephalophinae
***Genus: ''Cephalophus
''Cephalophus'' is a mammal genus which contains at least fifteen species of duiker, a type of small antelope.
Species
Following Groves (2005), the species within ''Cephalophus'' include:
* Aders's duiker ''Cephalophus adersi''
* Brooke's dui ...
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**** Blue duiker
The blue duiker (''Philantomba monticola'') is a small antelope found in central, southern and eastern Africa. It is the smallest duiker. The species was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg in 1789. 12 subspecies are i ...
, ''Cephalophus monticola'' LR/lc
**** Red forest duiker, ''Cephalophus natalensis'' LR/cd
**** Yellow-backed duiker
The yellow-backed duiker (''Cephalophus silvicultor'') is a forest dwelling antelope in the order Artiodactyla from the family Bovidae. Yellow-backed duikers are the most widely distributed of all duikers. They are found mainly in Central and West ...
, ''Cephalophus silvicultor'' LR/nt
***Genus: ''Sylvicapra
The common duiker (''Sylvicapra grimmia''), also known as the grey or bush duiker, is a small antelope and the only member of the genus ''Sylvicapra''. This species is found everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Afric ...
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**** Common duiker
The common duiker (''Sylvicapra grimmia''), also known as the grey or bush duiker, is a small antelope and the only member of the genus ''Sylvicapra''. This species is found everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Africa ...
, ''Sylvicapra grimmia'' LR/lc
**Subfamily: Hippotraginae
***Genus: ''Hippotragus
''Hippotragus'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and ...
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**** Roan antelope, ''Hippotragus equinus'' LR/cd
**** Sable antelope
The sable antelope (''Hippotragus niger'') is an antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separate population in Angola.
Taxonomy
The sable antelope shares the genus ''Hi ...
, ''Hippotragus niger'' LR/cd
**Subfamily: Aepycerotinae
***Genus: '' Aepyceros''
**** Impala, ''Aepyceros melampus'' LR/cd
**Subfamily: Reduncinae
The bovid subfamily Reduncinae or tribe Reduncini is composed of nine species of antelope, all of which dwell in marshes, floodplains, or other well-watered areas, including the waterbucks and reedbucks. These antelopes first appear in the fossi ...
***Genus: '' Kobus''
**** Waterbuck
The waterbuck (''Kobus ellipsiprymnus'') is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is placed in the genus '' Kobus'' of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833. Its 13 subspecies ar ...
, ''Kobus ellipsiprymnus'' LR/cd
**** Lechwe
The lechwe, red lechwe, or southern lechwe (''Kobus leche'') is an antelope found in wetlands of south-central Africa.
Range
The lechwe is native to Botswana, Zambia, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeastern Namibia, and eas ...
, ''Kobus leche'' LR/cd
**** Puku
The puku (''Kobus vardonii'') is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Nearly one-third of all puku are found ...
, ''Kobus vardonii'' LR/cd
***Genus: '' Redunca''
**** Southern reedbuck
The southern reedbuck, rietbok or common reedbuck (''Redunca arundinum'') is a diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa. It was first described by Pieter Boddaert, a Dutch physician and naturalist, in 1785. It is placed in the genus ...
, ''Redunca arundinum'' LR/cd
See also
* List of chordate orders * Lists of mammals by region *List of prehistoric mammals
This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.Mikko's Phylogeny Archiv
Mammaliaformes
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*Genus †'' Adelobasileus ...
*Mammal classification
Mammalia is a class of animal within the phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carl Linnaeus initially defined the class. No classification system is universally accepted; McKenna & Bell (1997) and Wilso ...
*List of mammals described in the 2000s
Although the mammals are well studied in comparison to other animal groups, a number of new species are still being discovered. This list includes Extant taxon, extant mammal species discovered, formally named, or brought to public light in the ye ...
Notes
References
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mammals Of ZambiaZambia
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Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...
Mammals
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur o ...
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