This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Ethiopia. There are 279 mammal species in Ethiopia, of which five are critically endangered, eight are endangered, twenty-seven are vulnerable, and twelve 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 ...

: 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 true

shrew 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 differen ...

s. *Family: Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews) **Genus: '' Elephantulus'' *** Rufous elephant shrew, ''E. rufescens''

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 ...

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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. Unlike ...

, ''O. afer''

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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 simil ...
(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) **Genus: '' Heterohyrax'' *** Yellow-spotted rock hyrax, ''Heterohyrax brucei'' LC **Genus: '' Procavia'' *** Cape hyrax, ''Procavia capensis'' LC

Order:
Proboscidea The Proboscidea (; , ) are a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Fr ...
(elephants)

The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals. *Family: Elephantidae (elephants) **Genus: '' Loxodonta'' ***

African bush elephant The African bush elephant (''Loxodonta africana'') is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal, with bulls reaching a shoulder height of up to and a body ...

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Order: Primates

The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, 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 ***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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Somali bushbaby The Somali bushbaby (''Galago gallarum''), or the Somali lesser galago, as it is also known, is a species of nocturnal, arboreal primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It is threatened by habitat loss. Dis ...

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Senegal bushbaby The Senegal bushbaby (''Galago senegalensis''), also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the a ...

, ''Galago senegalensis'' LR/lc *Suborder:

Haplorhini Haplorhini (), the haplorhines (Greek for "simple-nosed") or the "dry-nosed" primates, is a suborder of primates containing the tarsiers and the simians (Simiiformes or anthropoids), as sister of the Strepsirrhini ("moist-nosed"). The name is some ...

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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 Catarrh ...

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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 W ...

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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 ...

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Cercopithecidae 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 ...

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Erythrocebus ''Erythrocebus'' is a genus of Old World monkey. All three species in this genus are found in Africa, and are known as patas monkeys. While previously considered a monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that cont ...

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Patas monkey The common patas monkey (''Erythrocebus patas''), also known as the wadi monkey or hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. Taxonomy There is some confusion surrounding ...

, ''Erythrocebus patas'' LR/lc ******Genus: ''

Chlorocebus ''Chlorocebus'' is a genus of medium-sized primates from the family of Old World monkeys. Six species are currently recognized, although some people classify them all as a single species with numerous subspecies. Either way, they make up the enti ...

'' ******* Grivet, ''Chlorocebus aethiops'' LR/lc ******* Vervet monkey, ''Chlorocebus pygerythrus'' LR/lc ******* Bale Mountains vervet, ''Chlorocebus djamdjamensis'' VU ******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 co ...

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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 ******** Boutourlini's Blue monkey ''Cercopithecus mitis boutourlinii'' VU *******

De Brazza's monkey De Brazza's monkey (''Cercopithecus neglectus'') is an Old World monkey endemic to the riverine and swamp forests of central Africa. The largest species in the guenon family, it is one of the most widespread arboreal African primates. Aside from ...

, ''Cercopithecus neglectus'' LR/lc ******Genus: ''

Papio Baboons are primates comprising the genus ''Papio'', one of the 23 genera of Old World monkeys. There are six species of baboon: the hamadryas baboon, the Guinea baboon, the olive baboon, the yellow baboon, the Kinda baboon and the chacma ba ...

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Olive baboon The olive baboon (''Papio anubis''), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from ...

, ''Papio anubis'' LR/lc ******* Yellow baboon, ''Papio cynocephalus'' LR/lc ******* Hamadryas baboon, ''Papio hamadryas'' LR/nt ******Genus: '' Theropithecus'' ******* Gelada, ''Theropithecus gelada'' LR/nt ******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 split ...

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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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Mantled guereza The mantled guereza (''Colobus guereza''), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west ...

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Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the

capybara The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...

can weigh up to . *Suborder: Hystricognathi **Family: Bathyergidae ***Genus: '' Heterocephalus'' ****

Naked mole-rat The naked mole-rat (''Heterocephalus glaber''), also known as the sand puppy, is a burrowing rodent native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, notably in Somali regions. It is closely related to the blesmols and is the only species in th ...

, ''Heterocephalus glaber'' LC **Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) ***Genus: '' Hystrix'' ****

Crested porcupine The crested porcupine (''Hystrix cristata''), also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae native to Italy, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Characteristics The adult crested porcupine ...

, ''Hystrix cristata'' 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 *Suborder: Sciurognathi **Family: Sciuridae (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), ...

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Xerini Xerini is a tribe of ground squirrels occurring in Africa and Asia. With the tribes Marmotini (Holarctic ground squirrels) and Protoxerini (African tree squirrels), they form the subfamily Xerinae. There are five living genera—'' Xerus'', the ...

*****Genus: '' Xerus'' ****** Striped ground squirrel, ''Xerus erythropus'' LC ******

Unstriped ground squirrel The unstriped ground squirrel (''Xerus rutilus'') is a species of rodent (order Rodentia) in the family Sciuridae. It is the only member of the genus ''Xerus'' . It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Ug ...

, ''Xerus rutilus'' LC ****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 The Gambian sun squirrel (''Heliosciurus gambianus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, G ...

, ''Heliosciurus gambianus'' LC **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' ...

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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' ...

'' ***** Small-eared dormouse, ''Graphiurus microtis'' LC **Family:

Spalacidae The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, ...

***Subfamily: Tachyoryctinae ****Genus: ''

Tachyoryctes ''Tachyoryctes'' is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It contains the following species: * Ankole African mole-rat (''T. ankoliae'') * Mianzini African mole-rat (''T. annectens'') * Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (''T. audax'') ...

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Big-headed African mole-rat The big-headed African mole rat, (''Tachyoryctes macrocephalus''), also known as the giant root-rat, Ethiopian African mole rat, or giant mole rat, is a rodent species in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia's Bale Mountains. Its nat ...

, ''Tachyoryctes macrocephalus'' EN ***** Northeast African mole-rat, ''Tachyoryctes splendens'' 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, ...

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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 has ...

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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, ...

'' ***** Lovat's climbing mouse, ''Dendromus lovati'' VU ***** Gray climbing mouse, ''Dendromus melanotis'' LC *****

Chestnut climbing mouse The chestnut climbing mouse (''Dendromus mystacalis'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzan ...

, ''Dendromus mystacalis'' LC ****Genus: '' Megadendromus'' ***** Nikolaus's mouse, ''Megadendromus nikolausi'' DD ****Genus: ''

Steatomys ''Steatomys'' is a genus of 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 ...

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Tiny fat mouse The tiny fat mouse (''Steatomys parvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtro ...

, ''Steatomys parvus'' LC ***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae ****Genus: ''

Saccostomus ''Saccostomus'' is a genus of rodent in the 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 ...

'' ***** Mearns's pouched mouse, ''Saccostomus mearnsi'' LC **Family:

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has me ...

***Subfamily: Lophiomyinae ****Genus: '' Lophiomys'' ***** Maned rat, ''Lophiomys imhausi'' LC **Family:

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae comes ...

(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 di ...

****Genus: '' Acomys'' *****

Cairo spiny mouse The Cairo spiny mouse (''Acomys cahirinus''), also known as the common spiny mouse, Egyptian spiny mouse, or Arabian spiny mouse, is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Africa north of the Sahara, where its natur ...

, ''Acomys cahirinus'' LC *****

Gray spiny mouse The gray spiny mouse (''Acomys cineraceus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, rocky areas, arable land Arable land (from the ...

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Louise's spiny mouse Louise's spiny mouse (''Acomys louisae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland A grassland i ...

, ''Acomys louisae'' LC *****

Mullah spiny mouse The Mullah spiny mouse (''Acomys mullah'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Tropical and subtropical grasslands, sav ...

, ''Acomys mullah'' LC ***** Wilson's spiny mouse, ''Acomys wilsoni'' LC ****Genus: '' Lophuromys'' ***** Short-tailed brush-furred rat, ''Lophuromys brevicaudus'' NT ***** Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat, ''Lophuromys chrysopus'' NT ***** Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat, ''Lophuromys flavopunctatus'' LC ***** Black-clawed brush-furred rat, ''Lophuromys melanonyx'' VU ****Genus: ''

Uranomys Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (''Uranomys ruddi'') is the only member of the genus ''Uranomys''. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat. Description Head and body sizes ran ...

'' ***** Rudd's mouse, ''Uranomys ruddi'' 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 supplementin ...

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Ethiopian vlei rat The Ethiopian vlei rat (''Otomys typus'') is a species of vlei rat in the rodent family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia and is considered endemic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropi ...

, ''Otomys typus'' LC ***Subfamily: Gerbillinae ****Genus: '' Ammodillus'' *****

Ammodile The ammodile, walo or Somali gerbil (''Ammodillus imbellis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Ammodillus''. It is found in Ethiopia and Somaliland. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropica ...

, ''Ammodillus imbellis'' DD ****Genus: ''

Gerbillus ''Gerbillus'' is a genus that contains most common and the most diverse gerbils. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies ''Dipodillus ''Dipodillus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It is sometimes classified as a subgen ...

'' ***** Somalia gerbil, ''Gerbillus dunni'' DD ***** Cushioned gerbil, ''Gerbillus pulvinatus'' LC *****

Least gerbil The least gerbil (''Gerbillus pusillus'') is distributed mainly in South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in ...

, ''Gerbillus ruberrimus'' LC ****Genus: '' Tatera'' *****

Kemp's gerbil Kemp's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus kempi'') is a species of rodent. Mammal Species of the World considers ''G. kempi'' and ''G. gambianus'' to be synonyms, however the IUCN has assessed each taxon as were they different species. According to the IUCN ...

, ''Tatera kempi'' LC ***** Black-tailed gerbil, ''Tatera nigricauda'' LC ***** Phillips's gerbil, ''Tatera phillipsi'' LC ***** Fringe-tailed gerbil, ''Tatera robusta'' LC *****

Savanna gerbil The savanna gerbil (''Gerbilliscus validus'') is a species of rodent found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, m ...

, ''Tatera valida'' LC ****Genus: ''

Taterillus ''Taterillus'' is a genus of rodents. The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of metaphase chromosomes in the cells of a species or in ...

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Emin's gerbil Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (''Taterillus emini'') is a species of rodent found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, ...

, ''Taterillus emini'' LC *****

Harrington's gerbil Harrington's gerbil or Harrington's tateril (''Taterillus harringtoni'') is a species of rodent found in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical ...

, ''Taterillus harringtoni'' LC ***Subfamily: Murinae ****Genus: ''

Aethomys ''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from 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 miles) including adjacent is ...

'' ***** Hinde's rock rat, ''Aethomys hindei'' 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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Abyssinian grass rat The Abyssinian grass rat (''Arvicanthis abyssinicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land Arable land (from the la, ar ...

, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus'' LC *****

Blick's grass rat Blick's grass rat (''Arvicanthis blicki'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruc ...

, ''Arvicanthis blicki'' NT ***** Nairobi grass rat, ''Arvicanthis nairobae'' LC *****

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; Tan ...

, ''Arvicanthis niloticus'' LC *****

Neumann's grass rat Neumann's grass rat (''Arvicanthis neumanni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland ...

, ''Arvicanthis neumanni'' DD ****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 ****Genus: '' Desmomys'' ***** Harrington's rat, ''Desmomys harringtoni'' LC ***** Yalden's rat, ''Desmomys yaldeni'' EN ****Genus: ''

Grammomys ''Grammomys'' 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 ...

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Macmillan's thicket rat Macmillan's thicket rat (''Grammomys macmillani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats ...

, ''Grammomys macmillani'' LC ***** Ethiopian thicket rat, ''Grammomys minnae'' VU ****Genus: '' Lemniscomys'' ***** Buffoon striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys macculus'' LC ***** Typical striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys striatus'' LC ***** Heuglin's striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys zebra'' LC ****Genus: '' Mastomys'' *****

Awash multimammate mouse The Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''Mastomys awashensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Ethiopia. Phylogentically the Awash multimammate mouse is the sister taxon of the Natal multimammate mouse (M. na ...

, ''Mastomys awashensis'' VU ***** Guinea multimammate mouse, ''Mastomys erythroleucus'' LC ***** Natal multimammate mouse, ''Mastomys natalensis'' LC ****Genus: '' Muriculus'' ***** Ethiopian striped mouse, ''Muriculus imberbis'' EN ****Genus: ''

Mus Mus or MUS may refer to: Abbreviations * MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius * MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport * MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Net ...

'' ***** Mahomet mouse, ''Mus mahomet'' LC ***** Peters's mouse, ''Mus setulosus'' LC *****

Delicate mouse The delicate mouse (''Mus tenellus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Eritrea. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodlan ...

, ''Mus tenellus'' LC ****Genus: '' Mylomys'' ***** Ethiopian mylomys, ''Mylomys rex'' DD ****Genus: '' Myomyscus'' ***** Brockman's rock mouse, ''Myomyscus brockmani'' LC ****Genus: ''

Nilopegamys The Ethiopian amphibious rat also known as the Ethiopian water mouse (''Nilopegamys plumbeus'') is an insectivorous and semiaquatic species of rodent in the monotypic genus ''Nilopegamys'' of the family Muridae. There has only been one known spe ...

'' ***** Ethiopian amphibious rat, ''Nilopegamys plumbeus'' CR ****Genus: ''

Oenomys ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African 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 ...

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Common rufous-nosed rat The common rufous-nosed rat (''Oenomys hypoxanthus'') 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, Equatorial Guinea, ...

, ''Oenomys hypoxanthus'' LC ****Genus: '' Stenocephalemys'' ***** Ethiopian white-footed mouse, ''Stenocephalemys albipes'' LC ***** Ethiopian narrow-headed rat, ''Stenocephalemys albocaudata'' NT ***** Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat, ''Stenocephalemys griseicauda'' NT ***** Rupp's mouse, ''Stenocephalemys ruppi'' DD ****Genus: '' Thallomys'' ***** Acacia rat, ''Thallomys paedulcus'' LC **Family: Ctenodactylidae ***Genus: '' Pectinator'' ****

Speke's pectinator Speke's pectinator (''Pectinator spekei'') or Speke's gundi, is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Pectinator''.Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Ctenodactylidae pp. 1536-1537 ''in'' D. E. Wilson a ...

, ''Pectinator spekei'' DD

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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 with

hare 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 ...

s and rabbits, and Ochotonidae with pikas. Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th 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 **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 in ...

, ''Lepus capensis'' LC *** Ethiopian hare, ''Lepus fagani'' LC ***

Abyssinian hare The Abyssinian hare (''Lepus habessinicus'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is almost entirely restricted to the nations of the Horn of Africa, though it extends marginally into eastern Sudan and may also occur in far northern ...

, ''Lepus habessinicus'' LC *** African savanna hare, ''Lepus microtis'' LC ***

Ethiopian highland hare The Ethiopian highland hare (''Lepus starcki'') or Starck's hare is a medium-sized species of mammal in the rabbit and hare family, Leporidae. Its dorsal pelage is grizzled, buff white and spotted and streaked with black, while its belly fur is ...

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Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the

hedgehog A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction ...

s and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. *Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) **Subfamily:

Erinaceinae A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction ...

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Atelerix ''Atelerix'' is a genus of hedgehog in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all native to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million ...

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Four-toed hedgehog The four-toed hedgehog (''Atelerix albiventris''), is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa. Populations tend to be scattered between suitable savannah or cropland habitats, avoiding forested areas. The specie ...

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Hemiechinus ''Hemiechinus'' is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains two species, found in Central and South Asia. Species * Long-eared hedgehog (''Hemiechinus auritus'') * Indian long-eared hedgehog The Indian long-eared hedgehog (''Hemiechinus collaris'') ...

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Desert hedgehog The desert hedgehog (''Paraechinus aethiopicus'') is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. Basic facts The desert hedgehog is one of the smallest of hedgehogs. It is long and weighs about . The quills (or spines to give their correct ...

, ''Hemiechinus aethiopicus'' LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (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 southe ...

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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 speci ...

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Bailey's shrew Bailey's shrew (''Crocidura baileyi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. The name honours American naturalist and museum director Alfred Marshall Bailey. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical hi ...

, ''Crocidura baileyi'' NT **** Bottego's shrew, ''Crocidura bottegi'' DD **** Bale shrew, ''Crocidura bottegoides'' EN **** African dusky shrew, ''Crocidura caliginea'' LC **** Savanna shrew, ''Crocidura fulvastra'' LC **** Bicolored musk shrew, ''Crocidura fuscomurina'' LC **** Glass's shrew, ''Crocidura glassi'' VU **** Harenna shrew, ''Crocidura harenna'' CR **** Hildegarde's shrew, ''Crocidura hildegardeae'' LC **** Lucina's shrew, ''Crocidura lucina'' VU **** Mauritanian shrew, ''Crocidura lusitania'' LC **** MacMillan's shrew, ''Crocidura macmillani'' VU **** Somali dwarf shrew, ''Crocidura nana'' DD **** African black shrew, ''Crocidura nigrofusca'' LC **** Niobe's shrew, ''Crocidura niobe'' LC **** African giant shrew, ''Crocidura olivieri'' LC **** Small-footed shrew, ''Crocidura parvipes'' LC **** Sahelian tiny shrew, ''Crocidura pasha'' LC **** Guramba shrew, ''Crocidura phaeura'' VU **** Flat-headed shrew, ''Crocidura planiceps'' DD **** Desert musk shrew, ''Crocidura smithii'' LC **** Somali shrew, ''Crocidura somalica'' LC ****

Thalia's shrew Thalia's shrew (''Crocidura thalia'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. The mammal's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-elevation grasslands, and moist savanna ...

, ''Crocidura thalia'' LC **** Savanna path shrew, ''Crocidura viaria'' LC **** Voi shrew, ''Crocidura voi'' LC **** Yankari shrew, ''Crocidura yankariensis'' LC **** Zaphir's shrew, ''Crocidura zaphiri'' DD ***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 ...

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Etruscan shrew The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew or the white-toothed pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as the smallest mamma ...

, ''Suncus etruscus'' 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 Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At ...

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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 bi ...
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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 ***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. Litera ...

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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. Species ''Epomophorus'' contains the following species: Genus ''Epomophorus'' * Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomoph ...

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Gambian epauletted fruit bat The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus gambianus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethi ...

, ''Epomophorus gambianus'' LC ****

Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus labiatus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique ...

, ''Epomophorus labiatus'' LC **** East African epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus minimus'' LC ***Genus: '' Hypsignathus'' ****

Hammer-headed bat The hammer-headed bat ('), also known as hammer-headed fruit bat and big-lipped bat, is a megabat widely distributed in West and Central Africa. It is the only member of the genus ''Hypsignathus'', which is part of the tribe Epomophorini along w ...

, ''Hypsignathus monstrosus'' LC ***Genus: '' Lissonycteris'' **** '' Lissonycteris angolensis'' LC ***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, ''Micropteropus intermedius'' * Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Peters's dwarf ...

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Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (''Micropteropus pusillus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic ...

, ''Micropteropus pusillus'' LC ***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 ...

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Kerivoulinae Kerivoulinae is a subfamily of vesper bat 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 ...

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Kerivoula ''Kerivoula'' is a genus of vesper bat 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 div ...

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Ethiopian woolly bat The Ethiopian woolly bat (''Kerivoula eriophora'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya o ...

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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, Liber ...

, ''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'' ...

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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, ''Myotis bocagii'' LC **** Morris's bat, ''Myotis morrisi'' VU **** Scott's mouse-eared bat, ''Myotis scotti'' VU **** 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: '' Glauconycteris'' **** Butterfly bat, ''Glauconycteris variegata'' LC ***Genus: '' Laephotis'' **** De Winton's long-eared bat, ''Laephotis wintoni'' LC ***Genus: ''

Mimetillus ''Mimetillus'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains two species, both known as mimic bats and found in sub-Saharan Africa. There are two species in this genus: * Moloney's mimic bat, ''Mimetillus moloneyi'' * Th ...

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Moloney's mimic bat Moloney's mimic bat (''Mimetillus moloneyi'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gh ...

, ''Mimetillus moloneyi'' LC ***Genus: ''

Neoromicia ''Neoromicia'' is a genus of vesper bat in the 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 vespe ...

'' **** Cape serotine, ''Neoromicia capensis'' LC **** Tiny serotine, ''Neoromicia guineensis'' LC **** Banana pipistrelle, ''Neoromicia nanus'' LC **** Somali serotine, ''Neoromicia somalicus'' LC **** White-winged serotine, ''Neoromicia tenuipinnis'' LC **** Zulu serotine, ''Neoromicia zuluensis'' LC ***Genus: '' Nycticeinops'' **** Schlieffen's bat, ''Nycticeinops schlieffeni'' LC ***Genus: '' Pipistrellus'' **** Mount Gargues pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus aero'' VU **** Rüppell's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus rueppelli'' LC **** Rusty pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus rusticus'' LC ***Genus: '' Plecotus'' **** Ethiopian big-eared bat, ''Plecotus balensis'' VU ***Genus: '' Scotoecus'' **** Dark-winged lesser house bat, ''Scotoecus hirundo'' DD ***Genus: ''

Scotophilus ''Scotophilus'' is a genus of vesper bat, vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa. They are the only members of the Tribe (biology), tribe Scotophilini. Species * East African yellow bat, ' ...

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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 ...

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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 ***Genus: '' Miniopterus'' **** Greater long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus inflatus'' LC **** Natal long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus natalensis'' NT **** Common bent-wing bat, ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' LC *Family: Rhinopomatidae **Genus: '' Rhinopoma'' *** Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, ''R. cystops'' *** Lesser mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma hardwickei'' LC *** Macinnes's mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma macinnesi'' VU *** Greater mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma microphyllum'' LC *** Small mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma muscatellum'' LR/lc *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 ...

'' *** Ansorge's free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon ansorgei'' LC *** Gland-tailed free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon bemmeleni'' LC *** Spotted free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon bivittata'' LC *** Chapin's free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon chapini'' DD *** Nigerian free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon nigeriae'' LC ***

Little free-tailed bat The little free-tailed bat (''Chaerephon pumilus'') is a species of the genus ''Chaerephon'' in the family Molossidae. It is widely distributed across Africa and islands around the continent. Description The little free-tailed bat is one of t ...

, ''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 co ...

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Angolan free-tailed bat The Angolan free-tailed bat (''Mops condylurus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coa ...

, ''Mops condylurus'' LC *** Midas free-tailed bat, ''Mops midas'' LC *** Dwarf free-tailed bat, ''Mops nanulus'' LC **Genus: '' Mormopterus'' *** Natal free-tailed bat, ''Mormopterus acetabulosus'' VU **Genus: '' Otomops'' *** Large-eared free-tailed bat, ''Otomops martiensseni'' NT **Genus: '' Platymops'' *** Peters's flat-headed bat, ''Platymops setiger'' DD **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, ...

'' *** Egyptian free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida aegyptiaca'' 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: '' Coleura'' *** African sheath-tailed bat, ''Coleura afra'' LC **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 Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini ...

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Egyptian tomb bat The Egyptian tomb bat (''Taphozous perforatus'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is a medium- to large-sized microbat with a mass of approximately . It is an aerial insectivore, foraging in open space. Based on in ...

, ''Taphozous perforatus'' LC *Family: Nycteridae **Genus: ''

Nycteris ''Nycteris'' comprises a genus of bats commonly called slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in the family Nycteridae. The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa. Description They are small bats, from i ...

'' *** Andersen's slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris aurita'' DD *** Hairy slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris hispida'' LC *** Large-eared slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris macrotis'' LC *** Parissi's slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris parisii'' DD ***

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 Egy ...

, ''Nycteris thebaica'' LC *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 ...

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Cardioderma The heart-nosed bat (''Cardioderma cor'') is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae. It is the only species within the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organ ...

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Blasius's horseshoe bat Blasius's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus blasii'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae found throughout large parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa. Taxonomy Blasius's horseshoe bat was described as a new sp ...

, ''R. blasii'' **** Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus clivosus'' LC **** Eloquent horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus eloquens'' DD **** Rüppell's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus fumigatus'' LC **** Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus hildebrandti'' LC **** Lesser horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus hipposideros'' 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 **** Bushveld horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus simulator'' LC **Subfamily:

Hipposiderinae The Hipposideridae are a family of bats commonly known as the Old World leaf-nosed bats. While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family.Simmons, 200 ...

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Asellia ''Asellia'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It contains the following species: * Arabian trident bat (''Asellia arabica'') * Somalian trident bat (''Asellia italosomalica'') * Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (''Asellia patrizii ...

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Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (''Asellia patrizii'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, ...

, ''Asellia patrizii'' VU **** Trident leaf-nosed bat, ''Asellia tridens'' LC ***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 spe ...

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Sundevall's roundleaf bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros caffer''), also called Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. These bats are very similar in appearance to the closely related Noack's roundleaf bat, and the two ha ...

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Commerson's roundleaf bat Commerson's roundleaf bat (''Macronycteris commersoni''), also known as Commerson's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat endemic to Madagascar. It is named after French naturalist Philibert Commerson (1727-1773). Bat populations of Africa or São ...

, ''Hipposideros marungensis'' NT **** Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros megalotis'' NT ****

Noack's roundleaf bat Noack's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros ruber'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found throughout tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and caves and other su ...

, ''Hipposideros ruber'' LC ***Genus: '' Triaenops'' **** Persian trident bat, ''Triaenops persicus'' LC

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

The order Pholidota comprises eight pangolin species, which feed on

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,0 ...

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Manidae Manidae is the only extant family of pangolins from superfamily Manoidea. This family comprises three genera ('' Manis'' from subfamily Maninae, '' Phataginus'' from subfamily Phatagininae, and '' Smutsia'' from subfamily Smutsiinae), as well a ...

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Manis ''Manis'' is a genus of South Asian and East Asian pangolins, the Asiatic pangolins, from subfamily Maninae, within family Manidae. Etymology Carl Linnaeus (1758) invented the Neo-Latin generic name ''Manis'' apparently as a feminine singul ...

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Order:
Carnivora Carnivora is a monophyletic order of placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all cat-like and dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are formally referred to as 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 **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: a ...

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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 ...

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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 specialize ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ****Genus: '' Panthera'' ***** Lion, ''Panthera leo'' VU ****** Southern Lion, ''Panthera leo melanochaita'' EN *****

Leopard The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant species in the genus ''Panthera'', a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, a ...

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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 ...

, ''Panthera pardus pardus'' VU **Family:

Viverridae Viverridae is a 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, southern Europe, ...

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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 ...

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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 2008 ...

, ''Civettictis civetta'' LC ****Genus: '' Genetta'' ***** Abyssinian genet, ''Genetta abyssinica'' DD *****

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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ''Atilax'' was ...

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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: ''

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'' **** Egyptian mongoose, ''Herpestes ichneumon'' LC **** Common slender mongoose, ''Herpestes sanguineus'' LC **** Somalian slender mongoose, ''Herpestes ochracea'' LC ***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 Taxonomy (biology), classification and ...

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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: ''

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 1829 ...

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Spotted hyena The spotted hyena (''Crocuta crocuta''), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus ''Crocuta'', native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as being of least concern by the IUC ...

, ''Crocuta crocuta'' LC ***Genus: '' Hyaena'' **** Striped hyena, ''Hyaena hyaena'' NT ***Genus: '' Proteles'' ****

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-eating ...

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Caniformia Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia ( seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. T ...

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Canidae Canidae (; from Latin, '' canis'', " dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found within ...

(dogs, foxes) ***Genus: '' Vulpes'' ****

Pale fox The pale fox (''Vulpes pallida'') is a species of fox found in the band of African Sahel from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east. It is one of the least studied of all canid species, in part due to its remote habitat and its sandy coat tha ...

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Rüppell's fox Rüppell's fox (''Vulpes rueppellii''), also called Rüppell's sand fox, is a fox species living in desert and semi-desert regions of North Africa, the Middle East, and southwestern Asia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List s ...

, ''Vulpes rueppelli'' LC ***Genus: ''

Canis ''Canis'' is a genus of the Caninae which includes multiple extant taxon, extant species, such as Wolf, wolves, dogs, coyotes, and golden jackals. Species of this genus are distinguished by their moderate to large size, their massive, well-devel ...

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African golden wolf The African wolf (''Canis lupaster'') or golden wolf, formerly known as the African golden jackal, is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the Horn of Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IU ...

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Ethiopian wolf The Ethiopian wolf (''Canis simensis''), also called the Simien jackal and Simien fox, is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands. In southeastern Ethiopia it is also known as the horse jackal. It is similar to the coyote in size and build, ...

, ''Canis simensis'' EN ***Genus: '' Lupulella'' **** Side-striped jackal, ''L. adusta'' ****

Black-backed jackal The black-backed jackal (''Lupulella mesomelas),'' also called the silver-backed jackal, is a medium-sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These regions are separated by roughly 900 kilometers. One region includes the southe ...

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Bat-eared fox The bat-eared fox (''Otocyon megalotis'') is a species of fox found on the African savanna. It is the only extant species of the genus ''Otocyon'' and considered a basal canid species. Fossil records indicate this canid first appeared during th ...

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African 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 '' Lyc ...

, ''Lycaon pictus'' EN **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: '' Ictonyx'' **** Striped polecat, ''Ictonyx striatus'' 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 ...

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Spotted-necked 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 ...

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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'' ("cl ...

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Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing 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'' ...

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African wild ass The African wild ass (''Equus africanus'') or African wild donkey is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. This species is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey (''Equus asinus''), which is sometimes placed within the same spec ...

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Somali wild ass The Somali wild ass (''Equus africanus somaliensis'') is a subspecies of the African wild ass. It is found in Somalia, the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia. The legs of the Somali wild ass are striped, resembli ...

, ''E. a. somaliensis'' CR *** Grevy's zebra, ''E. grevyi'' EN *** Plains zebra, ''E. quagga'' NT ****

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 di ...

, ''E. q. boehmi'' *Family: Rhinocerotidae **Genus: ''

Diceros ''Diceros'' (Greek: "two" (dio), "horn" (keratos)) is a genus of rhinoceros containing the living black rhinoceros ''(Diceros bicornis)'' and at least one extinct species. Taxonomy ''Diceros'' is generally believed to have branched off from an ...

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Black rhinoceros The black rhinoceros, black rhino or hook-lipped rhinoceros (''Diceros bicornis'') is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania ...

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Eastern black rhinoceros The eastern black rhinoceros (''Diceros bicornis michaeli''), also known as the East African black rhinoceros, is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros. Its numbers are very low due to poaching for its horn, and it is listed as critically endanger ...

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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 ...
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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, c ...

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) ...

. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. *Family:

Suidae Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into ...

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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 cons ...

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Desert warthog The desert warthog (''Phacochoerus aethiopicus'') is a species of even-toed ungulate in the pig family (Suidae), found in northern Kenya and Somalia, and possibly Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. This is the range of the extant subspecies, commo ...

, ''Phacochoerus aethiopicus'' **** Common warthog, ''Phacochoerus africanus'' **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 i ...

***Genus: '' Hylochoerus'' **** Giant forest hog, ''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni'' ***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 introduced ...

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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 ar ...

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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 extant ...

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, ''Hippopotamus amphibius'' VU *Family: Giraffidae (giraffe, okapi) **Genus: '' Giraffa'' ***

Giraffe 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 ...

, ''Giraffa camelopardalis'' VU **** Nubian giraffe, ''Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis'' CR **** Reticulated giraffe, ''Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata'' EN *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, th ...

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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 ...

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Hartebeest The hartebeest (; ''Alcelaphus buselaphus''), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus ''Alcelaphus''. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be independ ...

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Lelwel hartebeest The Lelwel hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel''), also known as Jackson's hartebeest, is an antelope native to Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda }), i ...

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Swayne's hartebeest Swayne's hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei'') is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining populations are located in Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Nechisar National Park and Maze National Park. ...

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Tora hartebeest The tora hartebeest, or simply tora (''Alcelaphus buselaphus tora''), is an extremely endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly been extirpated from Sudan. One of the most critically endangered large mammal ...

, ''Alcelaphus buselaphus tora'' CR ***Genus: '' Damaliscus'' **** Topi, ''Damaliscus lunatus'' VU ***** Tiang, ''Damaliscus lunatus tiang'' LC **Subfamily:

Antilopinae The Antilopines are even-toed ungulates belonging to the subfamily Antilopinae of the family Bovidae. The members of tribe Antilopini include the gazelles, blackbucks, springboks, gerenuks, dibatags, and Central Asian gazelles, are often referred ...

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Ammodorcas The dibatag (''Ammodorcas clarkei''), or Clarke's gazelle, is a medium-sized slender antelope native to Ethiopia and Somalia. Though not a true gazelle, it is similarly marked, with long legs and neck. It is often confused with the gerenuk due ...

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Dibatag The dibatag (''Ammodorcas clarkei''), or Clarke's gazelle, is a medium-sized slender antelope native to Ethiopia and Somalia. Though not a true gazelle, it is similarly marked, with long legs and neck. It is often confused with the gerenuk due ...

, ''Ammodorcas clarkei'' VU ***Genus: '' Dorcatragus'' **** Beira, ''Dorcatragus megalotis'' VU ***Genus: ''

Gazella A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . This article also deals with the seven species included in two further genera, ''Eudorcas'' and ''Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third f ...

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Dorcas gazelle The dorcas gazelle (''Gazella dorcas''), also known as the ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The dorcas gazelle stands about at the shoulder, with a head and body length of and a weight of . The numerous subspecies survive on vegeta ...

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Grant's gazelle Grant's gazelle (''Nanger granti'') is a species of gazelle distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria. Its Swahili name is ''swala granti''.Red-fronted gazelle The red-fronted gazelle (''Eudorcas rufifrons'') is widely but unevenly distributed gazelle across the middle of Africa from Senegal to northeastern Ethiopia. It is mainly resident in the Sahel zone, a narrow cross-Africa band south of the Sahara ...

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Soemmerring's gazelle Soemmerring's gazelle (''Nanger soemmerringii''), also known as the Abyssinian mohr, is a gazelle species native to the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan). The species was described and given its binomen by Ger ...

, ''Gazella soemmerringii'' VU **** Speke's gazelle, ''Gazella spekei'' VU possibly extirpated **** Thomson's gazelle, ''Gazella thomsonii'' ***Genus: ''

Litocranius The gerenuk (; so, garanuug; ''Litocranius walleri''), also known as the giraffe gazelle, is a long-necked antelope found in parts of East Africa. The sole member of the genus ''Litocranius'', the gerenuk was first described by the naturalist ...

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Ourebia 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 m ...

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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 m ...

, ''Ourebia ourebi'' **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 ...

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Syncerus ''Syncerus'' is a genus of African bovid that contains the living Cape buffalo ''(Syncerus caffer)'', including the distinct African forest buffalo. At least one extinct species belongs to this genus; ''Syncerus acoelotus''. The extinct giant ...

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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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Mountain nyala The mountain nyala (Amharic: የተራራ ኒዮላ) (''Tragelaphus buxtoni'') or balbok is an antelope found in high altitude woodland in a small part of central Ethiopia. It is a monotypic species (without any identified subspecies) first de ...

, ''Tragelaphus buxtoni'' EN **** Lesser kudu, ''Tragelaphus imberbis'' ****

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'' **** Bushbuck, ''Tragelaphus scriptus'' ***** Menelik's bushbuck, ''Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki'' EN **** Greater kudu, ''Tragelaphus strepsiceros'' **Subfamily:

Caprinae The subfamily Caprinae, also sometimes referred to as the tribe Caprini, is part of the ruminant family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine, or, more informally, a goat-antelope ( ...

***Genus: '' Capra'' **** Nubian ibex, ''Capra nubiana'' VU **** Walia ibex, ''Capra walie'' VU **Subfamily: Cephalophinae ***Genus: '' Cephalophus'' ****

Harvey's duiker The Harvey's red duiker (''Cephalophus harveyi'') is one of 19 species of duiker found in Tanzania and scattered through Kenya, southern Somalia and possibly central Ethiopia. Harvey's duikers are roughly 40 cm (15 in) tall at the shou ...

, ''Cephalophus harveyi'' **** Blue duiker, ''Cephalophus monticola'' ***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 Africa ...

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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'' **Subfamily: Hippotraginae ***Genus: '' Hippotragus'' **** Roan antelope, ''Hippotragus equinus'' ***Genus: ''

Oryx ''Oryx'' is a genus consisting of four large antelope species called oryxes. Their pelage is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is the scimitar oryx, which ...

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East African oryx The East African oryx (''Oryx beisa''), also known as the beisa is a species of antelope from East Africa. It has two subspecies: the common beisa oryx (''Oryx beisa beisa'') found in steppe and semidesert throughout the Horn of Africa and nort ...

, ''Oryx beisa'' **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 fossil ...

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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 a ...

, ''Kobus ellipsiprymnus'' ****

Kob The kob (''Kobus kob'') is an antelope found across Central Africa and parts of West Africa and East Africa. Together with the closely related reedbucks, waterbucks, lechwe, Nile lechwe, and puku, it forms the Reduncinae tribe. Found along t ...

, ''Kobus kob'' **** Nile lechwe, ''Kobus megaceros'' ***Genus: '' Redunca'' ****

Mountain reedbuck The mountain reedbuck (''Redunca fulvorufula'') is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of sub-Saharan Africa. Subspecies There are three recognized subspecies. * ''Redunca fulvorufula adamauae'' - Adamawa mountain reedbuck * ''Redunc ...

, ''Redunca fulvorufula'' LC **** Bohor reedbuck, ''Redunca redunca''

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Order: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)

Order: Tubulidentata (aardvarks)

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 simil ... (hyraxes)

Order: Proboscidea The Proboscidea (; , ) are a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Fr ... (elephants)

Order: Primates

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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)

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

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 bi ... (bats)

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

Order: Carnivora Carnivora is a monophyletic order of placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all cat-like and dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are formally referred to as carnivorans, ... (carnivorans)

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

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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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 simil ...
(hyraxes)

Order:
Proboscidea The Proboscidea (; , ) are a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Fr ...
(elephants)

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)

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 bi ...
(bats)

Order:
Carnivora Carnivora is a monophyletic order of placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all cat-like and dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are formally referred to as carnivorans, ...
(carnivorans)

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)