This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Benin. Of the mammal species in Benin, three are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and two are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: 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: Tubulidentata (aardvark)

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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 ...

(aardvark) **Genus: '' Orycteropus'' *** Aardvark, ''O. afer''

Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)

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hyrax 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 ...

es 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: '' Dendrohyrax'' ***

Western tree hyrax The western tree hyrax (''Dendrohyrax dorsalis''), also called the western tree dassie or Beecroft's tree hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from other hyraxes by short coarse fur, presence of ...

, ''D. dorsalis'' **Genus: '' Procavia'' *** Cape hyrax, ''P. capensis''

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. From ...
(elephants)

---- The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals. *Family: Elephantidae (elephants) **Genus: '' Loxodonta'' *** African forest elephant, ''L. cyclotis''

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

---- Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. *Family: Trichechidae **Genus: ''

Trichechus Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus ''Trichechus'') are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species ...

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African manatee The African manatee (''Trichechus senegalensis''), also known as the West African manatee, is a species of manatee that inhabits much of the western region of Africa – from Senegal to Angola. It is the only manatee species to be found in the ...

, ''Trichechus senegalensis'' VU

Order: Primates

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

tarsier Tarsiers ( ) are haplorhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all of its species living today are found in Maritime Southeast ...

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

s, and apes. *Suborder:

Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini (; ) is a Order (biology), suborder of primates that includes the Lemuriformes, lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Fauna of Madagascar, Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Fauna of A ...

**Infraorder: Lemuriformes ***Superfamily: Lorisoidea ****Family: Lorisidae *****Genus: ''

Perodicticus The pottos are three species of strepsirrhine primate in the genus ''Perodicticus'' of the family Lorisidae. In some English-speaking parts of Africa, they are called "softly-softlys". Etymology The common name "potto" may be from Wolof (a ta ...

'' ****** Potto, ''Perodicticus potto'' LR/lc ****Family: Galagidae *****Genus: '' Galagoides'' ****** Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, ''Galagoides demidovii'' LR/lc *****Genus: '' Galago'' ****** Senegal bushbaby, ''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 ...

**Infraorder: Simiiformes ***Parvorder: Catarrhini ****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea *****Family:

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 ...

(Old World monkeys) ******Genus: ''

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 ...

'' ******* Tantalus monkey, ''Chlorocebus tantalus'' LR/lc ******Genus: '' Cercopithecus'' *******

White-throated guenon The white-throated guenon (''Cercopithecus erythrogaster''), also known as the red-bellied monkey and the red-bellied guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives on trees of rainforests or tropical areas of Nigeria and Benin. The white-throated gue ...

, ''Cercopithecus erythrogaster'' EN *******

Mona monkey The mona monkey (''Cercopithecus mona'') is an Old World monkey that lives in western Africa between Ghana and Cameroon. The mona monkey can also be found on the island of Grenada as it was transported to the island aboard slave ships headed to ...

, ''Cercopithecus mona'' LR/lc *******

Greater spot-nosed monkey The greater spot-nosed monkey or putty-nosed monkey (''Cercopithecus nictitans'') is one of the smallest Old World monkeys. It is a guenon of the '' C. mitis'' group, native to West Africa and living to some extent in rain forests, but more often ...

, ''Cercopithecus nictitans'' LR/lc ******* Lesser spot-nosed guenon, ''Cercopithecus petaurista'' 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 ...

'' ******* Olive baboon, ''Papio anubis'' LR/lc ******Subfamily: Colobinae *******Genus: '' Colobus'' ******** King colobus, ''Colobus polykomos'' LR/nt ******** Ursine colobus, ''Colobus vellerosus'' VU *******Genus: ''

Procolobus The olive colobus monkey (''Procolobus verus''), also known as the green colobus or Van Beneden's colobus, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Its English name refers to its dull olive upperparts. It is the smallest example of ...

'' ******** Olive colobus, ''Procolobus verus'' LR/nt ****Superfamily: Hominoidea *****Family:

Hominidae The Hominidae (), whose members are known as the great apes or hominids (), are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: '' Pongo'' (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan); ''Gorilla'' (the ea ...

******Subfamily: Homininae *******Tribe: Panini ********Genus: '' Pan'' *********

Common chimpanzee The chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes''), also known as simply the chimp, is a species of Hominidae, great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed subspecies. When its close r ...

, ''Pan troglodytes'' EN

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 45 kg (100 lb). *Suborder: Hystricomorpha **Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) ***Genus: '' Atherurus'' **** African brush-tailed porcupine, ''Atherurus africanus'' LC ****Genus: '' Hystrix'' ***** Crested porcupine, ''Hystrix cristata'' LC ***Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats) ****Genus: '' Thryonomys'' ***** Greater cane rat, ''Thryonomys swinderianus'' LC *Suborder: Sciurognathi **Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) ***Subfamily: Xerinae ****Tribe: Xerini *****Genus: '' Xerus'' ****** Striped ground squirrel, ''Xerus erythropus'' LC ****Tribe: Protoxerini *****Genus: '' Funisciurus'' ******

Thomas's rope squirrel Thomas's rope squirrel or redless tree squirrel (''Funisciurus anerythrus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, an ...

, ''Funisciurus anerythrus'' DD ******

Red-cheeked rope squirrel The red-cheeked rope squirrel (''Funisciurus leucogenys'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropica ...

, ''Funisciurus leucogenys'' DD ******

Kintampo rope squirrel The Kintampo rope squirrel (''Funisciurus substriatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Niger, and Togo. Its natural habitat is moist savanna A savanna or savannah i ...

, ''Funisciurus substriatus'' DD *****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 ...

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

Red-legged sun squirrel The red-legged sun squirrel (''Heliosciurus rufobrachium'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, also commonly known as the isabelline red-legged sun squirrel. It is native to tropical western and central Africa where its range extend ...

, ''Heliosciurus rufobrachium'' LC *****Genus: '' Paraxerus'' ******

Green bush squirrel The green bush squirrel (''Paraxerus poensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gui ...

, ''Paraxerus poensis'' LC *****Genus: '' Protoxerus'' ******

Forest giant squirrel The forest giant squirrel (''Protoxerus stangeri'') or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic ...

, ''Protoxerus stangeri'' LC **Family: Gliridae (dormice) ***Subfamily: Graphiurinae ****Genus: '' Graphiurus'' ***** Jentink's dormouse, ''Graphiurus crassicaudatus'' DD **Family: Nesomyidae ***Subfamily: Dendromurinae ****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 The gray climbing mouse (''Dendromus melanotis'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, ...

, ''Dendromus melanotis'' LC *****

Banana climbing mouse The banana climbing mouse (''Dendromus messorius'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland g ...

, ''Dendromus messorius'' 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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Northwestern fat mouse The northwestern fat mouse (''Steatomys caurinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is native to tropical West Africa where it occurs on grassland and crop land. Taxonomy The northwestern fat mouse was first described as ''St ...

, ''Steatomys caurinus'' LC *****

Dainty fat mouse The dainty fat mouse (''Steatomys cuppedius'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Description The ...

, ''Steatomys cuppedius'' LC ***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae ****Genus: '' Cricetomys'' *****

Emin's pouched rat Emin's pouched rat ''(Cricetomys emini)'', also known as the African pouched rat, is a large rat of the muroid superfamily. It is related to ''Cricetomys gambianus'', the Gambian pouched rat. Both species belong to '' Cricetomys'', the genus of ...

, ''Cricetomys emini'' LC *****

Gambian pouched rat The Gambian pouched rat (''Cricetomys gambianus''), also Common name, 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 (biology), family Nesomyidae ...

, ''Cricetomys gambianus'' 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 come ...

(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'' *****

Johan's spiny mouse Johan's spiny mouse (''Acomys johannis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sub ...

, ''Acomys johannis'' LC ****Genus: '' Lophuromys'' *****

Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat The rusty-bellied brush-furred rat (''Lophuromys sikapusi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equ ...

, ''Lophuromys sikapusi'' LC ****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 ...

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Rudd's mouse 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 ...

, ''Uranomys ruddi'' LC ***Subfamily: Gerbillinae ****Genus: ''

Tatera The Indian gerbil (''Tatera indica'') also known as antelope rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in southern Asia from Syria to Bangladesh. It is the only species in the genus ''Tatera''. Members of the genus ''Ger ...

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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 IU ...

, ''Tatera kempi'' LC ***Subfamily: Murinae ****Genus: '' Arvicanthis'' ***** Sudanian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis ansorgei'' 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; T ...

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

Guinean grass rat The Guinean grass rat (''Arvicanthis rufinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ghana, Togo, possibly Cameroon, possibly Central African Republic, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Guinea, possibly Liberia, and p ...

, ''Arvicanthis rufinus'' LC ****Genus: '' Dasymys'' ***** West African shaggy rat, ''Dasymys rufulus'' LC ****Genus: ''

Hylomyscus ''Hylomyscus'' 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&nbs ...

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Allen's wood mouse Allen's hylomyscus or Allen's wood mouse (''Hylomyscus alleni'') is a species 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 ...

, ''Hylomyscus alleni'' LC ****Genus: '' Lemniscomys'' *****

Typical striped grass mouse The typical striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys striatus'') is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha in the family Muridae. Taxonomy ''Lemniscomys striatus'' comprises a complex of various similar species.van der Straeten, E., Decher, J., Cort ...

, ''Lemniscomys striatus'' LC *****

Heuglin's striped grass mouse Heuglin's lemniscomys or Heuglin's striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys zebra'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bis ...

, ''Lemniscomys zebra'' LC ****Genus: '' Mastomys'' *****

Guinea multimammate mouse The Guinea multimammate mouse (''Mastomys erythroleucus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of ...

, ''Mastomys erythroleucus'' LC *****

Natal multimammate mouse The Natal multimammate mouse (''Mastomys natalensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the Natal multimammate rat, the common African rat, or the African soft-furred mouse. The Natal multimammate rat is the natu ...

, ''Mastomys natalensis'' LC ****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, Neth ...

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Baoule's mouse Baoule's mouse (''Mus baoulei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea, possibly Ghana, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodlan ...

, ''Mus baoulei'' LC ***** Hausa mouse, ''Mus haussa'' LC *****

Matthey's mouse Matthey's mouse (''Mus mattheyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Matthey's mouse was first described by Francis Petter (1923-2012) in 1969 and was named after Robert Matthey (1900-1982). It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coas ...

, ''Mus mattheyi'' LC ***** African pygmy mouse, ''Mus minutoides'' LC *****

Peters's mouse Peters's mouse (''Mus setulosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gh ...

, ''Mus setulosus'' LC ****Genus: '' Praomys'' *****

Dalton's mouse Dalton's mouse or Dalton's praomys (''Praomys daltoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, ...

, ''Praomys daltoni'' LC *****

Deroo's mouse Deroo's mouse or Deroo's praomys (''Praomys derooi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and urban areas. References * * Van der Straeten, E. & Decher ...

, ''Praomys derooi'' LC *****

Tullberg's soft-furred mouse Tullberg's soft-furred mouse or Tullberg's praomys (''Praomys tullbergi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae in Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equato ...

, ''Praomys tullbergi'' LC ****Genus: ''

Stochomys The target rat (''Stochomys longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the monotypic, only species in the genus ''Stochomys''. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description The targe ...

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Target rat The target rat (''Stochomys longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Stochomys''. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description The target rat is ...

, ''Stochomys longicaudatus'' LC

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

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lagomorphs 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'' (λα� ...

comprise two families, Leporidae (

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 ge ...

s and

rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...

s), and Ochotonidae ( pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a

superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

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 (rabbits, hares) **Genus: '' Lepus'' *** Cape hare, ''Lepus capensis'' LR/lc

Order:
Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla ...
(hedgehogs and gymnures)

---- The order

Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla ...

contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and

gymnure Gymnures, also called hairy hedgehogs or moonrats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Eulipotyphla. Gymnures resemble rats but are not closely related as they are not rodents; they are ...

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

Erinaceidae Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla ...

(hedgehogs) **Subfamily: Erinaceinae ***Genus: '' Atelerix'' **** Four-toed hedgehog, ''Atelerix albiventris'' 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 w ...
(shrews, moles, and solenodons)

---- The "shrew-forms" are

insectivorous A robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate insectivores were ...

mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily: Crocidurinae ***Genus: '' Crocidura'' ****

Crosse's shrew Crosse's shrew (''Crocidura crossei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french ...

, ''Crocidura crossei'' LC ****

Fox's shrew Fox's shrew (''Crocidura foxi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, ...

, ''Crocidura foxi'' LC ****

Savanna shrew The savanna shrew (''Crocidura fulvastra'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya ...

, ''Crocidura fulvastra'' LC ****

Bicolored musk shrew The bicolored musk shrew (''Crocidura fuscomurina'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory ...

, ''Crocidura fuscomurina'' LC **** Large-headed shrew, ''Crocidura grandiceps'' NT ****

Lamotte's shrew Lamotte's shrew (''Crocidura lamottei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo ...

, ''Crocidura lamottei'' LC ****

Nigerian shrew The Nigerian shrew (''Crocidura nigeriae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. The animal is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo, and there are claims of it also being found in Ghana Ghana (; t ...

, ''Crocidura nigeriae'' 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 ****

Fraser's musk shrew Fraser's musk shrew (''Crocidura poensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its nat ...

, ''Crocidura poensis'' LC ****

Savanna path shrew The savanna path shrew (''Crocidura viaria'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, ...

, ''Crocidura viaria'' LC ****

Voi shrew The Voi shrew (''Crocidura voi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural ha ...

, ''Crocidura voi'' 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, ''Sylvisorex megalura'' LC

Order: Chiroptera (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 ***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 ...

'' **** Straw-coloured fruit bat, ''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, Ethiopi ...

, ''Epomophorus gambianus'' LC ***Genus: '' Epomops'' **** Franquet's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomops franqueti'' LC ***Genus: ''

Hypsignathus 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 ...

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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 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 ...

'' **** Smith's fruit bat, ''Lissonycteris smithi'' LC ***Genus: '' Micropteropus'' ****

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 R ...

, ''Micropteropus pusillus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Nanonycteris Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (''Nanonycteris veldkampii'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Nanonycteris''. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, ...

'' **** Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''Nanonycteris veldkampi'' LC **Subfamily: Macroglossinae ***Genus: ''

Megaloglossus ''Megaloglossus'' is a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae. It is native to Africa. It contains two species, '' Megaloglossus azagnyi'' and '' Megaloglossus woermanni''. Prior to 2012, it was considered a monotypic genus. In 2012, however, ...

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Woermann's bat Woermann's bat or Woermann's fruit bat (''Megaloglossus woermanni'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Megaloglossus''. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republi ...

, ''Megaloglossus woermanni'' LC *Family: Vespertilionidae **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'' **** Rufous mouse-eared bat, ''Myotis bocagii'' 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 ...

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Glauconycteris ''Glauconycteris'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats found in 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) ...

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Abo bat The Abo bat (''Glauconycteris poensis'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in several countries in West Africa and Central Africa. It is found in subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical and tropical dry ...

, ''Glauconycteris poensis'' LC ****

Butterfly bat The variegated butterfly bat (''Glauconycteris variegata'') is a species of vesper bat. It is sometimes also called the leaf-winged bat, or simply the butterfly bat. It is not currently endangered, but may be threatened by habitat loss in some pa ...

, ''Glauconycteris variegata'' 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 flavescens ...

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Cape serotine The Cape serotine (''Laephotis capensis'') is a species of vesper bat occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. 'Serotine' is from Latin 'serotinus' meaning ‘of the evening'. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep ...

, ''Neoromicia capensis'' LC ****

Tiny serotine The tiny serotine (''Neoromicia guineensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, ...

, ''Neoromicia guineensis'' LC ****

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 ****

Somali serotine The Somali serotine (''Neoromicia somalica'') 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, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethio ...

, ''Neoromicia somalicus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Nycticeinops ''Nycticeinops'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species: * Bellier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops bellieri'' * Broad-headed serotine, ''Nycticeinops crassulus'' * Eisentraut's serotine, ''Nycti ...

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Schlieffen's bat Schlieffen's serotine (''Nycticeinops schlieffeni''), also known as Schlieffen's bat or Schlieffen's twilight bat, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa. It has been placed in numerous genera since its first description in 1859, but morpholog ...

, ''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 language, Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the ge ...

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Aellen's pipistrelle Aellen's pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus inexspectatus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in possibly Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is found in dry and moist savanna. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a ...

, ''Pipistrellus inexspectatus'' DD ****

Tiny pipistrelle The tiny pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus nanulus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya ...

, ''Pipistrellus nanulus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Scotoecus ''Scotoecus'' is a genus of bats 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 vespertilion ...

'' **** Light-winged lesser house bat, ''Scotoecus albofuscus'' 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'' * And ...

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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 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 ****

Schreber's yellow bat Schreber's yellow bat (''Scotophilus nigrita'') or the giant house bat, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zimb ...

, ''Scotophilus nigrita'' NT ****

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 *Family: Molossidae **Genus: '' Chaerephon'' ***

Lappet-eared free-tailed bat The lappet-eared free-tailed bat (''Mops major'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzan ...

, ''Chaerephon major'' LC ***

Nigerian free-tailed bat The Nigerian free-tailed bat (''Chaerephon nigeriae'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is native to two widely separated parts of Africa, and is sometimes considered to represent two separate species. Description The Nigerian fr ...

, ''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'' ***

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 Coast, ...

, ''Mops condylurus'' LC ***

Midas free-tailed bat The Midas free-tailed bat (''Mops midas'') is a species of bat scientifically classified in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae. It is distributed from western Africa to Saudi Arabia and further south. Its natural habitats are dry sav ...

, ''Mops midas'' LC *Family: Emballonuridae **Genus: ''

Coleura ''Coleura'' is a genus of sac-winged bats in the family Emballonuridae. It contains three species: * African sheath-tailed bat (''C. afra'') * ''C. kibomalandy'' * Seychelles sheath-tailed bat The Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (''Coleura seyc ...

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African sheath-tailed bat The African sheath-tailed bat (''Coleura afra'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. Appearance and behavior The African sheath-tailed bat weighs , with females slightly larger than males. Forearm lengths range from . T ...

, ''Coleura afra'' LC **Genus: '' Taphozous'' ***

Mauritian tomb bat The Mauritian tomb bat (''Taphozous mauritianus'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae that is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was discovered in 1818 by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and is chara ...

, ''Taphozous mauritianus'' LC ***

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 Yangochiroptera, microbat with a mass of approximately . It is an aerial insectivore, foraging in open sp ...

, ''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 ...

'' *** Gambian slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris gambiensis'' LC ***

Large slit-faced bat The large slit-faced bat (''Nycteris grandis'') is a species of slit-faced bat with a broad distribution in forest and savanna habitats in West, Central, and East Africa. ''N. marica'' (Kershaw, 1923), is the available name for the southern savan ...

, ''Nycteris grandis'' LC ***

Hairy slit-faced bat The hairy slit-faced bat (''Nycteris hispida'') is a species of slit-faced bat widely distributed throughout forests and savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees ...

, ''Nycteris hispida'' LC ***

Large-eared slit-faced bat The large-eared slit-faced bat (''Nycteris macrotis''), is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in forests and savannas throughout Africa. '' Nycteris vinsoni'' was once considered a synonym of ''N. macrotis'', but it became recognized as a se ...

, ''Nycteris macrotis'' LC *** Egyptian slit-faced bat, ''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 lar ...

**Genus: '' Lavia'' *** Yellow-winged bat, ''Lavia frons'' LC *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: '' Rhinolophus'' ****

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 **** Lander's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus landeri'' 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, 20 ...

***Genus: '' Hipposideros'' ****

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 hav ...

, ''Hipposideros caffer'' LC ****

Cyclops roundleaf bat The cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (''Doryrhina cyclops'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa. Description Cyclops roundleaf bats are relatively small, with adults ranging ...

, ''Hipposideros cyclops'' LC ****

Giant roundleaf bat The giant roundleaf bat (''Macronycteris gigas'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in western tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly consid ...

, ''Hipposideros gigas'' LC ****

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 sub ...

, ''Hipposideros ruber'' LC

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

---- 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 Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with ...

species. *Family:

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 as ex ...

**Genus: ''

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 singular ...

'' *** Giant pangolin, ''Manis gigantea'' LR/lc *** Tree pangolin, ''Manis tricuspis'' LR/lc

Order:
Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
(whales)

---- The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and

porpoise Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...

s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. *Suborder:

Mysticeti Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their ...

**Family:

Balaenopteridae Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...

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Balaenopterinae Rorquals () are the largest clade, group of baleen whales, which comprise the family (biology), family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant taxon, extant species in three genus, genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the b ...

****Genus: '' Balaenoptera'' ***** Common minke whale, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' VU *****

Sei whale The sei whale ( , ; ''Balaenoptera borealis'') is a baleen whale, the third-largest rorqual after the blue whale and the fin whale. It inhabits most oceans and adjoining seas, and prefers deep offshore waters. It avoids polar and tropical ...

, ''Balaenoptera borealis'' EN *****

Bryde's whale Bryde's whale ( Brooder's), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and maybe four. The "complex" means the number and classification remains unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research ...

, ''Balaenoptera brydei'' EN ***** Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' EN ***** Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' EN ***Subfamily:

Megapterinae The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh u ...

****Genus: '' Megaptera'' ***** Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' VU *Suborder:

Odontoceti The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species of ...

**Superfamily: Platanistoidea ***Family:

Phocoenidae Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...

****Genus: '' Phocoena'' ***** Harbour porpoise, ''Phocoena phocoena'' VU ***Family: Physeteridae ****Genus: ''

Physeter ''Physeter'' is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (''Physeter macrocephalus''). Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including ''Physeter an ...

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Sperm whale The sperm whale or cachalot (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus ''Physeter'' and one of three extant species in the sperm whale famil ...

, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU ***Family:

Kogiidae Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the Pygmy sperm whale, pygmy (''Kogia breviceps)'' and dwarf sperm whale, dwarf (''K. sima)'' sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales ...

****Genus: ''

Kogia ''Kogia'' is a genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene *Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' *Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' *†'' Kogia pusilla'', Italy, ...

'' ***** Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' DD ***** Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' DD ***Family:

Ziphidae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-k ...

****Genus: '' Mesoplodon'' *****

Blainville's beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale (''Mesoplodon densirostris''), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw � ...

, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD *****

Gervais' beaked whale Gervais's beaked whale (''Mesoplodon europaeus''), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived) is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont ...

, ''Mesoplodon europaeus'' DD ****Genus: '' Ziphius'' ***** Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ****Genus: '' Orcinus'' ***** Killer whale, ''Orcinus orca'' DD *****Genus: '' Feresa'' ***** Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD *****Genus: '' Pseudorca'' ***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' DD ****Genus: '' Delphinus'' ***** Short-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus delphis'' LR/cd *****

Long-beaked common dolphin The common dolphin (''Delphinus delphis'') is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a global population of about six million. Despite this fact and its vernacular name, the common dolphin is not thought of as the archetypal dolphin, with ...

, ''Delphinus capensis'' DD ****Genus: '' Sousa'' *****

Atlantic humpback dolphin The Atlantic humpback dolphin (''Sousa teuszii'') is a species of humpback dolphin that is found in coastal areas of West Africa. It is regarded as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN. Description A ...

, ''Sousa teuszii '' DD ****Genus: '' Lagenodelphis'' *****

Fraser's dolphin Fraser's dolphin or the Sarawak dolphin (''Lagenodelphis hosei'') is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' is spe ...

, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD ****Genus: ''

Stenella ''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species Currently, five species are recognised in this genus: The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" o ...

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Pantropical spotted dolphin The pantropical spotted dolphin (''Stenella attenuata'') is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse s ...

, ''Stenella attenuata'' LR/cd *****

Clymene dolphin The Clymene dolphin (''Stenella clymene''), in older texts known as the short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner ...

, ''Stenella clymene'' DD ***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' DD *****

Atlantic spotted dolphin The Atlantic spotted dolphin (''Stenella frontalis'') is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies. Taxonomy The Atl ...

, ''Stenella frontalis'' DD ***** Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' LR/cd ****Genus: '' Steno'' *****

Rough-toothed dolphin The rough-toothed dolphin (''Steno bredanensis'') is a species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world. The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823. The genus name ''Steno'', of which this spe ...

, ''Steno bredanensis'' DD ****Genus: ''

Tursiops Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...

'' ***** Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' LC ****Genus: '' Globicephala'' ***** Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' DD ****Genus: '' Grampus'' ***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: '' Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' DD

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Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
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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 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" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the ...

(cats) ***Subfamily: Felinae ****Genus: '' Acinonyx'' ***** Cheetah, ''A. jubatus'' ****** Northwest African cheetah, ''A. j. hecki'' ****Genus: '' Caracal'' ***** Caracal, ''C. caracal'' LC *****

African golden cat The African golden cat (''Caracal aurata'') is a wild cat endemic to the rainforests of West and Central Africa. It is threatened due to deforestation and bushmeat hunting and listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. It is a close relative o ...

, ''C. aurata'' presence uncertain ****Genus: '' Felis'' ***** African wildcat, ''F. lybica'' ****Genus: ''

Leptailurus 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 ...

'' ***** Serval, ''Leptailurus serval'' LC ***Subfamily: Pantherinae ****Genus: ''

Panthera ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family (biology), family Felidae that was named and described by Lorenz Oken in 1816 who placed all the spotted cats in this group. Reginald Innes Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as co ...

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Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...

, ''Panthera leo'' VU *****

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 ...

, ''Panthera pardus'' VU **Family: Viverridae ***Subfamily: Viverrinae ****Genus: '' Civettictis'' ***** African civet, ''Civettictis civetta'' LC ****Genus: '' Genetta'' *****

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 coast ...

, ''Genetta genetta'' LC *****

Hausa genet The Hausa genet (''Genetta thierryi'') is a Genetta, genet species native to West African savannas. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Hausa genets have been sighted in Senegal's wooded steppes, in moist woodlands in Guinea-Biss ...

, ''Genetta thierryi'' LClc **Family: Nandiniidae ***Genus: '' Nandinia'' ****

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 (mongooses) ***Genus: ''

Crossarchus ''Crossarchus'' is a mongoose genus, commonly referred to as kusimanse, often cusimanse, mangue, or dwarf mongoose. They are placed in the subfamily Mungotinae, which are small, highly social mongooses. Range and habitat Members of this genus ar ...

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Flat-headed kusimanse The flat-headed kusimanse (''Crossarchus platycephalus'') is a mongoose species endemic to West African rainforests. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Thr ...

, ''Crossarchus platycephalus'' LC ***Genus: '' Galerella'' **** Slender mongoose, ''Galerella sanguinea'' LC **Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas) ***Genus: '' Crocuta'' ****

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 *Suborder:

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. ...

**Family:

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 th ...

(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, ''L. adusta'' ***Genus: '' Vulpes'' **** Pale fox, ''Vulpes pallida'' LC ***Genus: '' Lycaon'' **** African wild dog, ''Lycaon pictus'' EN **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: '' Ictonyx'' ****

Striped polecat The striped polecat (''Ictonyx striatus''), also called the African polecat, zoril, zorille, zorilla, Cape polecat, and African skunk, is a member of the family Mustelidae that resembles a skunk (of the family Mephitidae). The name "zorilla" co ...

, ''Ictonyx striatus'' LC ***Genus: '' Mellivora'' **** Honey badger, ''Mellivora capensis'' LC ***Genus: '' Hydrictis'' ****

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 ...

, ''H. maculicollis'' LC ***Genus: '' Aonyx'' ****

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: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. 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 ...

(pigs) **Subfamily:

Phacochoerinae ''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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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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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 th ...

, ''Phacochoerus africanus'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Suinae ***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 ...

'' **** Red river hog, ''Potamochoerus porcus'' LR/lc *Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses) **Genus: '' Hippopotamus'' *** Hippopotamus, ''Hippopotamus amphibius'' VU *Family: Tragulidae **Genus: ''

Hyemoschus The water chevrotain (''Hyemoschus aquaticus''), also known as the fanged deer, is a small Ruminantia, ruminant found in tropical Africa. This is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Hyemoschus''. It is the largest of the 10 species o ...

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Water chevrotain The water chevrotain (''Hyemoschus aquaticus''), also known as the fanged deer, is a small ruminant found in tropical Africa. This is the only species in the genus ''Hyemoschus''. It is the largest of the 10 species of chevrotains, basal even-t ...

, ''Hyemoschus aquaticus'' DD *Family: Bovidae (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'' **** Hartebeest, ''Alcelaphus buselaphus'' LR/cd ***Genus: '' Damaliscus'' ****

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'' or '' ...

, ''Damaliscus lunatus'' LR/cd **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 referre ...

***Genus: '' Gazella'' **** Red-fronted gazelle, ''Gazella rufifrons'' VU ***Genus: ''

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 monotyp ...

'' **** Oribi, ''Ourebia ourebi'' LR/cd **Subfamily: Bovinae ***Genus: ''

Syncerus ''Syncerus'' is a genus of African bovid that contains the living Cape buffalo ''(Syncerus caffer)'', including the distinct African forest buffalo The African forest buffalo (''Syncerus caffer nanus''), also known as the dwarf buffalo or the ...

'' **** African buffalo, ''Syncerus caffer'' LR/cd ***Genus: '' Tragelaphus'' ****

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 **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 duiker ...

'' **** Maxwell's duiker, ''Cephalophus maxwellii'' LR/nt ****

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 ident ...

, ''Cephalophus monticola'' LR/lc **** Black duiker, ''Cephalophus niger'' LR/nt **** Red-flanked duiker, ''Cephalophus rufilatus'' 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 Africa ...

'' **** Common duiker, ''Sylvicapra grimmia'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Hippotraginae ***Genus: ''

Hippotragus ''Hippotragus'' is a genus of antelopes which includes two living and one recently extinct species, as well as some fossil relatives. The name comes from Greek ἵππος (''híppos''), "horse", and τράγος (''trágos''), "he-goat". Foss ...

'' **** Roan antelope, ''Hippotragus equinus'' LR/cd **Subfamily: Reduncinae ***Genus: '' Kobus'' **** Waterbuck, ''Kobus ellipsiprymnus'' LR/cd ****

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 the ...

, ''Kobus kob'' LR/cd ***Genus: '' Redunca'' ****

Bohor reedbuck The bohor reedbuck (''Redunca redunca'') is an antelope native to central Africa. The animal is placed under the genus '' Redunca'' and in the family Bovidae. It was first described by German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas in 1767. T ...

, ''Redunca redunca'' LR/cd

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Order: Tubulidentata (aardvark)

Order: Hyracoidea (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. From ... (elephants)

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Order: Primates

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Order: Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla ... (hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

Order: Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ... (whales)

Order: Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ... (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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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. From ...
(elephants)

Order:
Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla ...
(hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order:
Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
(whales)

Order:
Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
(carnivorans)