MAMMALS of Kruger National Park Africa Wild Species List SHREWS, HEDGEHOG & GOLDEN MOLES Family Soricidae

e (Shrews)
Greater dwarf shrew Suncus lixus Swamp musk shrew Crocidura mariquensis Tiny musk shrew Crocidura fuscomurina Reddish-grey musk shrew Crocidura cyanea Lesser grey-brown musk shrew, Peters' musk shrew Crocidura silacea Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta

Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats)

Schreibers' long-fingered bat Miniopterus schreibersii Anchieta's pipistrelle Hypsugo anchietae African pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperidus Rusty pipistrelle Pipistrellus rusticus Rppell's pipistrelle Pipistrellus rueppellii Cape serotine bat Neoromicia capensis Banana bat Neoromicia nanus Welwitsch's hairy bat Myotis welwitschii Temminck's hairybat Myotis tricolor Rufous mouse-eared bat Myotis bocagei Butterfly bat Glauconycteris variegata Botswana long-eared bat Laephotis botswanae Long-tailed serotine bat Eptesicus hottentotus Melck's serotine bat Eptesicus melckorum Somali serotine bat Eptesicus somalicus zuluensis African yellow bat Scotophilus dinganii Schlieffen's bat Nyeticeinops schlieffinii Damara woolly bat Kerivoula argentata Lesser woolly bat Kerivoula lanosa

Family Erinaceidae (Hedgehog)

South African hedgehog Atelerix frontalis

Family Chrysochloidae (Golden Moles)

Yellow golden mole Calcochloris ohtusirostris Juliana's golden mole Neamblysomus julianae

ELEPHANT SHREWS Family Macroscelididae

Four-toed elephant-shrew Petrodromus tetradactylus Short-snouted elephant-shrew Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Rock elephant-shrew Elephantulus myurus

Family Nycteridae (Slit-faced Bats) BATS FRUIT BATS Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus wahlbergi Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Peters' epauletted fruit bat Egyptian rousette, Fruit bat, Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus Wood's slit-faced bat Nycteris woodi Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica

Family Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe Bats, Trident & Leafnosed Bats)

Sundevall's roundleaf bat Hipposideros caffer Commerson's roundleaf bat Hipposideros commersoni Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hildebrandtii Rppell's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus fumigatus

INSECTIVOROUS BATS Family Emballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)

Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus clivosus Darling's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus darlingi Lander's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus landeri Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii Bushveld horseshoe bat Rhinolophus simulator Swinny's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus swinnyi

Family Molossidae (Free-tailed Bats)

Little free-tailed bat Chaerephon pumila Ansorge's free-tailed bat Chaerephon ansorgei Midas free-tailed bat Mops midas Angolan free-tailed bat Mops condylurus Madagascan large free-tailed bat Tadarida fulminans Egyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca

BUSBABIES, BABOONS & MONEYS Family Lorisidae (Bushbabies, Galagos)

Thick-tailed galago Otolemur crassicaudatus

South African galago, Lesser Bushbaby Galago moholi

Pouched mouse Saccostomus campestris Grey climbing mouse Dendromus melanotis Chestnut climbing mouse Dendromus mystacalis Fat mouse Steatomys pratensis

Family Cercopithecidae (Monkeys & Baboons)

Chacma baboon Papio hamadryas Vervet monkey Cercopithecus pygerythrus Samango monkey, Sykes'monkey Cercopithecus albogularis

Family Pedetidae (Springhare)

Springhare Pedetes capensis

PANGOLIN Family Manidae (Pangolin)

Ground pangolin, Cape pangolin Manis temminckii

Family Myoxidae (Dormice)

Woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus

CARVIVORES HARES & RABBITS Family Leporidae (Hares & Rabbits)

Cape hare Lepus capensis Scrub hare Lepus saxatilis Natal red rock rabbit Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Family Hyaenidae (Aardwolf & Hyenas)

Aardwolf Proteles cristatus Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta

Family Felidae (Cats)

Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus

RODENTS Family Bathyergidae (African Molerats)

African molerat Cryptomys hottentotus

Leopard Panthera pardus Lion Panthera leo Caracal Caracal caracal African wild cat Felis silvestris Serval Leptailurus serval

Family Hystricidae (Old-world Porcupines)

Cape porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis

Family Thryonomyidae (Cane Rats)

Greater canerat Thryonomys swinderianus

Family Canidae (Wild Dogs, Foxes & Jackals)

African wild dog Lycaon pictus Side-striped jackal Canis adustus Black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas

Family Sciuridae (Squirrels)

Tree squirrel Paraxerus cepapi

Family Muridae (Rats, Mice & Gerbils)

Spiny mouse Acomys spinosissimus Single-striped grass mouse Lemniscomys rosalia African marsh rat Dasymys incomtus Woodland thicket rat Grammomys dolichurus Pygmy mouse Mus minutoides Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis Southern multimammate mouse Mastomys coucha Acacia rat Thallomys paedulcus Red veld rat Aethomys chrysophilus Namaqua rock mouse Micaelamys namaquensis Angoni vlei rat Otomys angoniensis Bushveld gerbil Tatera leucogaster Gambian giant rat Cricetomys gambianus

Family Mustelidae (Otters, Honey Badger, Weasels & Polecat)

African clawless otter Aonyx capensis Honey badger Mellivora capensis Striped polecat Ictonyx striatus

Family Viverridae (Civet & Genets)

African civet Civettictis civetta Small-spotted genet Genetta genetta Large-spotted genet Genetta tigrina

Family Herpestidae (Mongooses)

Selous' mongoose Paracynictus selousi Large grey mongoose Herpestes ichneumon Slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea Meller's mongoose Rhynchogale melleri White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda

Marsh mongoose, Water mongoose Atilax paludinosus Banded mongoose Mungos mungo Dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula

Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus

Family Hippopodamidae (Hippopotamus)

Hippopotaus Hippopotamus amphibius

Family Giraffidae (Giraffe) AARDVARK Family Orycteropodidae (Aardvark)

Aardvark Orycteropus afer Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis

Family Bovidae (Antelopes & Buffalo)

African Buffalo Syncerus caffer Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros

ELEPHANT Family Elephantidae (Elephant)

African Elephant Loxodonta africana

Nyala Tragelaphus angasii Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Eland Tragelaphus oryx Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus

DASSIE Family Procaviidae (Dassies, Hyraxes)

Rock hyrax, Dassie Procavia capensis Yellow-spotted rock hyrax Heterohyrax brucei

Lichtenstein's hartebeest Alcelaphus lichtensteinii Tsessebe Damaliscus lumatus Roan Hippotragus equinus Sable Hippotragus niger Red duiker Cephalophus natalensis

ODD-TOED UNGULATES Family Rhinocerotidae (Rhinoceros)

Square-lipped rhinoceros, White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Hook-lipped rhinoceros, Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis

Common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia Southern reedbuck, Reedbuck Redunca arundinum Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Waterbuck Kobus elpsiprymnus Grey rhebok Pelea capreolus Oribi Oribi ourebi Steenbok Raphicerus campestris

Family Equidae (Zebra)

Plains zebra, Burchells zebra Equus quagga

EVEN-TOED UNGULATES Family Suidae (Pigs)

Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus

Sharpe's grysbok Raphicerus sharpei Impala Aepyceros melampus Klipspringer Oreotragus oerotragus Suni Neotragus moshatus

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