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Mlawula's Mammals
Mlawula's Fauna

Mlawula Nature Reserve

Mammals Checklist

(Numbers refer to those in "The mammals of the southern African sub-region" by R.H.N. Smithers)

Number Scientific Name Common Name



4
8
10
11
12
14


30



35




40
43
46



49


55
59
63


67
71
73
75
77
84
86
89
90


98


102
103
108


111




114
115



117
119
120



121



123
125



134


138


147



153


162
165
166
167
172
174
177
179
181
183


190


196


199
199
202


244
246


247
248
251
253


256
258
259


262
263
264


266
268
273
274
276
277
278
279
280



288



298



299
300



306


312
313


315
317
318
320


322


329
331
332


334
335
336
Insectivora

Soricidae
Suncus lixus
Crocidura bicolor
Crocidura cyanea infumata
Crocidura gracilipes #
Crocidura flavescens #
Crocidura hirta

Chrysochloridae
Amblysomus hottentotus #

Macroscelididae
Macroscelidinae
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus #

Chiroptera
Megachiroptera
Pteropodidae
Epomophones wahlbergi
Epomophorus crypturus #
Rousettus aegyptiacus #

Microchiroptera
Emballonuridae
Taphozous mauritianus #

Molossidae
Tadarida condylura
Tadarida pumila
Tadarida aegyptiaca #

Vespertilionidae
Miniopterus schreibersii #
Myotis tricolor #
Pipistrellus kuhlii #
Pipistrellus nanus
Chalinolobis variegatus #
Eptesicus zuluensis #
Eptesicus capensis #
Scotophilus viridis #
Nycticeius schlieffenii

Nycteridae
Nycteris thebaica

Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus clivorus #
Rhinolophus darlingi
Rhinolophus simulator #

Hipposideridae
Hipposideros caffer

Primates
Lorisidae
Galaginae
Galago crassicaudatus
Galago senegalensis #

Anthropodea
Cercopithecidae
Papio ursinus orientalis
Cercopithecus aethiops
Cercopithecus albogularis

Pholidota
Manidae
Manis temmincki

Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Lepus saxatilis
Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Rodentia
Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis

Gliridae
Graphiurus murinus

Thryonomydae
Thryonomys swinderianus

Muridae and Cricetidae
Otomynae
Otomys angoniensis

Murinae
Lemniscomys rosalia
Dasymys incomtus #
Thamnomys cometes
Thamnomys dolichurus
Mus minutoides
Mastomys natalensis
Thallomys paedulcus #
Aethomys namaquensis
Aethomys chrysophilus
Rattus rattus *#

Gerbillinae
Tatera leucogaster

Cricetomyinae
Saccostomus campestris

Dendromurinae
Dendromus melanotis #
Dendromus mystacalis
Steatomys pratensis
Carnivora
Hyaenidae
Proteles cristatus
Crocuta crocuta

Felidae
Acinonyx jubatus #
Panthera pardus
Felis lybica #
Felis serval

Canidae
Lycaon pictus
Canis adustus
Canis mesomelas

Mustelidae
Mellivora capensis
Poecilogale albinucha #
Ictonyx striatus

Viverridae
Civettictis civetta #
Genetta tigrina
Herpestes ichneumon
Galerella sanguinea
Rhynchogale melleri #
Ichneumia albicauda
Atilax paludinosus
Mungos mungo
Helogale parvula

Tubulidentata
Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus afer

Perissodactyla
Equidae
Equus burchelli antiquorus

Artiodactyla
Suidae
Potamochoerus porcus
Phacochoerus aethiopicus

Bovidae
Alcelaphine
Connochaetes taurinus

Cephalophinae
Cephalophus natalensis
Sylvicapra grimmia

Antilopinae
Oreotragus oreotragus
Ourebia ourebi
Raphicerus campestris
Raphicerus sharpei

Aepycerotinae
Aepyceros melampus

Bovinae
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Tragelaphus angasi
Tragelaphus scriptus

Reduncinae
Redunca arundinum
Redunca fulvorufula
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Shrews, elephant shrews, hedgehogs and
golden moles
Shrews
Greater dwarf shrew
Tiny musk shrew
Reddish-grey musk shrew
Peters' musk shrew
Greater musk shrew
Lesser red musk shrew

Golden moles
Hottentot golden mole

Elephant-shrews
Elephant-shrews
Short-snouted elephant-shrew

Bats
Fruit-eating bats
Fruit bats
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat
Peters' epauletted fruit bat
Egyptian fruit bat

Insect-eating bats
Sheath-tailed bats
Tomb bat

Free-tailed bats
Angola free-tailed bat
Little free-tailed bat
Egyptian free-tailed bat

Vesper bats
Schreibers' long-fingered bat
Temminck's hairy bat
Kuhl's bat
Banana bat
Butterfly bat
Aloe serotine bat
Cape serotine bat
Lesser yellow house bat
Schlieffen's bat

Slit-faced bats
Common slit-faced bat

Horseshoe bats
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
Darling's horseshoe bat
Bushveld horseshoe bat

Trident and leaf-nosed bats
Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat

Bushbabies, baboons, monkeys
Bushbabies

Thick tailed bushbaby
Lesser bushbaby


Monkeys and baboons
Chacma baboon
Vervet monkey
Samango monkey

Pangolin

Cape pangolin

Hares, rock rabbits, rabbits

Scrub hare
Natal red rock rabbit

Rodents
Porcupines
Crested porcupine

Dormice
Woodland doormouse


Greater canerat

Rats and Mice

Angoni vlei rat


Single-striped mouse
Water rat
Mozambique woodland mouse
Woodland mouse
Pigmy mouse
Multimammate mouse
Tree mouse
Namaqua rock mouse
Red veld rat
House rat


Bushveld gerbil


Pouched mouse

Climbing mice
Grey climbing mouse
Chesnut climbing mouse
Fat mouse
Carnivores
Aardwolf and hyaenas
Aardwolf
Spotted hyaena

Cats
Cheetah
Leopard
African wild cat
Serval

Foxes, wild dog and jackals
Wild dog
Side-striped jackal
Black-backed jackal

Otters, polecats, weasels, honey badger
Honey badger
Striped weasel
Striped polecat

Mongooses, civets, genets and suricate
African civet
Large-spotted genet
Large gray mongoose
Slender mongoose
Meller's mongoose
White-tailed mongoose
Water mongoose
Banded mongoose
Dwarf mongoose

Antbear
Antbear
Antbear



Burchell's Zebra

Even-toed ungulates
Pigs
Bush-pig
Warthog

Buffaloes, wildebeest and buck
Wildebeest, hartebeest and blesbok
Blue wildebeest

Duikers
Red duiker
Grey duiker

Klipspringer, dik dik, oribi, grysbok
Klipspringer
Oribi
Steenbok
Sharpe's grysbok

Impala
Impala

Buffalo, kudu, bushbuck
Greater kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck

Reedbuck, waterbuck, lechwe
Common reedbuck
Mountain reedbuck
Common waterbuck