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Knysna National Lake Area

Mammals

African elephant

Loxodonta africana

Black clinging bat

Miniopterus fraterculus

Blue duiker

Cephalophus monticola

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

Bushpig

Potamochoerus porcus

Cape dune molerat

Bathyergus suillus

Cape grey mongoose

Herpestes pulverulentus

Cape hairy bat

Myotis tricolor

Cape horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus capensis

Cape molerat

Georychus capensis

Cape mouse

Praomys verreauxi

Cape porcupine

Hystrix africaeaustralis

Cape wild cat

Felis lybica

Caracal

Felis caracal

Chestnut climbing mouse

Dendromus mesomelas

Clawless otter

Aonyx capensis

Common molerat

Cryptomys hottentotus

Duthie's golden mole

Chlorotalpa duthiae

Forest mouse

Thamnomys dolichurus

Forest shrew

Mysorex variatus

Geoffroy’s horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus clivosus

Grey rhebuck

Pelea capreolus

Grysbok

Raphicerus melanotis

Honey badger

Mellivora capensis

Hottentot golden mole

Amblysomus tottentotus

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

Knysna golden mole

Amblysomus iris

Kuhl’s bat

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Large grey mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

Large-spotted genet

Genetta tigrina

Leopard

Panthera paradus

Long-eared bat

Nycteris thebaica

Long-tailed housebat

Eptesicus hottentotus

Red musk shrew

Crocidura flavescens

Rock dassie

Procavia capensis

Scrub hare

Lepus saxatilis

Serval

Felis serval

Striped polecat

Ictonyx striatus

Vervet monkey

Cercopithecus pygerythrus

Vlei rat

Otomys irroratus

Water mongoose

Atilax paludinosus

Wooly bat

Kerivoula lanosa



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