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Mammals

Species Checklist

Order Insectivora
Family Soricidae
Crocidura cyanea	Reddish-grey musk shrew
Family Macroscelididae
Elephantulus rupestris	Smith's rock elephant-shrew
Macroscelides proboscideus	Round-eared elephant shrew
Order Chiroptera
Family Molossidae
Sauromys petrophilus	Flat-headed free-tailed bat
Tadarida aegyptiaca	Egyptian free-tailed bat
Family Vespertilionidae
Eptesicus capensis	Cape serotine bat
Myotis seabrai	Angola hairy bat (indeterminate)
Family Nycteridae
Nycteris thebaica	Egyptian slit-faced bat
Family Rhinolophidaee
Rhinolophus capensis	Cape horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus clivosus	Geophroy's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus darlingi	Darling's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus fumigatus	Ruppell's horseshoe bat
Family Hipposideridae
Hipposideros caffer	Sundevall's leaf nosed bat
Order Primates
Family Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecus pygerythrus	Vervet monkey
Papio ursinus	Chacma baboon
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
Lepus capensis	Cape hare
Pronolagus rupestris	Smith's red rock hare
Order Rodentia
Family Bathyergidae
Cryptomys hottentotus	Common molerat
Family Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis	Porcupine
Family Gliridae
Graphiurus platyops	Rock dormouse
Family Sciuridae
Xerus inaurus	Ground squirrel
Family Petromuridae
Petromus typicus	Dassie rat
Family Cricetidae
Desmodillus auricularis	Short-tailed gerbil
Gerbillurus paeba	Hairy-footed gerbil
Malcothrix typica	Large-eared mouse
Otomys unisulcatus	Bush karoo rat
Parotomys brantsii	Brant's whistling rat
Parotomys littledalei	Littledale's whistling rat
Petromyscus collinus	Pygmy rock mouse (indeterminate)
Family Muridae
Aethomys namaquensis	Namaqua rock mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio	Striped mouse
Thallomys paedulcus	Black-tailed tree rat
Order Carnivora
Family Hyaenidae
Hyaena brunnea	Brown hyaena (rare)
Proteles cristatus	Aardwolf (rare)
Family felidae
Felis caracal	Caracal
Felis lybica	African wild cat (vulnerable)
Panthera pardus	Leopard (rare)
Family Canidae
Canis mesomelas	Black-backed jackal
Otocyon megalotis	Bat-eared fox
Vulpes chama	Silver fox
Family Mustelidae
Aonyx capensis	Cape clawless otter
Ictonyx striatus	Striped polecat
Mellivora capensis	Honey badger (vulnerable)
Family Viverridae
Atilax paludinosus	Water mongoose
Cynictis penicillata	Yellow mongoose
Galerella pulverulenta	Small grey mongoose
Genetta genetta	Small-spotted genet
Suricata suricatta	Suricate
Order Hyracoidea
Family Procaviidae
Procavia capensis	Rock hyrax
Order Perissodactyla
Family Equidae
Equus zebra hartmannae	Zebra hartmann's
Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Oreotragus oreotragus	Klipspringer
Pelea capreolus	Rhebok grey
Raphicerus campestris	Steenbok
Sylvicapra grimmia	Duiker grey