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The Natural History Society of Swaziland Fauna and Flora: Mammals
Wild Swaziland's Mammal Species List below can be downloaded, free of charge, from the following links: As an Adobe Acrobat pdf Ticklist
The Mammal Species List: LIST OF THE MAMMALS OF SWAZILAND (List for “Wild Swaziland”) Compiled by Ara Monadjem - January 2006
Order Family English name Genus Species
Artiodactyla Bovidae Impala Aepyceros melampus Red hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus Red duiker Cephalophus natalensis Black wildebeest Connochaetes gnou Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus Blesbuck Damaliscus dorcus Tsesebe Damaliscus lunulatus Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus Sable Hippotragus niger Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus Klipspringer Oreortagus oreotragus Oribi Ourebia ourebi Grey rhebuck Pelea capreolus Steenbok Raphicerus campestris Sharpe's grysbok Raphicerus sharpei Common reedbuck Redunca arundinum Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia African buffalo Syncerus caffer Eland Taurotragus oryx Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros Nyala Tragelaphus angasii Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
Artiodactyla Giraffidae Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
Artiodactyla Suidae Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus Bushpig Potamochoerus porcus
Carnivora Canidae Side-striped jackal Canis adustus Black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas African wild dog Lycaon pictus Cape fox Vulpes chama
Carnivora Felidae Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Caracal Caracal caracal African wild cat Felis lybica Serval Leptailurus serval Leopard Panthera pardus Lion Panthera leo
Carnivora Hyaenidae Spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta
Carnivora Mustelidae Cape clawless otter Aonyx capensis Striped polecat Ictonyx striatus Honey badger Mellivora capensis African weasel Poecilogale albinucha
Carnivora Protelidae Aardwolf Proteles cristatus
Carnivora Viverridae Water mongoose Atilax paludinosus Civet Civettictis civetta Slender mongoose Galerella sanguineus Large-spotted genet Genetta tigrina Dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda Banded mongoose Mungos mungo Meller's mongoose Rhyncogale melleri
Chiroptera Emballonuridae Tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus
Chiroptera Epomophoridae Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus wahlbergi Peter's epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus gambianus
Chiroptera Hipposideridae Short-eared trident bat Cloeotis percivali Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros caffer
Chiroptera Molossidae Little free-tailed bat Chaerephon pumila Angola free-tailed bat Mops condylurus Egyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca
Chiroptera Nycteridae Common slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica
Chiroptera Rhinolophidae Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus clivosus Darling's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus darlingi Bushveld horseshoe bat Rhinolophus simulator Peak-saddle horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Anchieta's bat Hysugo anchietai Lesser woolly bat Kerivoula lanosa Lesser long-fingered bat Miniopterus frateculus Shreibers's long-fingered bat Miniopterus schreibersii Temminck's hairy bat Myotis tricolor Cape serotine bat Neoromicia capensis Banana bat Neoromicia africanus Schleiffen's bat Nycticeinops schleiffenii Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii Yellow house bat Scotophilus dinganii
Hyracoidea Procaviidae Rock hyrax Procavia capensis
Insectivora Chrysochloridae Hottentot golden mole Amblysomus hottentotus
Insectivora Soricidae Swamp musk shrew Crocidura mariquensis Tiny musk shrew Crocidura fuscomurina Maquassi musk shrew Crocidura maquassiensis Reddish-grey musk shrew Crocidura cyanea Lesser grey-brown musk shrew Crocidura silacea Giant musk shrew Crocidura flavenscens Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta Dark-footed forest shrew Myosorex cafer Forest shrew Myosorex varius Great dwarf shrew Suncus lixus Least dwarf shrew Suncus infinitesimus
Lagomorpha Leporidae Scrub hare Lepus saxatilis Natal red hare Pronolagus crassicaudatus
Macroselidea Macroscelididae Short-snouted elephant shrew Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Rock elephant shrew Elephantulus myurus
Perissodactyla Equidae Burchell's zebra Equus burchelli
Perissodactyla Rhinocerotidae Squarelipped rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Hooklipped rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
Pholidota Manidae Pangolin Manis temminckii
Primates Cercopithecidae Samango monkey Cercopithecus mitis Vervet monkey Chlorocebus aethiops Chacma baboon Papio hamadryas
Primates Galagidae Thick-tailed bushbaby Galago crassicaudatus
Proboscidea Elephantidae African elephant Loxondonta africana
Rodentia Bathyergidae Common mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus
Rodentia Gliridae Rock dormouse Graphiurus platyops Woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus
Rodentia Hystricidae Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis
Rodentia Muridae Namaqua rock rat Aethomys namaquensis Red veld rat Aethomys chrysophilus Tete veld rat Aethomys ineptus Water rat Dasymys incomtus Grey pygmy climbing mouse Dendromys melanotis Brant's climbing mouse Dendromys mesomelas Chestnut climbing mouse Dendromys mystacalis Woodland mouse Grammomys dolichurus Single-striped mouse Lemniscomys rosalia Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis Pygmy mouse Mus minutoides Angoni vlei rat Otomys angoniensis Vlei rat Otomys irroratus House rat Rattus rattus Striped mouse Rhabdomys pumilio Pouched mouse Saccostomus campestris Fat mouse Steatomys pratensis Bushveld gerbil Tatera leucogaster Tree rat Thallomys paedulcus
Rodentia Thryonomidae Cane-rat Thryonomys swinderianus
Tubulidentata Orycteropodidae Antbear Orycteropus afer
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