List of mammals of Benin
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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Benin. There are 166 mammal species in Benin
, of which 0 are critically endangered, 3 are endangered, 9 are vulnerable, and 2 are near-threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN
:
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
Order: Proboscidea
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The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
Order: Sirenia
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Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemur
s, monkey
s, and ape
s, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimian
s, monkeys of the New World
, and monkeys and apes of the Old World
.
Order: Rodent
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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisor
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara
can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Order: Lagomorpha
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The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae
(hare
s and rabbit
s), and Ochotonidae (pika
s). Though they can resemble rodent
s, and were classified as a superfamily
in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehog
s and gymnure
s. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
Order: Soricomorpha
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The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
The order Philodota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater
species.
Order: Cetacea
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The order Cetacea includes whale
s, dolphin
s and porpoise
s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic
life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
Order: Carnivora
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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
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The even-toed ungulates are ungulate
s whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to human
s.
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
, of which 0 are critically endangered, 3 are endangered, 9 are vulnerable, and 2 are near-threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN
World Conservation Union
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to finding "pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges." The organization publishes the IUCN Red List, compiling information from a network of...
:
| EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
| EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
| CR | Critically Endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
| EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| NT | Near Threatened | The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. |
| LC | Least Concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
| DD | Data Deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:
| LR/cd | Lower Risk/conservation dependent | Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued. |
| LR/nt | Lower Risk/near threatened | Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes. |
| LR/lc | Lower Risk/least concern | Species for which there are no identifiable risks. |
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
----The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
- Family: Procaviidae (hylaxes)
- Genus: Dendrohyrax
- Western Tree HyraxWestern Tree HyraxThe Western Tree Hyrax , also called the Western Tree Dassie or Beecroft's Tree Hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax, members of the family Procaviidae.-Range and habitat:...
Dendrohyrax dorsalis LC
- Western Tree Hyrax
- Genus: Procavia
- Cape HyraxCape HyraxThe Rock Hyrax , or Cape Hyrax, is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only living species in the genus Procavia. Like all hyraxes, it is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal, superficially resembling a guinea pig with short ears and tail...
Procavia capensis LC
- Cape Hyrax
- Genus: Dendrohyrax
Order: ProboscideaProboscideaProboscidea is a taxonomic order containing one living family, Elephantidae, and several extinct families. This order was first described by J. Illiger in 1881 and encompasses the trunked mammals...
(elephants)
----- Family: ElephantidaeElephantidaeElephantidae is a taxonomic family, collectively elephants and mammoths. These are terrestrial large mammals with a trunk and tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct...
(elephants)- Genus: LoxodontaLoxodontaAfrican elephants are the species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta , one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. Although it is commonly believed that the genus was named by Georges Cuvier in 1825, Cuvier spelled it Loxodonte...
- African Bush ElephantAfrican Bush ElephantThe African Bush Elephant or African Savanna Elephant is the larger of the two species of African elephant. Both it and the African Forest Elephant have usually been classified as a single species, known simply as the African Elephant...
Loxodonta africana VU
- African Bush Elephant
- Genus: Loxodonta
Order: SireniaSireniaSirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees...
(manatees and dugongs)
----Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
- Family: Trichechidae
- Genus: Trichechus
- African ManateeAfrican ManateeThe African manatee , also known as the West African manatee or seacow, is a species of manatee and is the most endangered of the four species of sirenians. Scientists think they are most similar to West Indian manatees...
Trichechus senegalensis VU
- African Manatee
- Genus: Trichechus
Order: Primates
----Lemur
Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...
s, monkey
Monkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
s, and ape
Ape
Apes are Old World anthropoid mammals, more specifically a clade of tailless catarrhine primates, belonging to the biological superfamily Hominoidea. The apes are native to Africa and South-east Asia, although in relatively recent times humans have spread all over the world...
s, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimian
Prosimian
Prosimians are a grouping of mammals defined as being primates, but not monkeys or apes. They include, among others, lemurs, bushbabies, and tarsiers. They are considered to have characteristics that are more primitive than those of monkeys and apes. Prosimians are the only primates native to...
s, monkeys of the New World
New World monkey
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since...
, and monkeys and apes of the Old World
Catarrhini
Catarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates . It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes, which in turn are further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...
.
- Suborder: StrepsirrhiniStrepsirrhiniThe clade Strepsirrhini is one of the two suborders of primates. Madagascar's only non-human primates are strepsirrhines, and others can be found in southeast Asia and Africa...
- Infraorder: LorisiformesLorisiformesLorisiformes are a group of primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members of this infraorder include the galagos and the lorises. As strepsirrhines, they are related to the lemurs.* Order Primates** Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians...
- Family: LorisidaeLorisidaeLorisidae is a family of strepsirrhine primates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and include the lorises, pottos and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast Asia....
(lorises, bushbabies)- Genus: Perodicticus
- PottoPottoThe potto is a strepsirrhine primate from the Lorisidae family. It is the only species in genus Perodicticus...
Perodicticus potto LR/lc
- Potto
- Genus: Perodicticus
- Family: Galagidae
- Genus: GalagoGalagoGalagos , also known as bushbabies, bush babies or nagapies , are small, nocturnal primates native to continental Africa, and make up the family Galagidae...
- Demidoff's Dwarf Galago Galago demidoff LR/lc
- Senegal BushbabySenegal BushbabyThe Senegal bushbaby , also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae....
Galago senegalensis LR/lc
- Genus: Galago
- Family: Lorisidae
- Infraorder: Lorisiformes
- Suborder: HaplorrhiniHaplorrhiniThe haplorhines, the "dry-nosed" primates , are members of the Haplorhini clade: the prosimian tarsiers and the anthropoids...
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
- Parvorder: CatarrhiniCatarrhiniCatarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates . It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes, which in turn are further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Genus: Erythrocebus
- Patas MonkeyPatas MonkeyThe patas monkey , also known as the Wadi monkey or Hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. It is the only species classified in the genus Erythrocebus...
Erythrocebus patas LR/lc
- Patas Monkey
- Genus: Cercopithecus
- ChlorocebusChlorocebusChlorocebus is a genus of medium-sized primates from the family of Old World monkeys. There are six species currently recognized, although some classify them all as a single species with numerous subspecies...
Cercopithecus aethiops LR/lc - White-throated GuenonWhite-throated GuenonThe white-throated guenon , also known as the red-bellied monkey and the red-bellied guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives on trees of rainforests or tropical areas of Nigeria and Benin....
Cercopithecus erythrogaster EN - Mona MonkeyMona MonkeyThe mona monkey is an Old World monkey that lives throughout western Africa. The mona monkey can also be found on the island of Grenada as it was transported to the island aboard slave ships headed to the New World during the 18th century. This guenon lives in groups of up to 35 in arboreal regions...
Cercopithecus mona LR/lc - Greater Spot-nosed MonkeyGreater Spot-nosed MonkeyThe greater spot-nosed monkey or Putty-nosed monkey is one of the smallest Old World monkeys. It is a guenon of the C. mitis group, native to West Africa and living to some extent in rain forests but more often in the transition zone between rain forest and savannah. It is primarily arboreal and...
Cercopithecus nictitans LR/lc - Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon Cercopithecus petaurista LR/lc
- Chlorocebus
- Genus: Papio
- Olive BaboonOlive BaboonThe olive baboon , also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae . The species is the most widely spread of all baboons: it is found in 25 countries throughout Africa, extending south from Mali to Ethiopia and to Tanzania. Isolated populations are also found in some...
Papio anubis LR/lc
- Olive Baboon
- Subfamily: ColobinaeColobinaeColobinae is a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 59 species in 10 genera, including the skunk-like black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications split the colobine monkeys into two tribes, while others split them into...
- Genus: Colobus
- King ColobusKing ColobusThe king colobus , also known as the western black-and-white colobus, is a species of Old World monkey, found in lowland and mountain rain forests in a region stretching between Gambia and Côte d'Ivoire within Africa. It eats mainly leaves, but also fruits and flowers. Though it is arboreal, it...
Colobus polykomos LR/nt - Geoffroy's Black-and-white Colobus Colobus vellerosus VU
- King Colobus
- Genus: ProcolobusProcolobusProcolobus is the genus of the red colobus monkeys and the olive colobus. Some authorities restrict the genus Procolobus to the olive colobus, placing the remaining in Piliocolobus. They are found in Africa where almost entirely restricted to forests...
- Van Beneden's Colobus Procolobus verus LR/nt
- Genus: Colobus
- Genus: Erythrocebus
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Superfamily: Hominoidea
- Family: HominidaeHominidaeThe Hominidae or include them .), as the term is used here, form a taxonomic family, including four extant genera: chimpanzees , gorillas , humans , and orangutans ....
(humans)- Subfamily: HomininaeHomininaeHomininae is a subfamily of Hominidae, which includes humans, gorillas and chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives; it comprises all those hominids, such as Australopithecus, that arose after the split from orangutans . Our family tree, which has 3 main branches leading to chimpanzees, humans and...
- Tribe: HomininiHomininiHominini is the tribe of Homininae that comprises Homo, and the two species of the genus Pan , their ancestors, and the extinct lineages of their common ancestor . Members of the tribe are called hominins...
- Genus: PanChimpanzeeChimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...
- Common ChimpanzeeCommon ChimpanzeeThe common chimpanzee , also known as the robust chimpanzee, is a great ape. Colloquially, the common chimpanzee is often called the chimpanzee , though technically this term refers to both species in the genus Pan: the common chimpanzee and the closely related bonobo, formerly called the pygmy...
Pan troglodytes EN
- Common Chimpanzee
- Genus: Pan
- Tribe: Hominini
- Subfamily: Homininae
- Family: Hominidae
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Parvorder: Catarrhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
Order: RodentRodentRodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
ia (rodents)
----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisor
Incisor
Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and mandible below.-Function:...
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara
Capybara
The capybara , also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs...
can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
- Suborder: HystricomorphaHystricomorphaThe term Hystricomorpha has had many definitions throughout its history. In the broadest sense it refers to any rodent with a hystricomorphous zygomasseteric system. This includes the Hystricognathi, Ctenodactylidae, Anomaluridae, and Pedetidae...
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
- Genus: Atherurus
- African Brush-tailed PorcupineAfrican Brush-tailed PorcupineThe African Brush-Tailed Porcupine is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine called "brush-tailed porcupines". The brush-tailed porcupines live in forests, usually at high elevations. They are nocturnal and during the day they sleep in caves and burrows...
Atherurus africanus LC - Genus: HystrixHystrixHystrix is a genus of porcupine that contains what are the best known and most distinctive of the Old World porcupines.-Species:*Genus Hystrix**Subgenus Thecurus***Hystrix crassispinis - Thick-spined Porcupine...
- Crested PorcupineCrested PorcupineThe crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the Hystricidae family.It is extant in mainland Italy, Sicily, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.-Physical Attributes:...
Hystrix cristata LC
- Crested Porcupine
- African Brush-tailed Porcupine
- Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats)
- Genus: Thryonomys
- Greater Cane RatGreater Cane RatThe Greater Cane Rat is one of two species of cane rats, a small family of African hystricognath rodents. It inhabits Africa, south of the Saharan Desert. The cane rat lives by reedbeds and riverbanks. As humans move into such territories, the cane rats accepted plantations and cultivated areas...
Thryonomys swinderianus LC
- Greater Cane Rat
- Genus: Thryonomys
- Genus: Atherurus
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
- Suborder: SciurognathiSciurognathiSciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as the root of the incisors...
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Subfamily: XerinaeXerinaeXerinae is a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini , Xerini , and Protoxerini .-References:* Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754-818 in Wilson, E. D...
- Tribe: Xerini
- Genus: Xerus
- Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus LC
- Genus: Xerus
- Tribe: ProtoxeriniProtoxeriniProtoxerini is a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. There are thirty species in six genera.-Genera:Epixerus Funisciurus Heliosciurus Myosciurus Paraxerus...
- Genus: Funisciurus
- Thomas's Rope SquirrelThomas's Rope SquirrelThe Thomas's Rope Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria....
Funisciurus anerythrus DD - Red-cheeked Rope SquirrelRed-cheeked Rope SquirrelThe Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo....
Funisciurus leucogenys DD - Kintampo Rope SquirrelKintampo Rope SquirrelThe Kintampo Rope Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Niger, and Togo.Its natural habitat is moist savanna....
Funisciurus substriatus DD
- Thomas's Rope Squirrel
- Genus: Heliosciurus
- Gambian Sun SquirrelGambian Sun SquirrelThe Gambian Sun Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra...
Heliosciurus gambianus LC - Red-legged Sun SquirrelRed-legged Sun SquirrelThe Red-legged Sun Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra...
Heliosciurus rufobrachium LC
- Gambian Sun Squirrel
- Genus: Paraxerus
- Green Bush SquirrelGreen Bush SquirrelThe Green Bush Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Paraxerus poensis LC
- Green Bush Squirrel
- Genus: Protoxerus
- Forest Giant SquirrelForest Giant SquirrelThe Forest Giant Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
Protoxerus stangeri LC
- Forest Giant Squirrel
- Genus: Funisciurus
- Tribe: Xerini
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
- Subfamily: Graphiurinae
- Genus: GraphiurusGraphiurusThe African dormice, Graphiurus, are a genus of dormouse that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails...
- Jentink's DormouseJentink's DormouseJentink's Dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, possibly Benin, possibly Equatorial Guinea, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* Grubb, P....
Graphiurus crassicaudatus DD
- Jentink's Dormouse
- Genus: Graphiurus
- Subfamily: Graphiurinae
- Family: NesomyidaeNesomyidaeNesomyidae is a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar...
- Subfamily: DendromurinaeDendromurinaeDendromurinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Nesomyidae and superfamily Muroidea. The dendromurines are currently restricted to Africa, as is the case for all extant members of the family Nesomyidae. The authorship of the subfamily has been contributed to both Alston, 1876, and to G. M...
- Genus: DendromusDendromusMice in the genus Dendromus are commonly referred to as African climbing mice or tree mice, although these terms are often used to describe all members of the subfamily Dendromurinae...
- Gray Glimbing Mouse Dendromus melanotis LC
- Banana Climbing MouseBanana Climbing MouseThe Banana Climbing Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Togo....
Dendromus messorius LC
- Genus: SteatomysSteatomysSteatomys is a genus of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It contains the following species:* Bocage's African Fat Mouse * Northwestern Fat Mouse * Dainty Fat Mouse...
- Northwestern Fat MouseNorthwestern Fat MouseThe Northwestern Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo....
Steatomys caurinus LC - Dainty Fat MouseDainty Fat MouseThe Dainty Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
Steatomys cuppedius LC
- Northwestern Fat Mouse
- Genus: Dendromus
- Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
- Genus: Cricetomys
- Emin's Pouched Rat Cricetomys emini LC
- Gambian Pouched RatGambian pouched ratThe Gambian pouched rat , also known as the African giant pouched rat, is a nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat genus Cricetomys. It is among the largest muroids in the world, growing up to about long including their tail which makes up half their length...
Cricetomys gambianus LC
- Genus: Cricetomys
- Subfamily: Dendromurinae
- Family: MuridaeMuridaeMuridae is the largest family of mammals. It contains over 600 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide. The group includes true mice and rats, gerbils, and relatives....
(mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)- Subfamily: DeomyinaeDeomyinaeThe subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae until very recently. They are sometimes called Acomyinae, particularly in references that predate the discovery that the link rat, Deomys ferugineus, is part of the...
- Genus: Acomys
- Johan's Spiny MouseJohan's Spiny MouseJohan's Spiny Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo....
Acomys johannis LC
- Johan's Spiny Mouse
- Genus: Lophuromys
- Rusty-bellied Brush-furred RatRusty-bellied Brush-furred RatThe Rusty-Bellied Brush-Furred Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
Lophuromys sikapusi LC
- Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat
- Genus: Uranomys
- Rudd's MouseRudd's MouseThe Rudd's Mouse or the White-bellied Brush-furred Rat, Uranomys ruddi, is the only member of the genus Uranomys. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the Link Rat.-Description:...
Uranomys ruddi LC
- Rudd's Mouse
- Genus: Acomys
- Subfamily: Gerbillinae
- Genus: Tatera
- Kemp's GerbilKemp's GerbilKemp's Gerbil is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly...
Tatera kempi LC
- Kemp's Gerbil
- Genus: Tatera
- Subfamily: MurinaeMurinaeThe Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. This subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the...
- Genus: ArvicanthisArvicanthisArvicanthis is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats-Species:Genus Arvicanthis - unstriped grass mice...
- Sudanian ArvicanthisSudanian ArvicanthisThe Sudanian Grass Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, possibly Benin, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Ghana, possibly Guinea, and possibly Togo....
Arvicanthis ansorgei LC - African Grass RatAfrican Grass RatThe African Grass Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is mainly distributed in the Sahel and the sudano-zambesian Savanna belt, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana,...
Arvicanthis niloticus LC - Guinean ArvicanthisGuinean ArvicanthisThe Guinean Grass Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Ghana, Togo, possibly Cameroon, possibly Central African Republic, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Guinea, possibly Liberia, and possibly Sierra Leone.Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or...
Arvicanthis rufinus LC
- Sudanian Arvicanthis
- Genus: DasymysDasymysDasymys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Glover Allen's Shaggy Rat * Crawford-Cabral's Shaggy Rat * Fox's Shaggy Rat...
- West African Shaggy RatWest African Shaggy RatThe West African Shaggy Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
Dasymys rufulus LC
- West African Shaggy Rat
- Genus: HylomyscusHylomyscusHylomyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:Genus Hylomyscus - African wood mice*H. aeta group**Beaded Wood Mouse, Hylomyscus aeta**Hylomyscus grandis*H...
- Allen's Wood Mouse Hylomyscus alleni LC
- Genus: Lemniscomys
- Typical Striped Grass MouseTypical Striped Grass MouseThe Typical Striped Grass Mouse is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha, native to Africa, and with longitudinally-striped fur...
Lemniscomys striatus LC - Heuglin's LemniscomysHeuglin's LemniscomysHeuglin's Lemniscomys or Heuglin's Striped Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,...
Lemniscomys zebra LC
- Typical Striped Grass Mouse
- Genus: MastomysMastomysMastomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Awash Mastomys * Southern Multimammate Mouse * Guinea Multimammate Mouse...
- Guinea Multimammate MouseGuinea Multimammate MouseThe Guinea Multimammate Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia,...
Mastomys erythroleucus LC - Natal Multimammate MouseNatal Multimammate MouseThe Natal Multimammate Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the Natal Multimammate Rat, the Common African Rat, or the African Soft-furred Rat.-Range:...
Mastomys natalensis LC
- Guinea Multimammate Mouse
- Genus: Mus
- Baoule's MouseBaoule's MouseBaoule's Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea, possibly Ghana, and possibly Sierra Leone.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
Mus baoulei LC - Hausa MouseHausa MouseThe Hausa Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal....
Mus haussa LC - Matthey's MouseMatthey's MouseMatthey's Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, possibly Benin, possibly Guinea, and possibly Guinea-Bissau.Its natural habitat is moist savanna....
Mus mattheyi LC - African Pygmy MouseAfrican Pygmy MouseThe African Pygmy Mouse, is possibly the smallest of all rodents and one of the smallest mammals. It is widespread within sub-Saharan Africa, and is kept as a pet in other parts of the world...
Mus minutoides LC - Peter's Mouse Mus setulosus LC
- Baoule's Mouse
- Genus: PraomysPraomysPraomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Praomys coetzeei* Dalton's Mouse, Praomys daltoni* De Graaff's Soft-furred Mouse, Praomys degraaffi...
- Dalton's Praomys Praomys daltoni LC
- Deroo's Praomys Praomys derooi LC
- Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse Praomys tullbergi LC
- Genus: Stochomys
- Target RatTarget RatThe Target Rat, Stochomys longicaudatus, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Stochomys....
Stochomys longicaudatus LC
- Target Rat
- Genus: Arvicanthis
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Order: LagomorphaLagomorphaThe lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families, the Leporidae , and the Ochotonidae...
(lagomorphs)
----The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae
Leporidae
Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs...
(hare
Hare
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
s and rabbit
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
s), and Ochotonidae (pika
Pika
The pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tail. The name pika is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae . One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species...
s). Though they can resemble rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
s, and were classified as a superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
- Family: LeporidaeLeporidaeLeporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs...
(rabbits, hares)- Genus: LepusHareHares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
- Cape HareCape HareThe Cape, Common or Brown Hare is a hare natively found throughout Africa, and has spread to many parts of the Europe, Middle East and Asia. The Cape Hare is a nocturnal herbivore.They are fast...
Lepus capensis LR/lc
- Cape Hare
- Genus: Lepus
Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)
----The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehog
Hedgehog
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
s and gymnure
Gymnure
The gymnure, also called a hairy hedgehog or moonrat, is a type of mammal belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Erinaceomorpha...
s. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
- Family: ErinaceidaeErinaceidaeErinaceidae is the only living family in the order Erinaceomorpha, which has recently been subsumed with Soricomorpha into the order Eulipotyphla...
(hedgehogs)- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
- Genus: AtelerixAtelerixAtelerix is a genus of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It contains four species.-Species:* Four-toed Hedgehog * North African Hedgehog * Southern African Hedgehog...
- Four-toed HedgehogFour-toed hedgehogThe Four-toed Hedgehog , or African Pygmy Hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa....
Atelerix albiventris LR/lc
- Four-toed Hedgehog
- Genus: Atelerix
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Order: SoricomorphaSoricomorphaThe order Soricomorpha is taxon within the class of mammals. In previous years it formed a significant group within the former order Insectivora...
(shrews, moles, and soledons)
----The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.
- Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
- Genus: CrociduraCrociduraThe genus Crocidura is one of nine genus of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With 182 species, Crocidura contains the largest number of species of any...
- Crosse's ShrewCrosse's ShrewThe Crosse's Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Crocidura crossei LC - Fox's ShrewFox's ShrewThe Fox's Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo...
Crocidura foxi LC - Savanna ShrewSavanna ShrewThe Savanna Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry...
Crocidura fulvastra LC - Tiny Musk Shrew Crocidura fuscomurina LC
- Large-headed ShrewLarge-headed ShrewThe Large-headed Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Crocidura grandiceps NT - Lamotte's ShrewLamotte's ShrewThe Lamotte's Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna.-References:*...
Crocidura lamottei LC - Nigerian ShrewNigerian ShrewThe Nigerian Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. The animal is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo, and there are claims of it also being found in Ghana. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...
Crocidura nigeriae LC - Olivier's Shrew Crocidura olivieri LC
- Fraser's Musk ShrewFraser's Musk ShrewThe Fraser's Musk Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:*...
Crocidura poensis LC - Savanna Path ShrewSavanna Path ShrewThe Savanna Path Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda...
Crocidura viaria LC - Voi ShrewVoi ShrewThe Voi Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:* Hutterer, R. 2004. . Downloaded...
Crocidura voi LC
- Crosse's Shrew
- Genus: Sylvisorex
- Climbing ShrewClimbing ShrewThe Climbing Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family, which is found in subtropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi,...
Sylvisorex megalura LC
- Climbing Shrew
- Genus: Crocidura
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
----The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
- Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: PteropodinaePteropodinaePteropodinae is a subfamily of megabats. Species within this subfamily are:Subfamily Pteropodinae* Genus Acerodon**Sulawesi Flying Fox, Acerodon celebensis**Talaud Flying Fox, Acerodon humilis...
- Genus: EidolonEidolon (genus)Eidolon is a genus of megabats in the Pteropodidae family. It contains two species:*Madagascan Fruit Bat, Eidolon dupreanum*Straw-coloured Fruit Bat, Eidolon helvum-References:...
- Straw-coloured Fruit BatStraw-coloured Fruit BatThe Straw-coloured Fruit Bat is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from southwestern Arabian Peninsula, forest and savanna zones of Africa and to the offshore island of Madagascar...
Eidolon helvum LC
- Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
- Genus: EpomophorusEpomophorusEpomophorus is a genus of bat in the Pteropodidae family. They have a distribution throughout Africa.-Species:Epomophorus contains the following species:Genus Epomophorus* Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat, Epomophorus angolensis...
- Gambian Epauletted Fruit BatGambian Epauletted Fruit BatThe Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family.The species is known to travel in packs and are also known to be tropical...
Epomophorus gambianus LC
- Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
- Genus: EpomopsEpomopsEpomops is a genus of bat in the Pteropodidae family.It contains the following species:* Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat, Epomops buettikoferi* Dobson's Fruit Bat, Epomops dobsoni* Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat, Epomops franqueti...
- Franquet's Epauletted Fruit BatFranquet's Epauletted Fruit BatFranquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family.-Range and habitat:Franquet's epauletted fruit bat ranges from Ivory Coast to southern Sudan and south to Angola and Zambia....
Epomops franqueti LC
- Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat
- Genus: Hypsignathus
- Hammer-headed batHammer-headed batThe Hammer-headed Bat , also known as the Big-lipped Bat, is a megabat widely distributed in equatorial Africa. This large bat is found in riverine forests, mangroves, swamps, and palm forests at elevations less than 1800 meters.- Taxonomy :The hammer-headed bat is a member of the family Pteropodidae...
Hypsignathus monstrosus LC
- Hammer-headed bat
- Genus: LissonycterisLissonycterisLissonycteris is a genus of bat in the Pteropodidae family.It contains the following species:* Angolan Fruit Bat * Harrison's Fruit Bat * Petra Fruit Bat...
- Smith's Fruit BatSmith's Fruit BatThe Smith's Fruit Bat is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, possibly Benin, possibly Mali, and possibly Nigeria...
Lissonycteris smithi LC
- Smith's Fruit Bat
- Genus: MicropteropusMicropteropusMicropteropus is a genus of bat in the Pteropodidae family.It contains the following species:* Hayman's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat, Micropteropus intermedius* Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat, Micropteropus pusillus...
- Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit BatPeter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit BatPeter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,...
Micropteropus pusillus LC
- Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat
- Genus: Nanonycteris
- Veldkamp's BatVeldkamp's BatVeldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Nanonycteris. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo...
Nanonycteris veldkampi LC
- Veldkamp's Bat
- Genus: Eidolon
- Subfamily: Macroglossinae
- Genus: Megaloglossus
- Woermann's Fruit Bat Megaloglossus woermanni LC
- Genus: Megaloglossus
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Genus: Myotis
- Rufous Mouse-eared BatRufous Mouse-eared BatThe Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon,...
Myotis bocagii LC
- Rufous Mouse-eared Bat
- Genus: Myotis
- Subfamily: VespertilioninaeVespertilioninaeVespertilioninae is a subfamily of Vesper Bats from the family Vespertilionidae.-Classification:Subfamily Vespertilioninae*Tribe Eptesicini**Genus Arielulus***Collared Pipistrelle, Arielulus aureocollaris...
- Genus: GlauconycterisGlauconycterisGlauconycteris is a genus of vespertilionid bats in Africa.-Species:Glauconycteris is a genus of vespertilionid bats in Africa.-Species:Glauconycteris is a genus of vespertilionid bats in Africa.-Species:...
- Abo BatAbo BatThe Abo Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, possibly Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.It is found in these...
Glauconycteris poensis LC - Butterfly BatButterfly BatThe variegated butterfly bat is a species of vesper bat. It is sometimes also called the leaf-winged bat, or simply the butterfly bat. It is not currently endangered, but may be threatened by habitat loss....
Glauconycteris variegata LC
- Abo Bat
- Genus: NeoromiciaNeoromiciaNeoromicia is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It contains the following species:* Dark-Brown Serotine * Cape Serotine * Yellow Serotine...
- Cape SerotineCape SerotineThe Cape Serotine is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea,...
Neoromicia capensis LC - Tiny SerotineTiny SerotineThe Tiny Serotine is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan,...
Neoromicia guineensis LC - Banana PipistrelleBanana PipistrelleThe Banana Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial...
Neoromicia nanus LC - Rendall's SerotineRendall's SerotineThe Rendall's Serotine is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,...
Neoromicia rendalli LC - Somali SerotineSomali SerotineThe Somali Serotine is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
Neoromicia somalicus LC
- Cape Serotine
- Genus: Nycticeinops
- Schlieffen's Twilight Bat Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
- Genus: PipistrellusPipistrellusPipistrellus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word Pipistrello, meaning "bat"....
- Aellen's PipistrelleAellen's PipistrelleAellen's Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat.It can be found in the following countries: possibly Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Sudan.It is found in these habitats: dry savanna and moist savanna....
Pipistrellus inexspectatus DD - Tiny PipistrelleTiny PipistrelleThe Tiny Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat.It can be found in the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.It...
Pipistrellus nanulus LC
- Aellen's Pipistrelle
- Genus: ScotoecusScotoecusScotoecus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae.-Species:Scotoecus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae.-Species:Scotoecus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae.-Species:...
- Light-winged Lesser House BatLight-winged Lesser House BatThe Light-Winged Lesser House Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and...
Scotoecus albofuscus DD
- Light-winged Lesser House Bat
- Genus: ScotophilusScotophilusScotophilus is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa.- Species :- Reproduction :...
- African Yellow BatAfrican Yellow BatThe African Yellow Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea,...
Scotophilus dinganii LC - White-bellied Yellow BatWhite-bellied Yellow BatThe White-Bellied Yellow Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia,...
Scotophilus leucogaster LC - Schreber's Yellow BatSchreber's Yellow BatSchreber's Yellow Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist...
Scotophilus nigrita NT - Greenish Yellow BatGreenish Yellow BatThe Greenish Yellow Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South...
Scotophilus viridis LC
- African Yellow Bat
- Genus: Glauconycteris
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: ChaerephonChaerephonChaerephon , of the Athenian deme Sphettus, was a loyal friend and follower of Socrates. He is known only through brief descriptions by classical writers and was "an unusual man by all accounts", though a man of loyal democratic values.-Life:...
- Lappet-eared Free-tailed BatLappet-eared Free-tailed BatThe Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist...
Chaerephon major LC - Nigerian Free-tailed BatNigerian Free-tailed BatThe Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia,...
Chaerephon nigeriae LC - Little Free-tailed BatLittle Free-tailed BatThe Little Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
Chaerephon pumila LC
- Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
- Genus: Mops
- Angolan Free-tailed BatAngolan Free-tailed BatThe Angolan Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra...
Mops condylurus LC - Midas Free-tailed BatMidas Free-tailed BatThe Midas Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,...
Mops midas LC
- Angolan Free-tailed Bat
- Genus: Chaerephon
- Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: ColeuraColeuraColeura is a genus of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It contains the following species:* African Sheath-tailed Bat * Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat...
- African Sheath-tailed BatAfrican Sheath-Tailed BatThe African Sheath-Tailed Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It is found in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar,...
Coleura afra LC
- African Sheath-tailed Bat
- Genus: TaphozousTaphozousTaphozous is a genus of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It contains the following species:* Indonesian Tomb Bat * Coastal Tomb Bat * Sharp-Nosed Tomb Bat...
- Mauritian Tomb BatMauritian Tomb BatThe Mauritian Tomb Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae that is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was discovered in 1818 by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and is characterized by an all-white ventral surface, grizzled dorsal coloration, and conical...
Taphozous mauritianus LC - Egyptian Tomb BatEgyptian Tomb BatThe Egyptian Tomb Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,...
Taphozous perforatus LC
- Mauritian Tomb Bat
- Genus: Coleura
- Family: NycteridaeNycteridaeNycteridae is the family of slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in a single genus, Nycteris. The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia and many parts of Africa....
- Genus: Nycteris
- Gambian Slit-faced BatGambian Slit-faced BatThe Gambian Slit-faced Bat is a species of bat in the Nycteridae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist...
Nycteris gambiensis LC - Large Slit-Faced BatLarge Slit-Faced BatThe Large Slit-Faced Bat is a species of slit-faced bat with a broad distribution in forest and savanna habitats. N. marica , is the available name for the southern savanna species if it is recognized as distinct from this species.-References:* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J....
Nycteris grandis LC - Hairy Slit-Faced BatHairy Slit-Faced BatThe Hairy Slit-Faced Bat is a species of slit-faced bat that is widely distributed throughout forests and savannas in Africa. Two recognized subspecies exist: Nycteris hispida hispida and Nycteris hispida pallida...
Nycteris hispida LC - Large-Eared Slit-Faced BatLarge-Eared Slit-Faced BatThe Large-Eared Slit-Faced Bat is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in forests and savannas throughout Africa. Nycteris vinsoni was once considered a synonym of N. macrotis, but it became recognized as a separate species in 2004. Some, however, still consider N. vinsoni to be a subspecies of...
Nycteris macrotis LC - Egyptian Slit-Faced BatEgyptian Slit-Faced BatThe Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It can live in widely diverse habitats, including forests, caves, deserts, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands. Its subspecies include:*N. thebaica adana*N. thebaica albiventer*N....
Nycteris thebaica LC
- Gambian Slit-faced Bat
- Genus: Nycteris
- Family: MegadermatidaeMegadermatidaeMegadermatidae, or False Vampire Bats, are a family of bats found from central Africa, eastwards through southern Asia, and into Australia. They are relatively large bats, ranging from 6.5 cm to 14 cm in head-body length. They have large eyes, very large ears and a prominent nose-leaf. They have a...
- Genus: LaviaLaviaLavia is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region.The municipality is unilingually Finnish.-External links:* – Official website...
- Yellow-winged batYellow-winged batThe Yellow-winged bat is one of five species of false vampire bat from Africa.-Description:The yellow-winged bat has a total length of 58-80 mm and a body weight of 28-36 g. Females tend to be slightly larger than males. The wingspan averages 36 cm...
Lavia frons LC
- Yellow-winged bat
- Genus: Lavia
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Rüppell's Horseshoe BatRüppell's Horseshoe BatRüppell's Horseshoe Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats .-References:* Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W., Taylor, P. & Griffin, M. 2004. . ...
Rhinolophus fumigatus LC - Lander's Horseshoe BatLander's Horseshoe BatLander's Horseshoe Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found in Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and caves.-References:...
Rhinolophus landeri LC
- Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Subfamily: HipposiderinaeHipposiderinaeHipposideridae is a family of bats commonly known as the "Old World Leaf-nosed Bats". While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family...
- Genus: HipposiderosHipposiderosHipposideros is a one of the most diverse genera of bats with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament...
- Sundevall's Roundleaf BatSundevall's Roundleaf BatSundevall's roundleaf bat , also called Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae....
Hipposideros caffer LC - Cyclops Roundleaf BatCyclops Roundleaf BatThe Cyclops Roundleaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Africa Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Hipposideros cyclops LC - Hipposideros gigasHipposideros gigasGiant Roundleaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria,...
LC - Noack's Roundleaf BatNoack's Roundleaf BatNoack's Roundleaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
Hipposideros ruber LC
- Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
- Genus: Hipposideros
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Order: Pholidota (pangolins)
----Anteater
Anteaters, also known as antbear, are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa...
species.
- Family: Manidae
- Genus: Manis
- Giant PangolinGiant PangolinThe Giant Pangolin is a pangolin species. Members of the species inhabit Africa with a range stretching along the equator from west Africa to Uganda. The Giant Pangolin is the largest species of pangolin, or "scaly anteaters" – the large, scaled mammals belonging to the Manidae family. It...
Manis gigantea LR/lc - Tree PangolinTree pangolinThe Tree Pangolin is one of eight extant species of pangolin and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the White-bellied Pangolin or Three-cusped Pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.-Taxonomy:The Tree Pangolin belongs to the subgenus Phataginus and some...
Manis tricuspis LR/lc
- Giant Pangolin
- Genus: Manis
Order: CetaceaCetaceaThe order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea...
(whales)
----The order Cetacea includes whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
s, dolphin
Dolphin
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...
s and porpoise
Porpoise
Porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen...
s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic
Aquatic adaptation
Several animal groups have undergone aquatic adaptation, going from being purely terrestrial animals to living at least part of the time in water. The adaptations in early speciation tend to develop as the animal ventures into water in order to find available food. As successive generations spend...
life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
- Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Genus: Megaptera
- Humpback WhaleHumpback WhaleThe humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from and weigh approximately . The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is an acrobatic animal, often breaching and slapping the...
Megaptera novaeangliae VU
- Humpback Whale
- Genus: Megaptera
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Sousa
- Humpback dolphinHumpback dolphinHumpback dolphins are members of the genus Sousa. These dolphins are characterized by the conspicuous humps and elongated dorsal fins found on the back of adult members of the species...
Sousa teuszii DD
- Humpback dolphin
- Genus: StenellaStenellaStenella is a genus of aquatic mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins.Currently five species are recognised in this genus:*Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, S. attenuata*Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, S. frontalis...
- Clymene DolphinClymene DolphinThe Clymene dolphin , in older texts known as the Short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean.- Taxonomy :...
Stenella clymene DD
- Clymene Dolphin
- Genus: Lagenodelphis
- Fraser's DolphinFraser's DolphinFraser's Dolphin or Sarawak Dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.-Taxonomy:...
Lagenodelphis hosei DD
- Fraser's Dolphin
- Genus: Feresa
- Pygmy Killer WhalePygmy Killer WhaleThe pygmy killer whale is a small, rarely seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family . It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca It is the smallest species that has "whale" in its common name. In fact, "killer" may be more apt in the case of the pygmy...
Feresa attenuata DD
- Pygmy Killer Whale
- Genus: Sousa
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Order: CarnivoraCarnivoraThe diverse order Carnivora |Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal...
(carnivorans)
----- Suborder: FeliformiaFeliformiaThe Feliformia are a suborder within the order Carnivora and includes cats , hyenas, mongooses, civets and related taxa. The other suborder of Carnivora is Caniformia...
- Family: FelidaeFelidaeFelidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the strictest carnivores of the thirteen terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, although the three families of marine mammals comprising the superfamily pinnipedia are as carnivorous as the...
(cats)- Subfamily: FelinaeFelinaeFelinae is a subfamily of the family Felidae which includes the genera and species listed below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the Cougar and Cheetah....
- Genus: AcinonyxAcinonyxAcinonyx is a genus of mammals from the family Felidae. It is currently distributed in Africa and Asia, but at one time was also present in Europe. The cheetah is the only extant species in the genus. Wozencraft put the genus Acinonyx in their own monophyletic subfamily, Acinonychinae. Salles ,...
- CheetahCheetahThe cheetah is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, most notable for modifications in the species' paws...
Acinonyx jubatus VU
- Cheetah
- Genus: CaracalCaracalThe caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa.The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". In North India and Pakistan, the caracal is locally known as syahgosh or shyahgosh, which is a Persian term...
- CaracalCaracalThe caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa.The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". In North India and Pakistan, the caracal is locally known as syahgosh or shyahgosh, which is a Persian term...
Caracal caracal LC
- Caracal
- Genus: FelisFelisFelis is a genus of cats in the family Felidae, including the familiar domestic cat and its closest wild relatives. The wild species are distributed widely across Europe, southern and central Asia, and Africa; the domestic cat has been introduced worldwide.Members of the genus Felis are all small...
- WildcatWildcatWildcat is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.-Animals:Wildcat may also refer to members of the genus Lynx:...
Felis silvestris LC
- Wildcat
- Genus: Leptailurus
- ServalServalThe serval , Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal...
Leptailurus serval LC
- Serval
- Genus: Profelis
- African Golden CatAfrican Golden CatThe African Golden Cat is a medium-sized wild cat distributed over the rainforests of West and Central Africa. It is about long, and has a tail of about in length...
Profelis aurata VU
- African Golden Cat
- Genus: Acinonyx
- Subfamily: PantherinaePantherinaePantherinae is the subfamily of the family Felidae, which includes the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis.The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae has been ranked between six and ten million years ago. DNA analysis suggests that the snow leopard Uncia uncia is basal to the entire Pantherinae and...
- Genus: PantheraPantheraPanthera is a genus of the family Felidae , which contains four well-known living species: the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard. The genus comprises about half of the Pantherinae subfamily, the big cats...
- LionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
Panthera leo VU - LeopardLeopardThe leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
Panthera pardus LC
- Lion
- Genus: Panthera
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
- Subfamily: ViverrinaeViverrinaeThe subfamily Viverrinae is the largest of the four subfamilies within the family Viverridae, containing the genets, some of the Asian civets, and the two African linsangs for a total of 22 species, comprising two-thirds of the Viverrids....
- Genus: Civettictis
- African CivetAfrican CivetThe African Civet is the largest representative of the African Viverridae. It is the sole member of its genus. African Civets can be found from coast to coast across sub-Saharan Africa. They are primarily nocturnal and spend the day sleeping in dense vegetation...
Civettictis civetta LR/lc
- African Civet
- Genus: Genetta
- Common GenetCommon GenetThe Common Genet , also known as the Small-spotted Genet or European Genet, is a mammal from the order Carnivora, related to civets and linsangs. The most far-ranging of all the fourteen species of genet, it can be found throughout Africa, parts of the Middle East, and in Europe in Spain, Portugal,...
Genetta genetta LR/lc - Haussa GenetHaussa GenetThe Haussa Genet , also known as Thierry's Genet, is a carnivoran mammal, related to linsangs and civets. It lives in the savannah zone of Africa from Senegal to area south of Lake Chad....
Genetta thierryi LR/lc
- Common Genet
- Genus: Civettictis
- Subfamily: Viverrinae
- Family: Nandiniidae
- Genus: Nandinia
- African Palm CivetAfrican Palm CivetThe African palm civet , also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small mammal, with short legs, small ears, a body resembling a cat, and a long lithe tail as long as its body. Adults usually weigh . It is native to the forests of eastern Africa, where it usually inhabits trees...
Nandinia binotata LR/lc
- African Palm Civet
- Genus: Nandinia
- Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
- Genus: CrossarchusCrossarchusCrossarchus is a genus of mongoose, commonly referred to as the kusimanse, mangue, or dwarf mongoose.-Range and habitat:...
- Flat-headed Kusimanse Crossarchus platycephalus LR/lc
- Genus: GalerellaGalerellaGalerella is a genus of mongooses native to Africa commonly called the slender mongooses.There are four species in this genus:* Angolan Slender Mongoose, Galerella flavescens* Somalian Slender Mongoose, Galerella ochracea...
- Slender MongooseSlender MongooseThe Slender Mongoose , also known as the Black-tipped Mongoose or the Black-tailed Mongoose, is a very common species of mongoose.-Range and habitat:...
Galerella sanguinea LR/lc
- Slender Mongoose
- Genus: Crossarchus
- Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
- Genus: Crocuta
- Spotted HyenaSpotted HyenaThe spotted hyena also known as laughing hyena, is a carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which it is the largest extant member. Though the species' prehistoric range included Eurasia extending from Atlantic Europe to China, it now only occurs in all of Africa south of the Sahara save...
Crocuta crocuta LR/cd
- Spotted Hyena
- Genus: HyaenaHyaenaFor the Siouxsie and the Banshees album, see Hyæna.For the group of animals commonly known as "hyaena", see Hyena.Hyaena is a genus comprising two of the living species of hyenas: the striped hyena from western Asia and northern Africa and the brown hyena from southern Africa...
- Striped HyenaStriped HyenaThe Striped Hyena is a species of true hyena native to North and East Africa, the Caucasus, the Middle East, Middle and Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...
Hyaena hyaena LR/nt
- Striped Hyena
- Genus: Crocuta
- Family: Felidae
- Suborder: CaniformiaCaniformiaCaniformia, or Canoidea , is a suborder within the order Carnivora. They typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws . The Pinnipedia evolved from caniform ancestors and are accordingly assigned to this group...
- Family: CanidaeCanidaeCanidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes wolves, foxes, jackals, coyotes, and domestic dogs. A member of this family is called a canid . The Canidae family is divided into two tribes: Canini and Vulpini...
(dogs, foxes)- Genus: VulpesVulpesVulpes is a genus of the Canidae family. Its members are referred to as 'true foxes', although there are species in other genera whose common names include the word 'fox'....
- Pale FoxPale FoxThe pale fox , also known as the African sand fox or the pallid fox is a species of fox found in the band of African Sahel from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east...
Vulpes pallida DD
- Pale Fox
- Genus: Lycaon
- African Wild DogAfrican Wild DogLycaon pictus is a large canid found only in Africa, especially in savannas and lightly wooded areas. It is variously called the African wild dog, African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, painted dog, painted wolf, painted hunting dog, spotted dog, or ornate wolf...
Lycaon pictus EN
- African Wild Dog
- Genus: Vulpes
- Family: MustelidaeMustelidaeMustelidae , commonly referred to as the weasel family, are a family of carnivorous mammals. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora, at least partly because in the past it has been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa...
(mustelids)- Genus: IctonyxIctonyxIctonyx is a genus in the Mustelidae family . It contains two species:* Saharan Striped Polecat * Striped Polecat...
- Striped PolecatStriped PolecatThe Striped Polecat is a member of the Mustelidae family which somewhat resembles a skunk. It is found in savannahs and open country in sub-saharan Africa excluding the Congo basin and west Africa.Like other polecats, this carnivore is nocturnal...
Ictonyx striatus LR/lc
- Striped Polecat
- Genus: Mellivora
- RatelRatelThe honey badger , also known as the ratel, is a species of mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species, instead bearing more anatomical similarities to weasels...
Mellivora capensis LR/lc
- Ratel
- Genus: LutraLutraLutra is a genus of otters.*Lutra nippon - Japanese otter*Lutra sumatrana - Hairy-nosed otter*Lutra lutra - European otter-Habitat:Lutra are semi-aquatic mammals and therefore need to be well-adapted to both water and land...
- Speckle-throated OtterSpeckle-throated OtterThe spotted-necked otter , or speckle-throated otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a smallish otter 95-105 cm long, including the tail, and weighing 3 to 6.5 kg . Like other otters it is sleek and has webbed paws for swimming...
Lutra maculicollis LC
- Speckle-throated Otter
- Genus: AonyxAonyxAonyx is a genus of otters, containing two species, the African Clawless Otter and the Oriental Small-clawed Otter. The word 'Aonyx' means 'clawless', derived from the prefix 'a-' and .-Species and subspecies:...
- African Clawless OtterAfrican Clawless OtterThe African clawless otter , also known as the cape clawless otter or groot otter, is the second largest freshwater species of otter. African clawless otters are found near permanent bodies of water in savannah and lowland forest areas...
Aonyx capensis LC
- African Clawless Otter
- Genus: Ictonyx
- Family: Canidae
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
----Ungulate
Ungulates are several groups of mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. They make up several orders of mammals, of which six to eight survive...
s whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s.
- Family: SuidaeSuidaeSuidae is the biological family to which pigs belong. In addition to numerous fossil species, up to sixteen extant species are currently recognized, classified into between four and eight genera...
(pigs)- Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
- Genus: PhacochoerusPhacochoerusPhacochoerus is a genus of wild pigs in the Suidae family that are known as warthogs. It is the sole genus of subfamily Phacochoerinae. They are found in open and semi-open habitats, even in quite arid regions, in sub-Saharan Africa...
- WarthogWarthogThe Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P...
Phacochoerus africanus LR/lc
- Warthog
- Genus: Phacochoerus
- Subfamily: SuinaeSuinaeSuinae is a subfamily of mammals that includes at least some of the living members of the family Suidae and their closest relatives—the domestic pig and related species, such as babirusas. Several extinct species within Suidae are classified in subfamilies other than Suinae...
- Genus: PotamochoerusPotamochoerusPotamochoerus is a genus in the pig family . The two species are restricted to Sub-saharan Africa, although the Bushpig, possibly due to introduction by man, also occurs in Madagascar and nearby islands.-Species:...
- Red River HogRed River HogThe red river hog , also known as the bush pig , is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests...
Potamochoerus porcus LR/lc
- Red River Hog
- Genus: Potamochoerus
- Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
- Family: HippopotamidaeHippopotamidaeHippopotamuses are the members of the family Hippopotamidae. They are the only extant artiodactyls which walk on four toes on each foot.- Characteristics :...
(hippopotamuses)- Genus: HippopotamusHippopotamusThe hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
- HippopotamusHippopotamusThe hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
Hippopotamus amphibius VU
- Hippopotamus
- Genus: Hippopotamus
- Family: Tragulidae
- Genus: Hyemoschus
- Hyemoschus aquaticusHyemoschus aquaticusThe water chevrotain , also known as the fanged deer, is a small ruminant found in tropical Africa. It is the largest of the ten species of chevrotains, evolutionarily primitive even-toed ungulates which are similar to deer but are barely larger than small dogs...
DD- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: AlcelaphinaeAlcelaphinaeThe subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 10 species in 4 genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros for the Lichtenstein's Hartebeest.* Family Bovidae** Subfamily...
- Genus: AlcelaphusAlcelaphusAlcelaphus is a genus of antelope. It contains the Hartebeest, Red Hartebeest and Lichtenstein's Hartebeest....
- HartebeestHartebeestThe hartebeest is a grassland antelope found in West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. It is one of the three species classified in the genus Alcelaphus....
Alcelaphus buselaphus LR/cd
- Hartebeest
- Genus: Alcelaphus
- Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Genus: DamaliscusDamaliscusDamaliscus, known as sassabies is a genus of antelope with just four species in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae found in Africa....
- TopiTopiThe Tsessebe , is one of five subspecies in the binomial class D. lunatus. The other subspecies include Korrigum , Tiang , Coastal Topi , and Topi . Tesessebe are found primarily in Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa...
Damaliscus lunatus LR/cd
- Topi
- Hyemoschus aquaticus
- Subfamily: AntilopinaeAntilopinaeAntilopinae is a subfamily of Bovidae. The gazelles, blackbucks, springboks, gerenuks, dibatags and Central Asian gazelles are often referred to as "True Antelopes" and are usually the sole representatives of the Antilopinae...
- Genus: Gazella
- Red-fronted GazelleRed-fronted GazelleThe Red-fronted gazelle is a species of gazelle that is widely but unevenly distributed across the middle Africa from Senegal to north-eastern Ethiopia. It is mainly resident in the Sahel zone, a narrow cross-Africa band south of the Sahara, where it prefers arid grasslands, wooded savannas and...
Gazella rufifrons VU
- Red-fronted Gazelle
- Genus: Ourebia
- OribiOribiOribi are graceful slender-legged, long-necked small antelope found in grassland almost throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:...
Ourebia ourebi LR/cd
- Oribi
- Genus: Gazella
- Subfamily: BovinaeBovinaeThe biological subfamily Bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, the bison, African buffalo, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes...
- Genus: Syncerus
- African BuffaloAfrican BuffaloThe African buffalo, affalo, nyati, Mbogo or Cape buffalo is a large African bovine. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild Asian water buffalo, but its ancestry remains unclear...
Syncerus caffer LR/cd
- African Buffalo
- Genus: TragelaphusTragelaphusThe genus Tragelaphus contains several species of bovine, all of which are relatively antelope-like. Species in this genus tend to be large sized, lightly built, have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism. The Common Eland was once classified in this genus as T. oryz...
- BushbuckBushbuckThe bushbuck is the most widespread antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is found in rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics and bush savannaforest and woodland. Recently, genetic studies have shown that the bushbuck, is in fact a complex of two geographically and phenotypically...
Tragelaphus scriptus LR/lc - SitatungaSitatungaThe situtunga or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout Central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and parts of Southern Sudan as well as in Ghana, Botswana, Zambia, Gabon, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.-Description:Situtunga stand about one and a...
Tragelaphus spekii LR/nt
- Bushbuck
- Genus: Syncerus
- Subfamily: Cephalophinae
- Genus: Cephalophus
- Bay DuikerBay DuikerThe Bay Duiker is a forest dwelling Duiker found in Gabon, southern Cameroon and northern Congo as well as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the southern parts of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Benin...
Cephalophus dorsalis LR/nt - Maxwell's DuikerMaxwell's DuikerMaxwell's Duiker , is a small antelope found in western Africa.They grow to 30 inches in length with a typical shoulder height of 14.5–16 inches and weigh around 11 pounds . Its coat is either grey-brown or grey, with a white underbelly and white markings on its face...
Cephalophus maxwellii LR/nt - Blue DuikerBlue DuikerBlue Duiker is a small forest dwelling duiker found in the Central Africa and southern South Africa.Blue Duikers stand around 35 centimetres tall at the shoulder and weigh 4 kilograms.They are the smallest of the antelope family. Blue Duikers have a brown coat with a slight blue tinge – hence...
Cephalophus monticola LR/lc - Black DuikerBlack DuikerBlack duiker is a forest dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria....
Cephalophus niger LR/nt - Red-flanked DuikerRed-flanked DuikerThe Red-flanked Duiker , is a tiny antelope found in western and central Africa.Red-flanked Duikers grow to almost 15 inches in height and weigh up to 31 pounds...
Cephalophus rufilatus LR/cd - Yellow-backed DuikerYellow-backed DuikerThe Yellow-backed Duiker , is an antelope found in central and western Africa. They have the widest range of any duiker in the genus Cephalophus....
Cephalophus silvicultor LR/nt
- Bay Duiker
- Genus: Sylvicapra
- Common DuikerCommon DuikerThe Common Duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia, also known as the Grey or Bush Duiker, is a small antelope with small horns found in west, central, east, and southern Africa- essentially everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western...
Sylvicapra grimmia LR/lc
- Common Duiker
- Genus: Cephalophus
- Subfamily: Hippotraginae
- Genus: HippotragusHippotragusHippotragus is a genus of antelope which includes three species. The species are:* Roan Antelope, Hippotragus equinus* Bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus †* Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger...
- Roan AntelopeRoan AntelopeThe Roan Antelope is a savanna antelope found in West, Central, East Africa and Southern Africa.Roan Antelope stand about a metre and half at the shoulder and weigh around 250 kilograms. Named for the "roan' colour , they have a lighter underbelly, white eyebrows and cheeks and a black face,...
Hippotragus equinus LR/cd
- Roan Antelope
- Genus: Hippotragus
- Subfamily: ReduncinaeReduncinaeThe subfamily Reduncinae is composed 8 species of antelope all of which dwell in marshes, floodplains or other well-watered areas, including the waterbucks and reedbucks...
- Genus: KobusReduncinaeThe subfamily Reduncinae is composed 8 species of antelope all of which dwell in marshes, floodplains or other well-watered areas, including the waterbucks and reedbucks...
- WaterbuckWaterbuckThe Waterbuck is a large antelope found widely in Sub-Saharan Africa.Waterbuck stand at the shoulder. Males weigh and females . Their coats are reddish brown in colour and become progressively darker with age; they have a white 'bib' under their throats and white on their rumps...
Kobus ellipsiprymnus LR/cd - KobKobThe Kob is an antelope found across Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to South Sudan. Found along the Northern Savanna, often seen in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda; Garamba and Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as grassy floodplains of...
Kobus kob LR/cd
- Waterbuck
- Genus: Redunca
- Bohor ReedbuckBohor ReedbuckThe Bohor Reedbuck is an antelope native to central Africa in the genus Redunca, that mostly lives in grasslands near water.-Description:...
Redunca redunca LR/cd
- Bohor Reedbuck
- Genus: Kobus
- Genus: Hyemoschus
See also
- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classificationMammal classificationMammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus initially defined the class. Many earlier ideas have been completely abandoned by modern taxonomists, among these are the idea that bats are related to birds...
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