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Rietvlei Brosjurev1.Cdr 2011.Cdr Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Acinonyx q Brown hyaena Brown Paraphyane brunnea Paraphyane q Aardwolf Proteles cristatus Proteles q Chestnut climbing mouse climbing Chestnut Dendromus mystacalis Dendromus q Grey pygmy climbing mouse climbing pygmy Grey Dendromus melanotis Dendromus q White-tailed rat White-tailed Mystromys albicaudatus Mystromys q Highveld gerbil Highveld atera brantsii atera T q House rat House Rattus rattus Rattus q Red veld rat veld Red Aethomys chrysophilus Aethomys q Natal multimammate mouse multimammate Natal Mastomys coucha Mastomys q Pygmy mouse Pygmy Mus minutoides Mus q s e i c e p s c i t o x E * * Desert pygmy mouse pygmy Desert Mus indutus Mus q n r o h t o l a f f u B p s b u s a t a n o r c u m a t a n o r c u m s u h p i z i Z q Hyrax Procavia capensis Procavia House mouse House Mus musculus Mus q q w o l l i w g n i p e e W a c i n o l y b a b x i l a S * q Bat-eared fox Bat-eared Otocyon megalotis Otocyon Striped mouse Striped Rhabdomys pumilio Rhabdomys q q t s u c o l k c a l B a i c a c a o d u e s p a i n i b o R * q Common reedbuck Common Redunca arundinum Redunca Vlei rat Vlei Otomys irroratus Otomys q q t n a r r u c e u l B i r e h y e z s u h R q aterbuck W Kobus ellipsiprymnus Kobus Angoni vlei rat vlei Angoni Otomys angoniensis Otomys q q r a v a d i g i r a d i g i r s u h R q falo buf Cape fer caf fer caf Syncerus Greater cane rat cane Greater Thryonomys swinderianus Thryonomys q q t n a r r u c d l i w n o m m o C r a v s e d i o r y p s e d i o r y p s u h R q Common hippopotamus Common Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus oodland dormouse oodland W Graphiurus murinus Graphiurus q q t n a r r u c d l i w n o m m o C r a v s i l i c a r g s e d i o r y p s u h R q Square-lipped (white) rhinoceros (white) Square-lipped Ceratotherium simum Ceratotherium Springhare Pedetes capensis capensis Pedetes q q t n a r r u c k c o R p s b u s a n a t n o m s i l a g a m a n a t n o m s i l a g a m s u h R q Plains zebra Plains Equus quagga Equus Cape porcupine Cape Hystrix africaeaustralis Hystrix q q e e r a K a a e c n a l s u h R q Mountain reedbuck Mountain Redunca fulvorufula Redunca Common mole rat mole Common Cryptomys hottentotus Cryptomys q q r o l o c s i d s u h R q Common Eland Common ragelaphus oryx ragelaphus T Scrub hare Scrub Lepus saxatilis Lepus q q y r r e b - a n a N a a t a t n e d s u h R q Steenbok Raphicerus campestris Raphicerus Cape hare Cape Lepus capensis Lepus q q d o o w g o D s e d i o n i r p s u n m a h R q Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis Antidorcas Pangolin Manis temminckii Manis q q . p s s s u c r e u Q * q Oribi Ourebia ourebi Ourebia ervet monkey ervet V Cercopithecus pygerythrus Cercopithecus q q a e t o r p d e t n e c s y e n o H p s b u s i i h c s t i w l e w i i h c s t i w l e w a e t o r P q Blesbok Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi pygargus Damaliscus Bushbaby Galago moholi Galago q q r a l p o p e t i h W a b l a s u l u p o P * q Common duiker Common Sylvicapra grimmia Sylvicapra Bushveld horseshoe bat horseshoe Bushveld Rhinolophus simulator Rhinolophus q q . p s s s u n a t a l P * q Red hartebeest Red Alcelaphus buselaphus Alcelaphus Peak-saddle horseshoe bat horseshoe Peak-saddle Rhinolophus blasii Rhinolophus q q y r r e b k n I a r d n a t c o a c c a l o t y h P * q Black wildebeest Black Connochaetes gnou Connochaetes Darling's horseshoe bat horseshoe Darling's Rhinolophus darlingi Rhinolophus q q a i l o f i x u b a i r o p s o n m y G q Bush pig Bush Potamochoerus larvatus Potamochoerus frey's horseshoe bat horseshoe frey's Geof Rhinolophus clivosus Rhinolophus q q y r r e b l u M . p p s s s u r o M * q Aardvark Orycteropus afer Orycteropus Common slit-faced bat slit-faced Common Nycteris thebaica Nycteris q q t e v i r P . p s m m u r t s u g i L * q ater mongoose ater W Atilax paludinosus Atilax Greenish yellow bat yellow Greenish Scotophilus viridis Scotophilus q q i r r a u g e u l B p s b u s a p s i r c a p s i r c a e l c u E q White-tailed mongoose White-tailed Ichneumia albicauda Ichneumia ellow house bat house ellow Y Scotophilus dinganii Scotophilus q q m m u g e u l B . p p s s s u t p y l a c u E * q Slender mongoose Slender Galerella sanguinea Galerella Cape serotine bat serotine Cape Neoromicia capensis Neoromicia q q m u g r e v i r d e R s i s n e l u d l a m a c s u t p y l a c u E * q ellow mongoose ellow Y Cynictis penicillata Cynictis Egyptian free-tailed bat free-tailed Egyptian adarida aegyptiaca adarida T q q h s u b e l z z u P a d i g i r a i t e r h E q Suricate Suricata suricatta Suricata omb bat omb T aphozous mauritianus aphozous T q q h s u b e u l b d l e v h s u B p s b u s i e k r e u g s e d i o i c y l s o r y p s o i D q Large-spotted genet Large-spotted Genetta tigrina Genetta Rough-haired golden mole golden Rough-haired Chrysospalax villosus Chrysospalax q q h s u b e l k c i S a e r e n i c s y h c a t s o r h c i D q Small-spotted genet Small-spotted Genetta genetta Genetta Hedgehog Atelerix frontalis Atelerix q q e e r t e g a b b a c d l e v h g i H p s b u s a t a u n i s a t a l u c i n a p a i n o s s u C q African civet African Civettictis civetta Civettictis Lesser red musk shrew musk red Lesser Crocidura hirta Crocidura q q w o l l i w h s u b r e v i R m u l l y h p o r h t y r e m u t e r b m o C q Striped polecat Striped Ictonyx striatus Ictonyx Peters' musk shrew musk Peters' Crocidura silacea Crocidura q q d o o w k n i t s e t i h W a n a c i r f a s i t l e C q African weasel African Poecilogale albinucha Poecilogale Reddish-grey musk shrew musk Reddish-grey Crocidura cyanea Crocidura q q d o o w e g a S a i l o f i i v l a s a j e l d d u B q Cape clawless otter clawless Cape Aonyx capensis Aonyx Swamp musk shrew musk Swamp Crocidura mariquensis Crocidura q q e l t t a w k c a l B i i s n r a e m a i c a c A * q Blackbacked jackal Blackbacked Canis mesomelas Canis Lesser dwarf shrew dwarf Lesser Suncus varilla Suncus q q n r o h t t e e w S o o r r a k a i c a c A q Caracal Caracal caracal Caracal Least dwarf shrew dwarf Least Suncus infinitesimus Suncus q q e l t t a w n e e r G s n e r r u c e d a i c a c A * q Serval Leptailurus serval Leptailurus Forest shrew Forest Myosorex varius Myosorex q q n r o h t k o o h n o m m o C a a r f f a c a i c a c A q African wild cat wild African Felis silvestris Felis q TREES OF LIST OF MAMMALS OF LIST Leopard Panthera pardus Panthera q RIETVLEI NATURE RESERVE FACILITIES The Rietvlei Nature Reserve developed out of the Rietvlei water scheme.
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