mammals t checklis Scientific IUCN red nocturnal Common Name Name list status or not
ELEPHANTS-SHREWS / SENGIS Sengi sp. Elephantulus sp.
AARDVARK Aardvark Orycteropus afer Nocturnal
HYRAXES Tree Hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus
ELEPHANT Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana Vulnerable
PRIMATES Senegal Bushbaby Galago senegalensis Nocturnal Cercopithecus Vervet Monkey pygerythrus Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas Olive/Anubis Papio anubis Baboon Only in Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes Endangered sanctuary
RODENTS African Ground Xerus sp. Squirrel
2 MAMMALS CHECKLIST Maned Rat Lophiomys imhausi Nocturnal
Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristatus Nocturnal
Coypu/Nutria Myocaster coypus Alien species
HARES Cape or Scrub Hare Lepus sp. Nocturnal
HEDGEHOGS White-bellied Atelerix albiventris Nocturnal Hedgehog
BATS Various Species
CARNIVORES C ATS
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Vulnerable
Caracal Caracal caracal Nocturnal
African Wild Cat Felis silvestris Nocturnal
Serval Leptailurus serval Nocturnal
Lion Panthera leo Vulnerable
Near- Leopard Panthera pardus Nocturnal threatened
OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 3 CARNIVORES African Civet Civettictis civetta Nocturnal
Small-spotted Genet Genetta genetta Nocturnal
Large-spotted Genet Genetta maculata Nocturnal
CARNIVORES MONGOOSES
Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus
Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguineus
Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula White-tailed Ichneumia albicauda Nocturnal Mongoose
CARNIVORES HYAENAS
Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta Nocturnal
Striped Hyaena Hyeana hyaena Nocturnal
Aardwolf Proteles cristata Nocturnal
CARNIVORES CANIDS
Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus Endangered
4 MAMMALS CHECKLIST Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis Nocturnal
CARNIVORES MUSTELIDS Cape Clawless Aonyx capensis Otter Striped Polecat/ Ictonyx striatus Nocturnal Zorilla Honey Badger Mellivora capensis Nocturnal
ZEBRAS Burchell's Zebra Equus burchelli
Grevy's Zebra Equus grevyi Endangered
RHINOCEROSES Southern White Ceratotherium simum Near Rhino simum Threatened Northern White Ceratotherium simum Extinct in Only in Rhino cottoni the wild sanctuary Diceros bicornis Critically Black Rhino michaeli Endangered
PIGS Common Warthog Phacochoerus africana Potamochoerus Bushpig Nocturnal larvatus
OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 5 HIPPOPOTAMUSES Hippopotamus Hippo Vulnerable amphibius
GIRAFFE Giraffa camelopardalis Reticulated Giraffe reticulata
‘ANTELOPE’ AND CATTLE Impala Aepyceros melampus
Jackson’s Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus
Thomson’s Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii
Grant's Gazelle Gazella granti
Suni Neotragus moschatus
Steinbuck Raphicerus campestris
Boran Cattle Bos indicus
Ankole Cattle Bos taurus
Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer
Eland Taurotragus oryx
Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
Bush Duiker Sylviacapra grimmia
Beisa Oryx Oryx beisa
6 MAMMALS CHECKLIST Kobus ellipsiprymnus Defassa Waterbuck defassa Chanler’s Mountain Redunca fulvorufula Reedbuck chanleri Redunca redunca Bohor Reedbuck bohor
TOP 4 GAME DRIVE TIPS 1. Drive slowly: The slower you drive, the more you will see. 2. Respect animals: Don’t get too close. Keep noise to a minimum. Don’t cut animals off from the direction they are walking. 3. Watch animal behaviour: Take the time to discover why animals do the things that they do. 4. KEEP YOUR DISTANCE: Please be respectful and keep a distance when predators are hunting.
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