Mammal species list for Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
Updated January 2002: An ecological survey of small mammals in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve, Kenya. 51 Species
by Erustus Kanga, Kenya Wildlife Service, EMU
Order Primates Yellow baboon Papio anubis Sykes monkey Cercopithecus albogularis Vervet Cercopithecus pygerythrus Greater Galago Otolemur crassicaudatus Zanzibar Galago Galagoides zanzibaricus
Order Chiroptera Fruit Bats Epauletted fruit bat Epomorphus wahlburgi Egyptian fruit bat Roussetus aegyptiacus Angolan fruit bat Roussetus angolensis
Insectivorous bats Pipistrellus nanus Evening bat Scotoecus hirundo hindei House bat Scotophilus nigrita Order Insectivora Four-toed elephant-shrew Petrodromus tetradactylus Golden-rumped elephant-shrew Rhynchocyon chrysopygus African hedgehog Atelerix albiventris White toothed shrew Crocidura viaria Crocidura jacksoni Order Lagomorpha Cape hare Lepus capensis
Order Rodentia Red-bellied coast squirrel Paraxerus palliatus Red-legged squirrel Heliosciuris rufobrachium Crested porcupine Hystrix critata Lesser pouched rat Beamys hindei Giant pouched rat Cricetomys sp. Spiny mouse Acomys wilsoni Narrow footed mouse Grammomys dolichurus Soft-furred rat Praomys jacksoni African dormouse Graphiurus murinus Multimammate rat Mastomys natalensis Common mouse Mus minutoides
Order Carnivora Dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula Slender mongoose Herpestes sanguinea White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon Bushy-tailed mongoose Bdeogale crassicauda Blotched genet Genetta tigrina Civet Civettictis civetta Serval Felis serval Caracal Felis caracal Leopard ? Panthera pardus Ratel (Honey badger) Mellivora capensis Mammal species list for Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
Order Ungulata Aardvark Orycteropus afer African elephant Loxodonta africana Bush pig Potamochoerus larvatus Buffalo Syncerus caffer Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Common duiker Silvicapra grimmia Blue duiker Cephalophus monticola Red duiker Cephalophus natalensis Ader’s duiker Cephalophhus adersi Suni Neotragus moschatus Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
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