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Mammals List CA, WEA Pan troglodytes Chimpanzee From S Senegal across the forested belt north Chimpanzé of the R. Zaire to W Uganda and Tanzania; Rainforest, forest gallerie, extending into savanna woodland; lowland and montane forest Gorilla gorilla Gorilla western population : from R. Cross to R. Zaire Gorille / R. Sangha, with a relict population at Bondo on R. Uelle; eastern : triangular wedge between R. Luala (R. Zaire), L. Edward and L. Tanganyika; Lowland tropical rainforest; mountain and subalpine environment Piliocolobus Central African Red CA north and east of R. Zaire to W Uganda oustaleti Colobus and W Tanzania; Colobe bai ranges between 300 and 2500 ms from levee, d'Ouganda swamp, lowland and mixed to montane forests Colobus angolensis Angola Pied CA, EA; Colobus Montane and lowland forests Colobe d'Angola Colobus angolensis Angola Pied CA, EA; Colobus Montane and lowland forests Colobe d'Angola Colobus guereza (= Guereza Colobus CA, EA; C. abyssinicus) Colobe guereza Montane and lowland forests Papio anubis Olive baboon northern and eastern CA, EA; Babouin doguera from Sahelian woodland to forest-mosaic habitats Lophocebus Grey-Cheeked CA to W EA; albigena Mangabey rainforest, esp. swamp forest Mangabé à joues grises Cercopithecus Patas Monkey northern CA, EA; (Erythrocebus) Singe rouge mostly Acacia-grassland patas Cercopithecus Grivet, Vervet, etc. northern and southern CA, EA, SA; aethiops Monkeys savannahs, woodlands, forest-grassland mosaic Singe vert Cercopithecus L'Hoest's Monkey Bioko, SW Cameroon, Central Gabon, eastern l'hoesti Cercopithèque de RDC, W Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi L'Hoest forest, both montane and lowland, thickets, swamp forest Cercopithecus De Brazza's Monkey S Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea to neglectus Cercopithèque de Ruwenzori and Mt. Elgon and Debasien; Brazza riverine habitats Cercopithecus Putty-nosed Widely but patchily distributed from S nictitans nictitans monkey, Gentle Cameroon to eastern DRC and EA, southern and C. n. mitis monkey, White- CA, and eastern SA throated monkey, Silver monkey, Blue monkey Hocheur, Cercopithèque à diadème Cercopithecus Moustached S Cameroon to W EA cephus Monkey, Red-eared lowland and sub-montane forest Monkey, Red-tailed Monkey Moustac, Moustac à oreilles rousses, Cercopithèque ascagne Periodictitus potto Potto S Cameroon to W Kenya Potto de Bosman lowland, swamp and lower montane forests Galago senegalensis Senegal Galago northern CA, EA; Galago du Sénégal woodland, montane forests Galagoides demidoff Demidoff's Galago SW Cameroon to NW EA Galago de Demidoff dense secondary growth on forest margins Galagoides thomasi Thomas's Galago SW Cameroon to NW EA Galago de Thomas high forest, undergrowth, secondary forest Eidolon helvum Straw-coloured fruit Ubiquitous bat Rousettus Egyptian fruit bat northern ad southern CA, EA, coastal SA aegyptiacus cave-dweller, outside rain-forest and desert Lissonycteris Angola fruit bat CA, EA angolensis mainly forests at low and higher altitude Myonycteris spp Collared fruit bat S Cameroon to Uganda, also coastal forest of Kenya and Tanzania rainforest, savannah / forest mosaics Epomophorus spp. Epauletted fruit bat Ubiquitous outside desert savannah, woodland and forest mosaic, also main forest Hypsignathus Hammer bat S Cameroon to W Kenya monstrosus lowland forest, not montane Epomops spp. Singing fruit bat Cameroon to W Uganda, Angola to Malawi to W Tanzania forest and forest / woodland mosaic Micropteropus spp. Dwarf epauletted northern and southern CA, to L. Victoria and fruit bat western Kenya woodland, savannah and forest mosaic outside main forest zone Megaloglossus Nectar bat Cameroon to W Uganda woermanni main forest block Coleura afra African Sheath- CA, EA, northern SA tailed bat savannah and woodland Taphozous spp. Tomb bat Ubiquitous outside very arid desert Saccolaimus peli Black hawk bat Cameroon to W Kenya rainforest Nycteris spp. Slit-faced bat Ubiquitous Lavia frons Yellow-winged bat throughout tropical Africa low-lying savannahs, open woodlands and narrow forest galleries Rhinolophus spp. Horseshoe bat Ubiquitous Hipposideros spp. Leaf-nosed bat Ubiquitous outside desert Myotis spp. Hairy bat Ubiquitous outside desert Kerivoula spp. Woolly bat Ubiquitous in well-watered areas Chalinolobus (= Butterfly bat Ubiquitous outside dry areas Glauconycteris) spp. Eptesicus spp. Serotine bat Ubiquitous outside desert Mimetillus monoleyi Moloney's flat- CA, EA headed bat forest, moist forest-savannah mosaic Nyctecius schlieffeni Schlieffen's twilight Ubiquitous bat savannah and relatively arid habitats Pipistrellus spp. Pipistrelle Ubiquitous Scotoecus spp. Evening bat northern and southern CA, EA, northern SA woodland, savannah and dry Acacia country Scotophilus spp. House bat Ubiquitous outside desert Miniopterus spp. Long-fingered bat Ubiquitous outside desert Tadarida spp. Guano bat Ubiquitous Chaerophon spp. Wrinkle-lipped bats Ubiquitous Mops spp. Mops free-tailed bat Ubiquitous forest, woodland and savannah Myopterus whitleyi 'Winged-rat' free- Cameroon to Uganda tailed bat forest and forest savannah mosaic Otomops Giant mastiff bat Ubiquitous martiensseni Potamogale velox Giant Otter Shrew Cameroon to W Kenya Potamogale rivers Chlorotalpa spp. Forty-toothed CA, SA, patchily distributed golden mole dry sandy soils Atelerix albiventris African hedgehog sub-Saharan non-forest habitats to R. Zambezi Sylvisorex spp. Climbing shrew tropical Africa forest or riverine habitats up to 4000 ms., rank, grassy habitats Paracrocidura spp. Rodent shrew Cameroon to Uganda montane and lowland forests Crocidura spp. White-toothed Ubiquitous shrew Lepus capensis Cape Hare CA, EA, SA; scrubby grasslands, grassy areas Lièvre du Cap within woodlands, upland and montane grasslands Lepus saxatilis Scrub Hare Poelagus marjorita Uganda Grass-Hare, northern CA to Uganda, also Angola; Bunyoro Rabbit moist, wooded grasslands, associated with Lapin sauvage rocky or broken ground d'Afrique Euxerus erythropus Striped ground northern CA, EA; squirrel open woodlands, savannah, dry steppe Ecureuil fouisseur Heliosciurus Gambian sun northern and southern CA, EA; gambianus squirrel woodland, savannah and montane habitats Héliosciure de Gambie Heliosciurus Red-legged sun From Senegal eastwards across the Zaire basin rufobrachium squirrel to Uganda to the Gregory Rift; Héliosciure à jambes low and medium altitudes, forest rousses Protoxerus stangeri African giant CA, W Uganda, W. Tanzania to W. Kenya; squirrel well developed equatorial forest, tall swamp Grand écureuil de forest, at altitudes up to 2000 ms. Stanger Anomalurus Lord Derby's CA, EA; rainforest to woodlands derbianus Anomalure Ecureuil volant de Derby Graphiurus spp. African dormouse Ubiquitous, in trees Loir Cryptomys spp. Common Blesmol northern and southern CA, EA (marginally), SA; drier soils outside main forest blocks Hystrix cristata Crested porcupine CA, EA; Porc-épic savannah, woodlands, steppe, upland Atherurus africanus Brush-tailed Cameroon to Kenya, from sea-level up to 700 porcupine ms. in the equatorial zone; Athérure africain rainforest Thryonomys spp. Cane-rat CA, EA, SA; moister areas Aulacode Gerbillus spp. Gerbil northern CA, EA; Gerbille open dry and sandy habitats Tatera spp. Naked-soled gerbil CA, EA, SA; ubiquitous outside rainforest Taterillus spp. Taterillus gerbil northern CA, northern EA; dry savannah and steppes Dendromus spp. Climbing mouse Ubiquitous; tall grass and shrubby secondary growth Steatomys spp. Fat mouse CA, EA, SA; savannah, woodland, not in rainforest or arid areas Cricetomys spp. Giant pouched rat Ubiquitous outside arid areas Rat de Gambie Acomys spp. Spiny mouse CA, EA, SA; dy areas Lophuromys spp. Brush-furred mouse CA, EA; moist areas Uranomys ruddi Uranomys mouse northern CA, north-western EA; moist grassy areas Colomys goslingi Velvet rat From Cameroon to W Uganda, Angola to L. Tanganyika, along montane forest streams in Kenya and Ethiopia; margin of forest streams, swamp forest among palms, ginger and arrowroot Malacomys spp. Long-footed rat From Cameroon to Uganda and L. Tanganyika; very moist forest floor close to streams and swamps under closed canopy Praomys spp. Soft-furred rat Cameroon to Indian Ocean forest, woodland, montane Hylomyscus spp. African wood mouse Cameroon to EA mountains; lowland and montane rainforest Mastomys spp. Multimammate rat Ubiquitous outside desert Myomys spp. Meadow rat north of the forest in CA, EA; varied habitats Mus spp. Common mouse Ubiquitous Grammomys spp. Narrow-footed CA, EA, coastal SA; woodland mouse moister vegetation types Dasymys spp. Shaggy swamp rat CA, EA, eastern SA; wetter grassy areas outside equatorial forest Aethomys spp. Bush rat Ubiquitous; rocky habitats Stochomys Target rat Cameroon to W Uganda longicaudatus equatorial lowland forest Oenomys spp. Rusty-nosed rat Forest belt from Cameroon to Central Kenya; secondary growth in clearings, margins of marshes and sedge beds Hybomys spp. Hump-nosed mouse Equatorial forest between Cameroon and the Nile Valley to west of L. Victoria Lemniscomys spp. Zebra mouse Ubiquitous; grassland Arvicanthis spp. Unstriped grass rat northern and southern CA, EA; savannah, grassland, steppe Canis adustus Side-striped jackal northern and southern CA, EA, SA; Chacal à flancs outside rainforest rayés Lycaon pictus Wild dog Ubiquitous outside rainforest Cynhyène Ictonyx striatus Zorilla Ubiquitous outside rain forest Zorille Poecilogale Striped weasel CA, EA, eastern SA; albinucha Poécilogale grassland Mellivora capensis Ratel Ubiquitous Aonyx capensis
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