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Triplog for Thompson; Kruger, March / April 2018 Kruger Mammal Checklist www.lawsons-africa.co.za [email protected] Seven Safaris of 4 - 5 nights # Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Aardvark (M) 1 Orycteropus afer Elephant Shrews Macroscelididae Short-snouted Sengi (M) 2 Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Eastern Rock Sengi (M) 3 Elephantulus myurus Four-toed Sengi (M) 4 Petrodromus tetradactylus Elephants Elephantidae African Elephant (M) 5 X X X X X X X Loxodonta africana Hylaxes Procaviidae Rock Hyrax 6 Procavia capensis Galagos Galagidae Southern Lesser Galago (M) 7 Galago moholi Thick-tailed Greater Galago 8 X Otolemur crassicaudatus Old World monkeys Cercopithecidae Vervet (M) 9 X X X X X X X Chlorocebus pygerythrus Chacma Baboon 10 X X X X X X X Papio ursinus Rabbits, Hares Leporidae African Savanna Hare (M) 11 Lepus microtis Scrub Hare (M) 12 X X Lepus saxatilis Springhares Pedetidae Spring Hare (M) 13 Pedetes capensis Old World Porcupines Hystricidae Cape Porcupine (M) 14 X X Hystrix africaeaustralis Cane Rats Thryonomyidae Greater Cane Rat (M) 15 Thryonomys swinderianus True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, Spiny Mice, Crested Rat Muridae Bushveld Gerbil (M) 16 Gerbilliscus leucogaster Single-striped Grass Mouse (M) 17 Lemniscomys rosalia Page 20 Kruger Mammal Checklist Four-striped Grass Mouse (M) 18 Rhabdomys pumilio Climbing Mice, Rock Mice, White-tailed Rat, Malagasy Rats and Mice Nesomyidae Pouched Mouse (M) 19 Saccostomus campestris Dormice and other Old World forms Gliridae Woodland Dormouse (M) 20 Graphiurus murinus Squirrels Sciuridae Smith's Bush Squirrel (M) 21 X X X X X X X Paraxerus cepapi Cats Felidae Cheetah 22 X X X X Acinonyx jubatus Caracal (M) 23 Caracal caracal Wild Cat 24 X Felis silvestris Serval (M) 25 Leptailurus serval Lion 26 X X X X X X X Panthera leo Leopard 27 X X X X X X Panthera pardus Mongooses Herpestidae Marsh Mongoose (M) 28 Atilax paludinosus Common Dwarf Mongoose (M) 29 X X X X X X X Helogale parvula Egyptian Mongoose (M) 30 Herpestes ichneumon Slender Mongoose (M) 31 X X X X X X Herpestes sanguineus White-tailed Mongoose (M) 32 Ichneumia albicauda Banded Mongoose (M) 33 X X X X Mungos mungo Selous' Mongoose (M) 34 Paracynictis selousi Meller's Mongoose (M) 35 Rhynchogale melleri Hyenas, Aardwolf Hyaenidae Spotted Hyaena (M) 36 X X X X X X Crocuta crocuta Vivets, Genets Viverridae African Civet (M) 37 X Civettictis civetta Common Genet (M) 38 Genetta genetta South African Large-spotted Genet 39 X X (M) Genetta tigrina Wolves, Coyote, Foxes, Jackals Canidae Side-striped Jackal (M) 40 X Canis adustus Black-backed Jackal (M) 41 X X X X X X Canis mesomelas African Wild Dog (M) 42 X X X X Lycaon pictus Page 21 Kruger Mammal Checklist Weasels, Skunks, Otters Mustelidae African Clawless Otter (M) 43 Aonyx capensis Zorilla (M) 44 Ictonyx striatus Honey Badger (M) 45 X X Mellivora capensis Pangolins Manidae Temminck's Ground Pangolin (M) 46 Smutsia temminckii Zebras, Horse, Asses Equidae Plains Zebra 47 X X X X X X X Equus quagga Rhinceroses Rhinocerotidae White Rhinoceros 48 X X X X X X X Ceratotherium simum Black Rhinoceros 49 X Diceros bicornis Pigs Suidae Common Warthog 50 X X X X X X X Phacochoerus africanus Bushpig (M) 51 Potamochoerus larvatus Hippopotamuses Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus 52 X X X X X X X Hippopotamus amphibius Cattle, Antelopes, Sheep, Goats Bovidae Impala 53 X X X X X X X Aepyceros melampus Common Wildebeest (M) 54 X X X X X X X Connochaetes taurinus Topi 55 X Damaliscus lunatus Roan Antelope (M) 56 Hippotragus equinus Sable Antelope 57 Hippotragus niger Waterbuck 58 X X X X X X X Kobus ellipsiprymnus Klipspringer 59 X X X X X Oreotragus oreotragus Steenbok 60 X X X X X X X Raphicerus campestris Sharpe's Grysbok (M) 61 Raphicerus sharpei Southern Reedbuck (M) 62 X Redunca arundinum Common Duiker (M) 63 X X X X X X X Sylvicapra grimmia African Buffalo 64 X X X X X X X Syncerus caffer Nyala (M) 65 X X X X X X X Tragelaphus angasii Common Eland (M) 66 X Tragelaphus oryx Bushbuck 67 X X X X X X X Tragelaphus scriptus Greater Kudu (M) 68 X X X X X X X Tragelaphus strepsiceros Page 22 Kruger Mammal Checklist Giraffe, Okapi Giraffidae Giraffe 69 X X X X X X X Giraffa camelopardalis Sac-winged or Sheath-tailed Bats Emballonuridae Mauritian Tomb Bat (M) 70 X Taphozous mauritianus Free-tailed Bats Molossidae Little Free-tailed Bat (M) 71 Chaerephon pumila Egyptian Free-tailed Bat (M) 72 Tadarida aegyptiaca Angolan Free-tailed Bat (M) 73 Tadarida condylura Old World Fruit Bats Pteropodidae Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat (M) 74 Epomophorus crypturus Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat (M) 75 X X X Epomophorus wahlbergi TOTAL SPECIES 33 29 31 26 25 31 26 Page 23.
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