Appendix 10 - Species list: Mammals

Mammal species recorded in the Garden Route National Park. Sources: Crawford (1981 & 1982); De Graaff (1974); Grindley (1985). Hanekom et al. (1987); Hanekom unpubl.; Hanekom & Bower (1992); Herzig-Straschil & Robison (1978); McIlleron (2002); Pretorius et al. (1980); Riley unpubl.; Robinson (1976); SANParks unpublished data; Von Breitenbach (1974); Whitfield et al. (1983); Species numbers follow Skinner & Chimimba (2005).

* Alien species not indigenous to South Africa

No. Scientific Name Common Name

CHRYSOCHLORIDAE 9 Chlorotalpa duthieae Duthie’s golden mole 14 Amblysomus corriae (iris) Fynbos (Zulu) golden mole

ORYCTEROPODIDAE 27 Orycterus afer Aardvark

PROCARVIIDAE 28 Procavia capensis Rock hyrax

ELEPHANTIDAE 31 Loxodonta africana African savannah elephant

LEPORIDAE 34 Lepus saxatilis Scrub hare

BATHYERGIDAE 40 Bathyergus suillus Cape dune molerat 42 Cryptomys hottentotus African molerat 45 Georychus capensis Cape molerat

HYSTRICIDAE 46 Hystrix africaeaustralis Cape porcupine

MYOXIDAE 57 Graphiurus ocularis Spectacled dormouse 59 Graphiurus murinus Woodland dormouse

MURIDAE 62 Acomys subspinosus Cape spiny mouse 65 Rhabdomys pumilio Four-striped grass mouse 73 Grammomys dolichurus Woodland thicket rat 79 Mus minutoides Pygmy mouse 82 Mastomys natalensis Natal multimammate mouse 85 Myomyscus verreauxii Verreaux’s mouse Rattus rattus* Black rat Rattus norvegicus* Brown rat 98 Otomys irroratus Vlei rat 116 Dendromus mesomelas Brant's climbing mouse 117 Dendromus mystacalis Chestnut climbing mouse

CERCOPITHECIDAE 128 Papio ursinus Chacma Baboon 129 Cercopithecus pygerythrus Vervet monkey

SORICIDAE 132 Myosorex cafer Dark-footed forest shrew 134 Myosorex varius Forest shrew 137 Suncus infinitesimus Least dwarf shrew 143 Crocidura flavescens Greater red musk shrew

PTEROPODIDAE 149 Epomophorus wahlbergi Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat 154 Rousettus aegyptiacusi Egyptian rousette bat

VESPERTILIONINAE 175 Miniopterus fraterculus Lesser long-fingered bat 176 Miniopterus schreibersii Schreibers' long-fingered bat 178 Pipistrellus hesperidus African pipistrelle 181 Neoromicia capensis Cape serotine bat 189 Myotis tricolor Temminck’s hairy bat 195 Eptesicus hottentotus Long-tailed serotine bat

205 Kerivoula lanosa Lesser woolly bat

NYCTERIDAE 210 Nycteris thebaica Egyptian slit-faced bat

RHINOLOPHIDAE 214 Rhinolophus clivosus Geoffroy’s horseshoe bat 218 Rhinolophus capensis Cape horseshoe bat

FELIDAE 231 Panthera pardus Leopard 233 Caracal caracal Caracal 234 Felis silvestris African wild cat 236 Leptailurus serval Serval

VIVERRIDAE 238 Genetta genetta Small-spotted genet 239 Genetta tigrina South African large-spotted genet

HERPESTIDAE 247 Herpestes ichneumon Large grey mongoose 250 Galerella pulverulenta Cape grey mongoose 253 Atilax paludinosus Marsh mongoose

MUSTELIDAE 261 Aonyx capensis African clawless otter 263 Mellivora capensis Honey badger 264 Poecilogale albinucha African striped weasel 265 Inctonyx striatus Striped polecat

OTARIIDAE 266 Arctocephalus pusillus South African fur seal 268 Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic fur seal

PHOCIDAE 269 Mirounga leonina Southern elephant seal 270 Lobodon carcinophagus Crabeater seal

SUIDAE 277 Potamochoerus larvatus Bushpig

KOGIIDAE 281 Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale 284 Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale

ZIPHIIDAE 287 Mesoplodon hectori Hector's beaked whale 291 Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale

DELPHINIDAE 292 Grampus griseus Risso dolphin 295 Orcinus orca Killer whale 300 Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin 302 Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin 304 Sousa plumbea Humpback dolphin 305 Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin 306 Tursiops aduncus Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin

BALAENIDAE 312 Eubalaena australis Southern right whale

BALAENOPTERIDAE 314 Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale 318 Balaeoptera edeni Bryde's whale

BOVIDAE 337 Philantomba monticola Blue duiker 353 Oreotragus oreotragus Klipspringer 349 Raphicerus campestris Steenbok 350 Raphicerus melanotis Cape grysbok 345 Pelea capreolus Grey rhebuck 325 Tragelaphus scriptus Bushbuck