Species list: Mammals

The following mammals are known or expected to occur in the Mudumu Landscape:

If you see unusual mammals in the landscape, please record them in Namibia's Mammal Atlas.

Species
Shrews	Swamp Musk Shrew	Crosidura mariquensis
	Tiny Musk Shrew	Crosidura fuscomurina
	Giant Musk Shrew	Crosidura (occidentalis) olivieri
	Lesser Red Musk Shrew	Crosidura hirta
Elephant Shrews	Four-toed Elephant-shrew	Petrodromus tetradactylus
	Short-snouted Elephant-shrew	Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Aardvark	Aardvark	Orycteropus afer
Elephant	African Savanna Elephant	Loxodonta africana
Bats	Peter’s Epauletted Fruit Bat	Epomophorus crypturus
	Percival’s Short-eared Trident Bat	Cloeotis percivali
	Sundevall’s Leaf-nosed Bat	Hipposideros caffer
	Giant Leaf-nosed Bat	Hipposideros gigas
	Striped Leaf-nosed Bat	Hipposideros vittatus
	Darling’s Horseshoe Bat	Rhinolophus darlingi
	Dent’s Horseshoe Bat	Rhinolophus denti
	Rüppell’s Horseshoe Bat	Rhinolophus fumigatus
	Hildebrandt’s Horseshoe Bat	Rhinolophus hildebrandtii
	Lander’s Horseshoe Bat	Rhinolophus landeri
	Swinny’s Horseshoe Bat	Rhinolophus swinnyi
	Mauritian Tomb Bat	Taphozous mauritianus
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat	Nycteris hispida
	Large-eared Slit-faced Bat	Nycteris macrotis
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat	Nycteris thebaica
	Ansorge’s Free-tailed Bat	Chaerephon ansorgei
	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat	Chaerephon nigeriae
	Little Free-tailed Bat	Chaerephon pumilus
	Midas Free-tailed Bat	Mops midas
	Egyptian Free-tailed Bat	Tadarida aegyptiaca
	Natal Long-fingered Bat	Miniopterus natalensis
	Long-tailed Serotine Bat	Eptesicus hottentotus
	Butterfly Bat	Glauconycteris variegata
	Anchieta’s Pipistrelle	Hypsugo anchietae
	Damara Woolly Bat	Kerivoula argentata
	Lesser Woolly Bat	Kerivoula lanosa
	Botswana Long-eared Bat	Laephotis botswanae
	Thomas’s Flat-headed Bat	Mimetillus thomasi
	Cape Serotine	Neoromicia capensis
	Banana Bat	Neoromicia nana
	Zulu Serotine	Neoromicia zuluensis
	Achlieffen’s Twilight Bat	Nycticeinops schlieffeni
	Rüppell’s Pipistrelle	Pipistrellus rueppellii
	Rusty Pipistrelle	Pipistrellus rusticus
	Yellow-bellied House Bat	Scotophilus dinganii
	White-bellied House Bat	Scotophilus leucogaster
	Green House Bat	Scotophilus viridis
Monkeys, Baboons and Bushbaby	Vervet Monkey	Cercopithecus pygerrythrus
	Chacma Baboon	Papio ursinus
	South African Galago	Galago moholi
Pangolin	Pangolin	Manis temminckii
Hares and Rabbits	Scrub Hare	Lepus saxatilis
Molerats	Damaraland Mole-Rat	Cryptomys damarensis
Squirrels	Tree Squirrel	Paraxerus cepapi
Porcupine, Canerat and Springhare	Cape Porcupine	Hystrix africaeaustralis
	Greater Canerat	Thryonomys swinderianus
	Springhare	Pedetes capensis
Dormice, Rats and Mice	Woodland Dormouse	Graphiurus murinus
	Creek Grooved-toothed Rat	Pelomys fallax
	Single-striped Grass Mouse	Lemniscomys rosalia
	Setzer’s Pygmy Mouse	Mus setzeri
	Desert Pygmy Mouse	Mus indutus
	Natal Multimammate Mouse	Mastomys natalensis
	Southern Multimammate Mouse	Mastomys coucha
	Acacia Rat	Thallomys paedulcus
	Black-tailed Tree Rat	Thallomys nigricauda
	Red Veld Rat	Aethomys chrysophilus
	Namaqua Rock Mouse	Micaelamys namaquensis
	Angoni Vlei Rat	Otomys angoniensis
	Bushveld Gerbil	Tatera leucogaster
	Highveld Gerbil	Tatera brantsii
	Pouched Mouse	Saccostomus campestris
	Grey Climbing Mouse	Dendromus melanotis
	Brants’ Climbing Mouse	Dendromus mesomelas
	Fat Mouse	Steatomys pratensis
	Tiny Fat Mouse	Steatomys parvus
	Kreb’s Fat Mouse	Steatomys krebsii
Carnivores	Aardwolf	Proteles cristatus
	Spotted Hyena	Crocuta crocuta
	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus
	Leopard	Panthera pardus
	Lion	Panthera leo
	Caracal	Caracal caracal
	African Wild Cat	Felis silvestris
	Serval	Leptailurus serval
	African Civet	Civettictis civetta
	Small Spotted Genet	Genetta genetta
	South African Large-spotted Genet	Genetta (maculata) tigrina
	Bat-eared Fox	Otocyon megalotis
	African Wild Dog	Lycaon pictus
	Side-striped Jackal	Canis adustus
	African Clawless Otter	Aonyx capensis
	Spotted-necked Otter	Lutra maculicollis
	Ratel or Honey Badger	Mellivora capensis
	Striped Polecat	Ictonyx striatus
	Selous’ Mongoose	Paracynictis selousi
	Large Grey Mongoose	Herpestes ichneumon
	Slender Mongoose	Galerella sanguinea
	White-tailed Mongoose	Ichneumia albicauda
	Marsh Mongoose	Atilax paludinosus
	Banded Mongoose	Mungos mungo
	Dwarf Mongoose	Helogale parvula
Zebra	Plains Zebra	Equus (burchellii) quagga
Pigs	Bushpig	Potamochoerus larvatus
	Common Warthog	Phacochoerus africanus
Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus amphibius
Ruminants	Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis
	African Buffalo	Cyncerus caffer
	Bushbuck	Tragelaphus scriptus
	Sitatunga	Tragelaphus spekii
	Blue Wildebeest	Connochaetes taurinus
	Tsessebe	Damaliscus lunatus
	Roan	Hippotragus equinus
	Sable	Hippotragus niger
	Common Duiker	Sylvicapra grimmia
	Eland	Tragelaphus oryx
	Southern Reedbuck	Redunca arundinum
	Waterbuck	Kobus ellipsiprymnus
	Lechwe	Kobus leche
	Puku	Kobus vardonii
	Oribi	Ourebia ourebi
	Steenbok	Raphicerus campestris
	Impala	Aepyceros melampus
	Greater Kudu	Tragelaphus strepsiceros