Species list: Mammals
The following mammals have been recorded in the Greater Sossusvlei-Namib Landscape:
If you see unusual mammals in the landscape, please record them in Namibia's Mammal Atlas.
Species | ||
Insectivores | Eremitalpa granti | Grant's golden mole |
Macroscelides proboscideus | round-eared elephant shrew | |
Elephantulus rupestris | Smith's rock elephant shrew | |
Crocidura cyanea | reddish-grey musk shrew | |
Bats | Hipposideros caffer | Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat |
Nycteris thebaica | Egyptian slit-faced bat | |
Rhinolophus fumigatus | Rüppell's horseshoe bat | |
Rhinolophus clivosus | Geoffroy's horseshoe bat | |
Rhinolophus darlingi | Darling's horseshoe bat | |
Rhinolophus denti | Dent's horseshoe bat | |
Eptesicus hottentotus | long-tailed serotine bat | |
Eptesicus capensis | Cape serotine bat | |
Myotis seabrai | Angola hairy bat | |
Laephotis namibensis | Namib long-eared bat | |
Tadarida aegyptiaca | Egyptian free-tailed bat | |
Primates | Papio ursinus | chacma baboon |
Pangolin | Manis temminckii | pangolin |
Hares & rabbits | Lepus capensis | Cape hare |
Pronolagus randensis | Jameson's red rock rabbit | |
Rodents | Xerus inauris | ground squirrel |
Hystrix africaeaustralis | porcupine | |
Petromys typicus | dassie rat | |
Saccostomus campestris | pouched mouse | |
Malacothrix typical | large-eared mouse | |
Desmodillus auricularis | short-tailed gerbil | |
Gerbillurus paeba | hairy- footed gerbil | |
Gerbillurus vallinus | brush-tailed hairy-footed gerbil | |
Gerbillurus tytonis | dune hairy-footed gerbil | |
Gerbillurus setzeri | Setzer's hairy-footed gerbil | |
Aethomys namaquensis | Namaqua rock mouse | |
Rhabdomys pumilio | striped mouse | |
Thallomys nigricaudata = paedulcus? | black-tailed tree rat = tree mouse? | |
Parotomys littledalei | Littledale's whistling rat | |
Petromyscus collinus | pygmy rock mouse | |
Carnivores | Vulpes chama | Cape fox |
Otocyon megalotis | bat-eared fox | |
Canis mesomalis | black-backed jackal | |
Mellivora capensis | honey badger (ratel) | |
Ictonyx striatus | striped polecat | |
Galerella sanguinea | slender mongoose | |
Cynictis penicillata | yellow mongoose | |
Suricata suricatta | suricate (meerkat) | |
Genetta genetta | small spotted genet | |
Crocuta crocuta | spotted hyaena | |
Hyaena brunnea | brown hyaena | |
Mellivora capensis | honey badger (ratel) | |
Proteles cristatis | aardwolf | |
Felis lybica | African wild cat | |
Felis nigripes | small spotted = black-footed cat | |
Felis caracal | caracal | |
Acinonyx jubatus | cheetah | |
Panthera pardus | leopard | |
Aardvark | Orycteroptus afer | aardvark |
Hyrax | Procavia capensis | rock hyrax (dassie) |
Odd-toed ungulates | Equus zebra hartmannae | Hartmann's mountain zebra |
Equus burchellii | Burchell's zebra | |
Even-toed ungulates | Phacochoerus aethiopicus | warthog |
Giraffa camelopardis | giraffe | |
Tragelaphus strepsiceros | kudu | |
Oryx gazella | oryx | |
Alcelaphus buselaphus | red hartebeest | |
Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi | blesbok | |
Antidorcus marsupialis | springbok | |
Oreotragus oreotragus | klipspringer | |
Raphicerus campestris | steenbok | |
Sylvicapra grimmia | grey duiker |