E - MAIL
Collection Manager (Vertebrates)
Department of Vertebrates
South African Mammal Species list
| GENUS | SPECIES | ENGLISH NAME |
| SCORICIDAE (Shrews) | ||
| Myosorex | longicaudatus | Long-tailed forest shrew |
| cafer | Dark-footed forest shrew | |
| varius | Forest shrew | |
| Suncus | lixus | Greater dwarf shrew |
| varilla | Lesser dwarf shrew | |
| infinitesimus | Least dwarf shrew | |
| Crocidura | mariquensis | Swamp musk shrew |
| fuscomurina | Tiny musk shrew | |
| maquassiensis | Maquassie musk shrew | |
| cyanea | Reddish-grey musk shrew | |
| silacea | Peter's musk shrew | |
| flavescens | Greater musk shrew | |
| occidentalis | Gaint musk shrew | |
| luna | Grey-brown musk shrew | |
| hirta | Lesser red musk shrew | |
| Sylvisorex | megalura | Climbing shrew |
| ERINACEIDAE (Hedgehog) | ||
| Atelerix | frontalis | South African hedgehog |
| CRYSOCHLORIDAE (Golden moles) | ||
| Chrysospalax | trevelyani | Gaint golden mole |
| villosus | Rough-haired golden mole | |
| Cryptochloris | wintoni | De Winton's golden mole |
| zyli | Van Zyl's golden mole | |
| asiatica | Cape golden mole | |
| visagiei | Visagie's golden mole | |
| Eremitalpa | granti | Grant's golden mole |
| Chlorotalpa | arendsi | Arends' golden mole |
| duthiae | Duthie's golden mole | |
| sclateri | Scater's golden mole | |
| Calcochloris | obtusirostris | Yelloe golden mole |
| Amblysomus | gunningi | Gunning's golden mole |
| iris | Zulu golden mole | |
| hottentotus | Hottentot golden mole | |
| julianae | Juliana's golden mole | |
| MACROSCELIDIDAE (Elephant-shrews) | ||
| Petrodromus | tetradactylus | Four-toed elephant-shrew |
| Macroscelides | proboscideus | Round-eared elephant-shrew |
| Elephantulus | fuscus | Peter's short-snouted elephant-shrew |
| brachyrhynchus | Short-snouted elephant-shrew | |
| rupestris | Smith's rock elephant-shrew | |
| intufi | Bushveld elephant-shrew | |
| myurus | Rock elephant-shrew | |
| edwardii | Cape rock elephant-shrew | |
| PTEROPODIDAE (Fruit Bats) | ||
| Epomophorus | wahlbergi | Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat |
| angolensis | Angolan eqauletted fruit bat | |
| gambianus | Gambian epauletted fruit bat | |
| crypturus | Peter's epauletted fruit bat | |
| Epomops | dobsonii | Dobson's fruit bat |
| Eidolon | helvum | Straw-coloured fruit bat |
| Rousettus | aegyptiacus | Egyptian fruit bat |
| angolensis | Bocage's fruit bat | |
| EMBALLONURIDAE (Sheath-tailed bats) | ||
| Coleura | afra | Sheath-tailed bat |
| Taphozous | mauritianus | Tomb bat |
| perforatus | Egyptian tomb bat | |
| MOLOSSIDAE (Free-tailed bats) | ||
| Otomops | martiensseni | Large-eared free-tailed bat |
| Sauromys | petrophilus | Flat-headed free-tailed bat |
| Mormopterus | acetabulosus | Natal free-tailed bat |
| Tadarida | midas | Midas free-tailed bat |
| condylura | Angola free-tailed bat | |
| nigeriae | Nigerian free-tailed bat | |
| bivittata | Spotted free-tailed bat | |
| chapini | Pale free-tailed bat | |
| pumila | Little free-tailed bat | |
| ansorgei | Ansorge's free-tailed bat | |
| lobata | Big-eared free-tailed bat | |
| ventralis | Transvaal free-tailed bat | |
| fulminans | Madagascar large free-tailed bat | |
| aegyptiaca | Egyptain free-tailed bat | |
| ansorgei | Ansorge's free-tailed bat | |
| VESPERTILIONIDAE ( Vesper bats) | ||
| Miniopterus | inflatus | Greater long-fingered bat |
| fraterculus | Lesser long-fingered bat | |
| schreibersii | Schreibers' long-fingered bat | |
| Myotis | welwitschii | Welwitsch's hairy bat |
| seabrai | Angola hairy bat | |
| lesueuri | Lesueur's hairy bat | |
| tricolor | Temminck's hairy bat | |
| bocagei | Rufous hairy bat | |
| Pipistrellus | kuhlii | Kuhl's bat |
| anchietai | Anchieta's bat | |
| rusticus | Rusty bat | |
| nanus | Banana bat | |
| rueppellii | Ruppell's bat | |
| Chalinolobis | variegatus | Butterfly bat |
| Laephotis | namibensis | Namib long-eared bat |
| botswanae | Botswana long-eared bat | |
| wintoni | De Winton's long-eared bat | |
| Eptesicus | rendalli | Rendall's serotine bat |
| hottentotus | Long-tailed serotine bat | |
| melckorum | Melck's serotine bat | |
| zuluensis | Aloe serotine bat | |
| somalicus | Somali serotine bat | |
| capensis | Cape serotine bat | |
| Scotophilus | nigrita | Gaint yellow house bat |
| dinganii | Yellow house bat | |
| borbonicus | Lesser yellow house bat | |
| Nycticeius | schlieffenii | Schlieffen's bat |
| Scotoecus | albofuscus | Thomas' house bat |
| Kerivoulinae | argentata | Damara woolly bat |
| lanosa | Lesser woolly bat | |
| NYCTERIDAE (Slit-faced bats) | ||
| Nycteris | hispida | Hairy slit-faced bat |
| grandis | Large slit-faced bat | |
| woodi | Wood's slit-faced bat | |
| macrotis | Greater slit-faced bat | |
| thebaica | Common slit-faced bat | |
| vinsoni | Vinson's slit-faced bat | |
| RHINOLOPHIDAE (Horseshoe bats) | ||
| Rhinolophus | hildebrandtii | Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat |
| fumigatus | Ruppell's horseshoe bat | |
| clivosus | Geoffroy's horseshoe bat | |
| darlingi | Darling's horseshoe bat | |
| landeri | Lander's horseshoe bat | |
| blasii | Peak-saddle horseshoe bat | |
| capensis | Cape horseshoe bat | |
| simulator | Bushveld horseshoe bat | |
| denti | Dent's horseshoe bat | |
| swinnyi | Swinny's horseshoe bat | |
| HIPPOSIDERIDAE (Trident & Leaf -nosed bats) | ||
| Hipposideros | commersoni | Commerson's leaf-nosed bat |
| caffer | Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat | |
| Cloeotis | percivali | Short-eared trident bat |
| Triaenops | persicus | Persian leaf-nosed bat |
| LORISIDAE (Bushbabies) | ||
| Otolemus | crassicaudatus | Thick-tailed bushbaby |
| Galago | moholi | South African Lesser bushbaby |
| Galagoides | zanzibaricus | Grant's or Zanzibar bushbaby |
| CERCOPITHECIDAE (Monkeys & Baboons) | ||
| Papio | ursinus | Chacma baboon |
| cynocephalus | Yellow baboon | |
| Cercopithecus | aethiops | Vervet monkey |
| mitis | Samango monkey | |
| MANDIDAE (Pangolin) | ||
| Manis | temminickii | Pangolin |
| LEPORIDAE (Hares, Rock Rabbits, Rabbits) | ||
| Lepus | capensis | Cape hare |
| saxatilis | Scrub hare | |
| Pronolagus | rupestris | Smith's red rock rabbit |
| crassicaudatus | Natal red rock rabbit | |
| randensis | Jameson's red rock rabbit | |
| Bunolagus | monticularis | Riverine rabbit |
| Oryctolagus | cuniculus | Rabbit |
| ORDER RODENTIA (Rodents) | ||
| BATHYERGIDAE (Molerats) | ||
| Bathyergus | suillus | Cape dune molerat |
| janetta | Namaqua dune molerat | |
| Cryptomys | hottentotus | Common molerat |
| damarensis | Damara molerat | |
| Georychus | capensis | Cape molerat |
| HYSTRICIDAE (Porcupines) | ||
| Hystrix | africaeaustralis | Cape porcupine |
| PEDETIDAE (Springhaas) | ||
| Pedetes | capensis | Springhaas |
| GLIRIDAE (Dormice) | ||
| Graphiurus | ocularis | Spectacled dormouse |
| platyops | Rock dormouse | |
| murinus | Woodland dormouse | |
| parvus | Lesser savanna dormouse | |
| SCIURIDAE ( Squirrels) | ||
| Xerus | inauris | Cape ground squirrel |
| princeps | Mountain ground squirrel | |
| Heliosciurus | mutabilis | Sun squirrel |
| Funisciurus | congicus | Striped tree squirrel |
| Paraxerus | palliatus | Red squirrel |
| cepapi | Tree squirrel | |
| Sciurus | carolinensis | Grey squirrel |
| THRYONOMYIDAE (Canerats) | ||
| Thryonomys | swinderianus | Greater canerat |
| gregorianus | Lesser canerat | |
| PETROMURIDAE (Dassie rat) | ||
| Petromus | typicus | Dassie rat |
| MURIDAE (Rats & Mice) | ||
| Parotomys | brantsii | Brants' whistling rat |
| littledalei | Littledale's whistling rat | |
| Otomys | laminatus | Laminate vlei rat |
| angoniensis | Angoni vlei rat | |
| maximus | Saunders' vlei rat | |
| irroratus | Vlei rat | |
| sloggetti | Sloggett's rat | |
| unisulcatus | Karoo bush rat | |
| Pelomys | fallax | Grooved-toothed mouse |
| Acomys | spinosissimus | Spiny mouse |
| subspinosus | Cape spiny mouse | |
| Lemniscomys | rosalia | Single-striped mouse |
| Rhabdomys | pumilio | Striped mouse |
| Zelotomys | woosnami | Woosnam's desert rat |
| Dasymys | incomtus | Water rat |
| Grammomys | cometes | Mozambique woodland mouse |
| dolichurus | Woodland mouse | |
| Mus | musculus | House mouse |
| setzeri | Setzer's pygmy mouse | |
| triton | Grey-bellied pygmy mouse | |
| sorella | Thomas' pygmy mouse | |
| indutus | Desert pygmy mouse | |
| minutoides | Pygmy mouse | |
| Uranomys | ruddi | Rudd's mouse |
| Mastomys | natalensis | Natal multimammate mouse |
| coucha | Multimammate mouse | |
| shortridgei | Shortridge's mouse | |
| Myomyscus | verreauxii | Verreaux's mouse |
| Thallomys | paedulcus | Tree rat |
| nigricauda | Black-tailed tree rat | |
| Aethomys | silindensis | Selinda rat |
| namaquensis | Namaqua rock mouse | |
| granti | Grant's rock mouse | |
| chrysophilus | Red veld rat | |
| nyikae | Nyika veld rat | |
| Rattus | rattus | House rat |
| norvegicus | Brown rat | |
| Desmodillus | auricularis | Short-tailed gerbil |
| Gerbillurus | paeba | Hairy-footed gerbil |
| tytonis | Dune hairy-footed gerbil | |
| vallinus | Brush-tailed hairy-footed gerbil | |
| setzeri | Setzer's hairy-footed gerbil | |
| Tatera | leucogaster | Bushveld gerbil |
| afra | Cape gerbil | |
| brantsii | Highveld gerbil | |
| inclusa | Gorongoza gerbil | |
| Mystromys | albicaudatus | White-tailed mouse |
| Cricetomys | gambianus | Gaint rat |
| Saccostomus | campestris | Pouched mouse |
| Malacothrix | typica | Large-eared mouse |
| Dendromus | nyikae | Nyika climbing mouse |
| melanotis | Grey climbing mouse | |
| mesomelas | Brants' climbing mouse | |
| mystacalis | Chestnut climbing mouse | |
| Steatomys | pratensis | Fat mouse |
| parvus | Tiny fat mouse | |
| krebsii | Krebs's fat mouse | |
| Petromyscus | monticularis | Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse |
| collinus | Pygmys rock mouse | |
| barbouri | Barbour's rock mouse | |
| shortridgei | Shortridge's rock mouse | |
| PROTELIDAE ( Aardwolf) | ||
| Proteles | cristatus | Aardwolf |
| HYAENIDAE (Hyaenas) | ||
| Hyaena | brunnea | Brown hyaena |
| Crocuta | crocuta | Spotted hyaena |
| FELIDAE (Cats) | ||
| Acrinonyx | jubatus | Cheetah |
| Panthera | pardus | Leopard |
| leo | Lion | |
| Felis | caracal | Caracal |
| lybica | African wild cat | |
| nigripes | Small spotted cat | |
| serval | Serval | |
| catus | Domestic cat | |
| CANIDAE (Foxes, Wild dog & Jackel) | ||
| Otocyon | megalotis | Bat-eared fox |
| Lycaon | pictus | Wild dog |
| Vulpes | chama | Cape fox |
| Canis | adustus | Side-striped jackel |
| mesomelas | Black-backed jackal | |
| MUSTELIDAE (Otters, Polecats, Weasels, Honey badgers) | ||
| Aonyx | capensis | Cape clawless otter |
| maculicollis | Spotted-necked otter | |
| Mellivora | capensis | Honey badger |
| Poecilogale | albinucha | African weasel |
| Ictonyx | striatus | Striped polecat |
| VIVERRIDAE (Mongoose, Civets, Genets, Suricate) | ||
| Nandinia | binotata | Tree civet |
| Civetticitis | civetta | African civet |
| Genetta | genetta | Small-spotted genet |
| tigrina | Large-spotted genet | |
| Suricata | suricatta | Suricate |
| Paracynictis | selousi | Selous' mongoose |
| Bdeogale | crassicauda | Bushy-tailed mongoose |
| Cynictis | penicillata | Yellow mongoose |
| Herpestes | ichneumon | Large gery mongoose |
| Galerella | sanguinea | Slender mongoose |
| pulverulenta | Small grey mongoose | |
| Rhynchogale | melleri | Meller's mongoose |
| Ichneumia | albicauda | White-tailed mongoose |
| Atilax | paludinosus | Water mongoose |
| Mungos | mungo | Banded mongoose |
| Helogale | parvula | Dwarf mongoose |
| ORYCTEROPODIDAE (Aardvark) | ||
| Orycteropus | afer | Aardvark |
| ELEPHANTIDAE (Elephants) | ||
| Loxodonta | africana | African elephant |
| PROCAVIIDAE (Dassies) | ||
| Procavia | capensis | Rock dassie |
| Heterohyrax | brucei | Yellow-spotted rock dassie |
| Dendrohyrax | arboreus | Tree dassie |
| RHINOCEROTIDAE (Rhino) | ||
| Ceratotherium | simum | White rhino |
| Diceros | bicornis | Black rhinoceros |
| EQUIDAE (Zebra) | ||
| Equus | zebra | Cape mountain zebra |
| z. hartmannae | Hartmann's mountain zebra | |
| burchelli | Burchell's zebra | |
| Order ARTIODACTYLA (Even-toed) | ||
| SUIDAE (Pigs) | ||
| Potamochoerus | porcus | Bushpig |
| Phacochoerus | aethiopicus | Warthog |
| Sus | scrofa | Feral pig |
| HIPPOPOTAMIDAE (Hippo) | ||
| Hippopotamus | amphibuis | Hippopotamus |
| GIRAFFIDAE (Giraffe) | ||
| Giraffa | camelopardalis | Giraffe |
| CERVIDAE (Deer) | ||
| Cervus | dama | European fallow deer |
| BOVIDAE (Antelopes & Buffalo) | ||
| Connochaetus | gnou | Black wildebeest |
| taurinus | Blue wildebeest | |
| Sigmoceros | lichtensteinii | Lichtenstein's hartebeest |
| Alcelaphus | buselaphus | Red hartebeest |
| Damaliscus | dorcas | Bontebok |
| d. phillipsi | Blesbok | |
| lunatus | Tsessebe | |
| Philantomba | monticola | Blue duiker |
| Cephalophus | natalensis | Red duiker |
| Sylvicapra | grimmia | Common duiker |
| Antidorcas | marsupialis | Springbok |
| Oreotragus | oreotragus | Klipspringer |
| Madoqua | kirkii | Damara dik-dik |
| Ourebia | ourebi | Oribi |
| Raphicerus | campestris | Steenbok |
| melanotis | Grysbok | |
| sharpei | Sharpe's grysbok | |
| Neotragus | moschatus | Suni |
| Aepyceros | melampus | Impala |
| m. petersi | Black-faced impala | |
| Hemitragus | jemlahicus | Himalayan tahr |
| Pelea | capreolus | Grey rhebok |
| Hippotragus | equinus | Roan |
| niger | Sable | |
| Oryx | gazella | Gemsbok |
| Syncerus | caffer | African buffalo |
| Tragelaphus | strepsiceros | Kudu |
| spekei | Sitatunga | |
| angasii | Nyala | |
| scriptus | Bushbuck | |
| Traurotragus | oryx | Eland |
| Redunca | arundinum | Reedbuck |
| fulvorufula | Mountain reedbuck | |
| Kobus | ellipsiprymnus | Waterbuck |
| leche | Red lechwe | |
| vardonii | Puku |