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Mokala - Species Checklist

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Mammal Species Checklist of Mokala National Park

PRIMATA
Cercopithecidae
Chacma baboon Papio ursinus
Vervet monkey Cercopithecus aethiops

CARNIVORA
Protelidae
Aardwolf Proteles cristatus

Canidae
Black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas
Bat-eared fox Otocyon megalotis
Cape fox Vulpes chama

Viverridae
Small-spotted genet Genetta genetta

Herpestidae
Cape grey mongoose/Small grey mongoose Galarella pulverolenta
Slender mongoose Galarella flavescens
Suricate/Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata

Felidae
Caracal/Rooikat Caracal caracal
African wildcat Felis sylvestris

TUBULIDENTATA
Orycteropodidae
Aardvark/Antbear Orycteropus afer

LAGOMORPHA
Leporidae
Cape hare Lepus capensis
Red rock rabbits Pronolagus spp.
Shrub hare Lepus saxatilis

RODENTIA
Hystricidae
Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis

Pedetidae
Springhare Pedetes capensis

Sciuridae
South African ground squirrel Xerus inauris

EULIPOTYPHLA
Erinaceidae
Southern African hedgehog Atelerix frontalis


ARTIODACTYLA
Suidae
Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus

Bovidae
African buffalo Syncerus caffer
Black wildebeest Connochaetes gnou
Blesbok Damaliscus pygargus /Damaliscus dorcas
Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
Common duiker/Grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia
Eland Taurotragus oryx
Gemsbok/Oryx Oryx gazella
Impala Aepyceros melampus
Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula
Red hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus
Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus
Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis
Steenbok Raphicerus campestris
Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus

PERISSODACTYLA
Rhinocerotidae
White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis

Equidae
Burchell's zebra/Plain’s zebra Equus burchelli

CETARTIODACTYLA
Giraffidae
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis


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