AW Challenge - Mammmal Checklist for Pilanesberg

[steamtrainfan]

As an addition to BJ’s thread “Mammals of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park” and Amoli’s Rietvlei Challenge I will be asking you to help and see how long it will take AW members to complete this checklist as a joined challenge of Pilanesberg Game Reserve. I will start off with a few and as we go along I will copy any contribution onto my list.

Each specie will fall under a separate post, but you can start posting pics of any animal and Toko will assist and move your pic together with the others under one species post.

Rule 1: The pic must be taken in Pilanesberg Game Reserve.
Rule 2: Scores will be given per animal pic (only 1 pic per animal allowed). See score card below
Rule 3: Only post pics, no comments. Welcome to add anything interesting about the specie (the same as for the Bird book)

The winner will be announced after we have completed the list OR after a reasonable period of inactivity as decided by the moderators. A notice period of one month will be given in this case.

Hope you will enjoy the challenge and if you have not completed the full list there will be no restriction to join the "SAMIP” club (Spotted All Mammals In Pilanesberg) later on. An index will be added later as we continue with the listings.

The prize is to have fun with the challenge and all contributing will be winners.

As far as I know these are all the mammals in Pilanesberg according to the book “Animals of Pilanesberg an identification guide by Burger Cillie, Ulrich Oberprieler and Christo Joubert.
If anyone knows of any more please feel free to add to the list.

So come on everybody , lets have some fun and submit your photos.

Any photo will do as we are not judging the quality of the photo but the uniqueness of the mammal.

SHREWS, HEDGEHOG & GOLDEN MOLES
Family Soricidae (Shrews)
Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta 200 points
Family Erinaceidae (Hedgehog)
South African hedgehog Atelerix frontalis 200 points

ELEPHANT SHREWS
Family Macroscelididae
Rock elephant-shrew Elephantulus myurus 200 points

INSECTIVOROUS BATS
Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats)
Cape serotine bat Neoromicia capensis 100 points
Family Nycteridae (Slit-faced Bats)
Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica 150 points

BUSHBABIES, BABOONS & MONEYS
Family Lorisidae (Bushbabies, Galagos)
Lesser bushbaby, South African galago Galago moholi 100 points
Family Cercopithecidae (Monkeys & Baboons)
Chacma baboon Papio ursinus 30 points
Vervet monkey Cercopithecus pygerythrus previously classified as Cercopithecus aethiops 20 points

PANGOLIN
Family Manidae (Pangolin)
Ground pangolin, Cape pangolin Manis temminckii 200 points

HARES & RABBITS
Family Leporidae (Hares & Rabbits)
Cape hare Lepus capensis (possibly) 30 points
Scrub hare Lepus saxatilis 30 points
Jameson's red rock rabbit Pronolagus randensis 50 points

RODENTS
Family Bathyergidae (African Molerats)
African molerat Cryptomys hottentotus 100 points
Family Hystricidae (Old-world Porcupines)
Cape porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis 80 points
Family Thryonomyidae (Cane Rats)
Greater canerat Thryonomys swinderianus 150 points
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Tree squirrel Paraxerus cepapi 20 points
Family Muridae (Rats, Mice & Gerbils)
Single-striped grass mouse Lemniscomys rosalia 100 points
Four-striped grass mouse Rhabdomys pumilio 100 points
Acacia rat Thallomys paedulcus 100 points
Namaqua rock mouse/rat Micaelamys namaquensis, Aethomys namaquensis 150 points
Bushveld gerbil Tatera leucogaster 150 points
Family Pedetidae (Springhare)
Springhare Pedetes capensis 50 points
Family Myoxidae (Dormice)
Woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus 150 points

CARNIVORES
Family Hyaenidae (Aardwolf & Hyenas)
Aardwolf Proteles cristatus 200 points
Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea 100 points
Family Felidae (Cats)
African wild cat Felis silvestris 100 points
Caracal Caracal caracal 100 points
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus 150 points
Leopard Panthera pardus 50 points
Lion Panthera leo 20 points
Serval Leptailurus serval formerly classified as Felis serval 80 points
Family Canidae (Wild Dogs, Foxes & Jackals)
African wild dog Lycaon pictus 80 points
Black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas 30 points
Cape fox Vulpes chama 50 points
Family Mustelidae (Otters, Honey Badger, Weasels & Polecat)
African clawless otter Aonyx capensis 80 points
Honey badger Mellivora capensis 60 points
Striped polecat Ictonyx striatus 100 points
Family Viverridae (Civet & Genets)
African civet Civettictis civetta 60 points
Small-spotted genet Genetta genetta 60 points
Large-spotted genet Genetta tigrina 80 points
Family Herpestidae (Mongooses)
Banded mongoose Mungos mungo 10 points
Dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula 50 points
Slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea 50 points
Marsh mongoose, Water mongoose Atilax paludinosus 100 points
White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda 100 points
Yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata 30 points

AARDVARK
Family Orycteropodidae (Aardvark)
Aardvark Orycteropus afer 200 Points

ELEPHANT
Family Elephantidae (Elephant)
African Elephant Loxodonta Africana 10 points

DASSIE
Family Procaviidae (Dassies, Hyraxes)
Rock hyrax, Dassie Procavia capensis 30 points

ODD-TOED UNGULATES
Family Rhinocerotidae (Rhinoceros)
Hook-lipped rhinoceros, Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis 100 points
Square-lipped rhinoceros, White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum 10 points
Family Equidae (Zebra)
Plains zebra Equus quagga 10 points

EVEN-TOED UNGULATES
Family Suidae (Pigs)
Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus 100 points
Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus 20 points
Family Hippopodamidae (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius 10 points
Family Giraffidae (Giraffe)
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis 10 points
Family Bovidae (Antelopes & Buffalo)
African buffalo, Cape buffalo Syncerus caffer 100 points
Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus 10 points
Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus 50 points
Common duiker, Grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia 30 points
Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx 80 points
Gemsbok Oryx gazella 200 points
Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros 10 points
Grey rhebok Pelea capreolus (possibly) 200 points
Impala Aepyceros melampus 10 points
Klipspringer Oreotragus oerotragus 50 points
Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula 80 points
Red hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus 20 points
Sable Hippotragus niger 200 points
Southern reedbuck Redunca arundinum 50 points
Springbok Antidorcus marsupialis 10 points
Steenbok Raphicerus campestris 20 points
Tsessebe Damaliscus lumatus 20 points
Waterbuck Kobus elpsiprymnus 20 points

ADDITIONAL BONUS POINTS

Two in one. You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 30 points.

Black-backed Jackal & Elephant - 70 Points
Black-backed Jackal & Impala 70 Points
Black-backed Jackal & Springbok 70 points
Black-backed Jackal & White Rhino 70 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Elephant 50 points
Blue Wildebeest & Giraffe 50 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Hippo 50 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Impala 50 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Leopard 90 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Springbok 50 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Warthog 60 Points
Blue Wildebeest & White Rhino 50 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Wild Dog 120 Points
Blue Wildebeest & Zebra 50 Points
Eland & Springbok 120 Points
Elephant & Impala 50 Points
Elephant & Lion 60 Points
Elephant & Waterbuck 50 Points
Elephant & White Rhino 50 Points
Elephant & Zebra 50 Points
Giraffe & Warthog 60 Points
Giraffe & Zebra 50 Points
Hippo & Impala 50 Points
Hippo & Waterbuck 60 Points
Impala & Springbok - 50 Points
Impala & Warthog 60 Points
Impala & White Rhino - 50 Points
Impala & Zebra - 50 Points
Red Hartebeest & Tsessebe 70 Points
Springbok & Zebra 50 Points
Tsessebe & Zebra 60 Points
Warthog & Zebra 60 Points


Three in one. You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 50 points.

Blue Wildebeest, Giraffe & Zebra 80 Points
Blue Wildebeest, Hippo & Impala 80 Points
Blue Wildebeest, Impala & Springbok 80 Points
Blue Wildebeest, Impala & Warthog 90 Points
Blue Wildebeest, Impala & White Rhino 80 Points
Blue Wildebeest, Kudu & Zebra 80 Points
Elephant, Impala & Zebra 80 Points
Elephant, Waterbuck & White Rhino 80 Points
Giraffe, Impala & Warthog 90 Points
Giraffe, Warthog & White Rhino 80 Points

Four in one. You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 100 points.

Baboon, Blue Wildebeest, Impala & Springbok 150 Points
Blue wildebeest, Elephant, Giraffe & Zebra 140 Points
Blue Wildebeest, Giraffe, Warthog & White Rhino 140 Points
Blue Wildebeest, Elephant, Impala & Zebra 140 Points

Five or more in one. You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 200 points.

Predators or scavengers at a kill. You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 200 points.

Lion on a elephant carcass 230 Points
Leopard on a wildebeest kill 260 Points
Lion with a wildebeest kill 230 Points

[Amoli]

Square-lipped rhinoceros, White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum

by Amoli

by Toko

by Flutterby

by steamtrainfan

by Bush Brat

[Amoli]

Lion Panthera leo

by Amoli

by Flutterby

by steamtrainfan

by Bush Brat

by Toko

[Amoli]

African Elephant Loxodonta Africana

by Amoli

by Toko

by steamtrainfan

by Flutterby

by Bush Brat

[Toko]

Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea

by Toko

by steamtrainfan

[Toko]

Vervet monkey Cercopithecus pygerythrus previously classified as Cercopithecus aethiops

by Toko

by steamtrainfan

by Flutterby

by Amoli

by Bush Brat

[Toko]

Plains zebra Equus quagga

by Toko

by steamtrainfan

by Flutterby

by Amoli

by Bush Brat

[Toko]

Hippopotaus Hippopotamus amphibius

by Toko

by Flutterby

by Amoli

by Bush Brat

[Toko]

Red hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus

by Toko

by Flutterby

by Amoli

by Bush Brat

[Toko]

Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus

by Toko

by Flutterby

by Bush Brat

by Amoli