This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Ethiopia. There are 279 mammal species in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, of which five are critically endangered, eight are endangered, twenty-seven are vulnerable, and twelve are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the stat ...

: Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

Order:
Macroscelidea Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a perc ...
(elephant shrews)

Often called sengis, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa. Their common English name derives from their elongated flexible snout and their resemblance to the true

shrew Shrews ( family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to dif ...

s. *Family: Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews) **Genus: ''

Elephantulus ''Elephantulus'' is a genus of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It contains the following species: * Short-snouted elephant shrew (''E. brachyrhynchus'') * Cape elephant shrew (''E. edwardii'') * Dusky-footed elephant shrew (''E. f ...

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Rufous elephant shrew The rufous elephant shrew, rufous sengi or East African long-eared elephant-shrew (''Galegeeska rufescens'') is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. Found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, its na ...

, ''E. rufescens''

Order:
Tubulidentata Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata, ...
(aardvarks)

The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced. *Family:

Orycteropodidae Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata, ...

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Orycteropus ''Orycteropus'' is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At ab ...

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Aardvark Aardvarks ( ; ''Orycteropus afer'') are medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammals native to Africa. Aardvarks are the only living species of the family Orycteropodidae and the order Tubulidentata. They have a long proboscis, similar to a pi ...

, ''O. afer''

Order:
Hyracoidea Hyraxes (), also called dassies, are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family (biology), family Procaviidae within the Order (biology), order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Modern hyraxes ...
(hyraxes)

The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East. *Family:

Procaviidae Hyraxes (), also called dassies, are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family Procaviidae within the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Modern hyraxes are typically between in length a ...

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Heterohyrax The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (''Heterohyrax brucei'') is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malaw ...

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Yellow-spotted rock hyrax The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (''Heterohyrax brucei'') is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malaw ...

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Procavia ''Procavia'' is a genus of hyraxes. The rock hyrax ''(P. capensis)'' is currently the only extant species belonging to this genus, though other species were recognized in the past, including ''P. habessinica'' and ''P. ruficeps'', both now relegat ...

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Cape hyrax The rock hyrax (; ''Procavia capensis''), also called dassie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (from some interpretations of a word used in the King James Bible) coney, is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East. Common ...

, ''Procavia capensis'' LC

Order:
Proboscidea Proboscidea (; , ) is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Three l ...
(elephants)

The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals. *Family:

Elephantidae Elephantidae is a family (biology), family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals which includes the living Elephant, elephants (belonging to the genera ''Elephas'' and ''Loxodonta''), as well as a number of extinct genera like ''Mammuthus'' ...

(elephants) **Genus: '' Loxodonta'' ***

African bush elephant The African bush elephant (''Loxodonta africana''), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, one ...

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Order:
Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
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The order Primates contains

human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...

s and their closest relatives:

lemur Lemurs ( ; from Latin ) are Strepsirrhini, wet-nosed primates of the Superfamily (biology), superfamily Lemuroidea ( ), divided into 8 Family (biology), families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are Endemism, ...

s, lorisoids,

tarsier Tarsiers ( ) are haplorhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was prehistorically more globally widespread, all of the existing species are restricted to M ...

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...

s, and

ape Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a superfamily of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and Europe in prehistory, and counting humans are found global ...

s. *Suborder:

Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini (; ) is a Order (biology), suborder of primates that includes the Lemuriformes, lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Fauna of Madagascar, Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Fauna of A ...

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Lemuriformes Lemuriformes is the sole extant infraorder of primate that falls under the suborder Strepsirrhini. It includes the lemurs of Madagascar, as well as the galagos and lorisids of Africa and Asia, although a popular alternative taxonomy places the ...

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Lorisoidea Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids. As strepsirrhines, lorisoids are related to the lemurs of Madagascar and are sometimes included in the infraorder ...

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Galagidae Galagos , also known as bush babies or ''nagapies'' (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae). They ar ...

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Galago Galagos , also known as bush babies or ''nagapies'' (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae). They are ...

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Somali bushbaby The Somali bushbaby (''Galago gallarum''), or the Somali lesser galago, as it is also known, is a species of nocturnal, arboreal primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It is threatened by habitat loss. Di ...

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Senegal bushbaby The Senegal bushbaby (''Galago senegalensis''), also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family (biology), family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come ...

, ''Galago senegalensis'' LR/lc *Suborder:

Haplorhini Haplorhini (), the haplorhines (Greek language, Greek for "simple-nosed") or the "dry-nosed" primates is a suborder of primates containing the Tarsiiformes, tarsiers and the simians (Simiiformes or anthropoids), as sister of the Strepsirrhini ("m ...

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Simiiformes The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes ) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) and Ca ...

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Catarrhini The parvorder Catarrhini (known commonly as catarrhine monkeys, Old World anthropoids, or Old World monkeys) consists of the Cercopithecoidea and apes (Hominoidea). In 1812, Geoffroy grouped those two groups together and established the name ...

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Cercopithecoidea Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus '' Papio''), red colobus (genus '' Piliocolob ...

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Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys are primates in the family (biology), family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genus, genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus ''Papio''), red colo ...

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Erythrocebus ''Erythrocebus'' is a genus of Old World monkey. All three species in this genus are found in Africa, and are known as patas monkeys. While previously considered a monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that con ...

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Patas monkey The common patas monkey (''Erythrocebus patas''), also known as the hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. Taxonomy There is some confusion surrounding if there are v ...

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Chlorocebus ''Chlorocebus'' is a genus of medium-sized primates from the family of Old World monkeys. Six species are currently recognized, although some people classify them all as a single species with numerous subspecies. Either way, they make up the enti ...

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Grivet The grivet (''Chlorocebus aethiops'') is an Old World monkey with long white tufts of hair along the sides of its face. Some authorities consider this and all of the members of the genus ''Chlorocebus'' to be a single species, ''Cercopithecus ae ...

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Vervet monkey The vervet monkey (''Chlorocebus pygerythrus''), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus '' Chlorocebus''. The five distin ...

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Bale Mountains vervet The Bale Mountains vervet (''Chlorocebus djamdjamensis'') is a terrestrial Old World monkey endemic to Ethiopia, found in the bamboo forests of the Bale Mountains. All species in ''Chlorocebus'' were formerly in the genus '' Cercopithecus''. Th ...

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Cercopithecus The guenons (, ) are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Cercopithecus'' (). Not all members of this genus have the word "guenon" in their common names; also, because of changes in scientific classification, some monkeys in other genera may have c ...

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Blue monkey The blue monkey or diademed monkey (''Cercopithecus mitis'') is a species of Old World monkey native to Central and East Africa, ranging from the upper Congo River basin east to the East African Rift and south to northern Angola and Zambia. It ...

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De Brazza's monkey De Brazza's monkey (''Cercopithecus neglectus'') is an Old World monkey endemic to the riverine and swamp forests of central Africa. The largest species in the guenon family, it is one of the most widespread arboreal African primates. Aside from ...

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Papio Baboons are primates comprising the genus ''Papio'', one of the 23 genera of Old World monkeys, in the family Cercopithecidae. There are six species of baboon: the hamadryas baboon, the Guinea baboon, the olive baboon, the yellow baboon, th ...

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Olive baboon The olive baboon (''Papio anubis''), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from ...

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Yellow baboon The yellow baboon (''Papio cynocephalus'') is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the dog-like shape of the muzzle and head. Yellow baboons have slim bodies with long arms and legs al ...

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Hamadryas baboon The hamadryas baboon (''Papio hamadryas'' ; gawina;Aerts 2019 , Ar Robbaḥ) is a species of baboon within the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern region o ...

, ''Papio hamadryas'' LR/nt ******Genus: ''

Theropithecus ''Theropithecus'' is a genus of primates in the family Cercopithecidae. It contains a single living species, the gelada (''Theropithecus gelada''), native to the Ethiopian Highlands. Additional species are known from fossils, including: * '' The ...

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Gelada The gelada (''Theropithecus gelada'', , ), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of above sea level. It is the only living me ...

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Colobinae The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a family (biology), subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genus, genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. So ...

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Colobus Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Colobus'', native to Africa. They are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus '' Piliocolobus''. There are five species of this monkey, and at least eight subs ...

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Mantled guereza The mantled guereza (''Colobus guereza''), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west ...

, ''Colobus guereza'' LR/lc

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
ia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two

incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, wher ...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the

capybara The capybara or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris'') is the largest living rodent, native to South America. It is a member of the genus '' Hydrochoerus''. The only other extant member is the lesser capybara (''Hydrochoerus isthmi ...

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Hystricognathi The Hystricognathi are an infraorder of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls. The masseter medialis (a jaw muscle) passes partially through a hole below each eye socket (called the infraorbital foramen) ...

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Heterocephalus The naked mole-rat (''Heterocephalus glaber''), also known as the sand puppy, is a burrowing rodent native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, notably in Somali regions. It is closely related to the blesmols and is the only species in th ...

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Naked mole-rat The naked mole-rat (''Heterocephalus glaber''), also known as the sand puppy, is a burrowing rodent native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, notably in Somali regions. It is closely related to the blesmols and is the only species in th ...

, ''Heterocephalus glaber'' LC **Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) ***Genus: '' Hystrix'' ****

Crested porcupine The crested porcupine (''Hystrix cristata''), also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae native to Italy, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest porcupine species in the world. ...

, ''Hystrix cristata'' LC **Family:

Thryonomyidae Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats ''(Thryonomys)'' found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera. Taxonomy Thryonomyidae was formerly more diverse and widespread, with fossil rela ...

(cane rats) ***Genus: '' Thryonomys'' **** Lesser cane rat, ''Thryonomys gregorianus'' LC *Suborder:

Sciurognathi Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as ...

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Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...

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Xerinae The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini (marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), ...

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Xerini Xerini is a tribe of ground squirrels occurring in Africa and Asia. With the tribes Marmotini (Holarctic ground squirrels) and Protoxerini (African tree squirrels), they form the subfamily Xerinae. There are five living genera—'' Xerus'', the ...

*****Genus: '' Xerus'' ****** Striped ground squirrel, ''Xerus erythropus'' LC ****** Unstriped ground squirrel, ''Xerus rutilus'' LC ****Tribe:

Protoxerini The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are:Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns ...

*****Genus: '' Heliosciurus'' ****** Gambian sun squirrel, ''Heliosciurus gambianus'' LC **Family: Gliridae (dormice) ***Subfamily:

Graphiurinae The African dormice (genus ''Graphiurus'') are dormice that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They primarily eat invertebrates, with other components of their diet inc ...

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Graphiurus The African dormice (genus ''Graphiurus'') are dormice that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They primarily eat invertebrates, with other components of their diet inc ...

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Small-eared dormouse The small-eared dormouse (''Graphiurus microtis'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, ...

, ''Graphiurus microtis'' LC **Family:

Spalacidae The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, m ...

***Subfamily: Tachyoryctinae ****Genus: ''

Tachyoryctes ''Tachyoryctes'' is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It contains the following species: * Ankole African mole-rat (''T. ankoliae'') * Mianzini African mole-rat (''T. annectens'') * Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (''T. audax'') * ...

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Big-headed African mole-rat The big-headed African mole rat (''Tachyoryctes macrocephalus''), also known as the giant root-rat, Ethiopian African mole rat, or giant mole rat, is a rodent species in the family Spalacidae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ethiopia's Bale Mountains. ...

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Northeast African mole-rat The northeast African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes splendens'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae and is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and northwest Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savann ...

, ''Tachyoryctes splendens'' LC **Family:

Nesomyidae The Nesomyidae are a family (biology), family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are N ...

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Dendromurinae Dendromurinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Nesomyidae and superfamily Muroidea. The dendromurines are currently restricted to Africa, as is the case for all extant members of the family Nesomyidae. The authorship of the subfamily has ...

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Dendromus Mice in the genus ''Dendromus'' are commonly referred to as African climbing mice or tree mice, although these terms are often used to describe all members of the subfamily Dendromurinae. The genus is currently restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, ...

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Lovat's climbing mouse Lovat's climbing mouse (''Dendromus lovati'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat des ...

, ''Dendromus lovati'' VU ***** Gray climbing mouse, ''Dendromus melanotis'' LC *****

Chestnut climbing mouse The chestnut climbing mouse (''Dendromus mystacalis'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzan ...

, ''Dendromus mystacalis'' LC ****Genus: '' Megadendromus'' *****

Nikolaus's mouse Nikolaus's mouse (''Megadendromus nikolausi'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Megadendromus''. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude sh ...

, ''Megadendromus nikolausi'' DD ****Genus: ''

Steatomys ''Steatomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species: * Bocage's African fat mouse (''Steatomys bocagei'') * Northwestern fat mouse (''Steatomys caurinus'') * Dainty fat mouse (''Steatomys cuppedius'') * ...

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Tiny fat mouse The tiny fat mouse (''Steatomys parvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtro ...

, ''Steatomys parvus'' LC ***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae ****Genus: ''

Saccostomus ''Saccostomus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, or pouched mice. They have pouches in their cheeks. The genus contains the following species: * South African pouched mouse (''Saccostomus campestris'') * Mearns's pouched mouse ...

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Mearns's pouched mouse Mearns's pouched mouse (''Saccostomus mearnsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deser ...

, ''Saccostomus mearnsi'' LC **Family:

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...

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Lophiomyinae The maned rat or (African) crested rat (''Lophiomys imhausi'') is a nocturnal, long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that superficially resembles a porcupine. The world's only known poisonous rodent, the maned rat sequesters toxins fro ...

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Maned rat The maned rat or (African) crested rat (''Lophiomys imhausi'') is a nocturnal, long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that superficially resembles a porcupine. The world's only known poisonous rodent, the maned rat sequesters toxins fro ...

, ''Lophiomys imhausi'' LC **Family:

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

(mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.) ***Subfamily:

Deomyinae The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were previously placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae. They are sometimes called the Acomyinae, particularly in references that antedate the discovery that t ...

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Cairo spiny mouse The Cairo spiny mouse (''Acomys cahirinus''), also known as the common spiny mouse, Egyptian spiny mouse, or Arabian spiny mouse, is a Nocturnality, nocturnal species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Africa north of the Sahara De ...

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Gray spiny mouse The gray spiny mouse (''Acomys cineraceus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, rocky areas, arable land Arable land (from the , ...

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Louise's spiny mouse Louise's spiny mouse (''Acomys louisae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland A grassland i ...

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Wilson's spiny mouse Wilson's spiny mouse (''Acomys wilsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Tr ...

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Short-tailed brush-furred rat The short-tailed brush-furred rat (''Lophuromys brevicaudus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high- ...

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Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat The Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat or golden-footed brush-furred rat (''Lophuromys chrysopus''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Ethiopia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests ...

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Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat The yellow-spotted brush-furred rat (''Lophuromys flavopunctatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its na ...

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Black-clawed brush-furred rat The black-clawed brush-furred rat (''Lophuromys melanonyx'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss ...

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Uranomys Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (''Uranomys ruddi'') is the only species in the genus ''Uranomys''. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat. Description Head and body sizes r ...

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Rudd's mouse Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (''Uranomys ruddi'') is the only species in the genus ''Uranomys''. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat. Description Head and body sizes rang ...

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Otomys African vlei rats (''Otomys''), also known as groove-toothed rats, live in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Most species live in marshlands, grasslands, and similar habitats and feed on the vegetation of such areas, occasionally supplementing ...

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Cheesman's vlei rat The Cheesman's vlei rat (''Otomys cheesmani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is considered endemic to northwestern Ethiopia. Conservation It is possibly extinct and only known from two localities in Ethiopia, hence the asse ...

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Charada vlei rat Charada vlei rat (''Otomys fortior'') is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is endemic to southwestern Ethiopia. Taxonomy Thomas (1906) initially described this species under the name ''Otomys typus fortior''. It was then elevate ...

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Heller's vlei rat Heller's vlei rat (''Otomys helleri'') is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is endemic to Ethiopia and is found on the Arussi Plateau and the Bale Mountains. Taxonomy Childs Frick (1914) initially described this species under th ...

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Simien vlei rat The Simien vlei rat (''Otomys simiensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northern Ethiopia. Conservation The species is known from less than 10 locations in Ethiopia. However, it is thought to occur in a protect ...

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Ethiopian vlei rat The Ethiopian vlei rat (''Otomys typus'') is a species of Otomys, vlei rat in the rodent family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia and is considered endemic. Taxonomy Heuglin (1877) initially described the species under the name ''Oreomys ...

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Yalden's vlei rat The Yalden's vlei rat (''Otomys yaldeni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Bale Mountains, in southwestern Ethiopia. Conservation It is listed as " Vulnerable" by the IUCN The International Union for Conse ...

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Gerbillinae Gerbillinae is one of the subfamilies of the rodent family Muridae and includes the gerbils, jirds, and sand rats. Once known as desert rats, the subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats an ...

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Ammodillus The ammodile, walo or Somali gerbil (''Ammodillus imbellis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Ammodillus''. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical d ...

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Ammodile The ammodile, walo or Somali gerbil (''Ammodillus imbellis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Ammodillus''. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical d ...

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Gerbillus ''Gerbillus'' is a genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV clas ...

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Somalia gerbil Dunn's gerbil (''Gerbillus dunni'') is a rodent species distributed mainly in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Djibouti. It is an animal of dry grassland and rocky plains. It is also sometimes called the "Somalia gerbil", not to be confused wit ...

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Cushioned gerbil The cushioned gerbil (''Gerbillus pulvinatus'') is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is native to Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya, though it may also occur in south-east Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, ...

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Least gerbil The least gerbil (''Gerbillus pusillus'') is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East A ...

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Tatera The Indian gerbil (''Tatera indica'') also known as antelope rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in western and southern Asia, from Syria east through to Bangladesh. It is the only species in the genus ''Tatera''. M ...

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Kemp's gerbil Kemp's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus kempi'') is a species of rodent. Mammal Species of the World considers ''G. kempi'' and ''G. gambianus'' to be Synonym (taxonomy), synonyms, however the IUCN has assessed each taxon as were they different species. A ...

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Black-tailed gerbil The black-tailed gerbil (''Gerbilliscus nigricaudus'') is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land Arable land (from the , ...

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Phillips's gerbil Phillips's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus phillipsi'') is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community chara ...

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Fringe-tailed gerbil The fringe-tailed gerbil (''Gerbilliscus robustus'') is a species of rodent found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats ...

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Savanna gerbil The savanna gerbil (''Gerbilliscus validus'') is a species of rodent found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, m ...

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Taterillus ''Taterillus'' is a genus of rodents. The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance. The genus contains the following species: * Robbins's tateril (''Taterillus arenar ...

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Emin's gerbil Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (''Taterillus emini'') is a species of rodent found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, ...

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Harrington's gerbil Harrington's gerbil or Harrington's tateril (''Taterillus harringtoni'') is a species of rodent found in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical ...

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Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...

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Aethomys ''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 2 ...

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Hinde's rock rat Hinde's rock rat (''Aethomys hindei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as th ...

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Arvicanthis ''Arvicanthis'' is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats. Species Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice *Abyssinian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus' ...

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Abyssinian grass rat The Abyssinian grass rat (''Arvicanthis abyssinicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land Arable land (from the , "able ...

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Blick's grass rat Blick's grass rat (''Arvicanthis blicki'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruc ...

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Nairobi grass rat The Nairobi grass rat (''Arvicanthis nairobae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i. ...

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African grass rat The African grass rat (''Arvicanthis niloticus'') is a species of rodent in the family Murinae. Taxonomy The species is divided into the following six subspecies. *''A. n. niloticus'': Nile, Egypt; *''A. n. dembeensis '' (): Sudan, Ethiopia, Eri ...

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Neumann's grass rat Neumann's grass rat (''Arvicanthis neumanni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland ...

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Dasymys ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemism, endemic to Africa.African marsh rat The African marsh rat or common dasymys (''Dasymys incomtus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, a ...

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Desmomys ''Desmomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Ethiopia. It contains the following species: *Harrington's rat Harrington's rat (''Desmomys harringtoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Et ...

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Harrington's rat Harrington's rat (''Desmomys harringtoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland Shrub ...

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Yalden's rat Yalden's rat (''Desmomys yaldeni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, found only in Ethiopia, where its natural habitat is the montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The rat got its name in honour of Derek Yalden, a zool ...

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Grammomys ''Grammomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'') * Short-snouted thicket rat (''Grammomys brevirostris'') * Bunting's thicket rat (''Gra ...

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Macmillan's thicket rat Macmillan's thicket rat (''Grammomys macmillani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats a ...

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Heuglin's striped grass mouse Heuglin's lemniscomys or Heuglin's striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys zebra'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bi ...

, ''Lemniscomys zebra'' LC ****Genus: ''

Mastomys ''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: * Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'') * Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'') * Southern multimammate mouse ...

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Guinea multimammate mouse The Guinea multimammate mouse (''Mastomys erythroleucus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the ...

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Natal multimammate mouse The Natal multimammate mouse (''Mastomys natalensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the Natal multimammate rat, the common African rat, African soft fur rat or the African soft-furred mouse. The Natal multimam ...

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Muriculus The Ethiopian striped mouse or striped-back mouse (''Mus imberbis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia. It was formerly classified in the monotypic genus ''Muriculus'', but phylogenetic evidence supports ' ...

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Mus Mus or MUS may refer to: Abbreviations * MUS, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Mauritius * MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport * MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden Un ...

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Mahomet mouse The Mahomet mouse (''Mus mahomet'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubla ...

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Peters's mouse Peters's mouse (''Mus setulosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gh ...

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Delicate mouse The delicate mouse (''Mus tenellus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Eritrea. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodla ...

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Mylomys ''Mylomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils f ...

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Ethiopian mylomys The Ethiopian mylomys (''Mylomys rex'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa r ...

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Myomyscus Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (''Myomyscus verreauxii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Myomyscus''. Other species that had been previously assigned to ''Myomyscus'' are now c ...

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Brockman's rock mouse Brockman's rock mouse, or Brockman's myomyscus (''Ochromyscus brockmani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and possibly Republic of the Congo ...

, ''Myomyscus brockmani'' LC ****Genus: ''

Nilopegamys The Ethiopian amphibious rat, also known as the Ethiopian water mouse (''Nilopegamys plumbeus''), is an insectivorous and semiaquatic species of rodent in the monotypic genus ''Nilopegamys'' of the family Muridae. There has only been one known sp ...

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Oenomys ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible ...

'' ***** Common rufous-nosed rat, ''Oenomys hypoxanthus'' LC ****Genus: ''

Stenocephalemys ''Stenocephalemys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus is endemic to Ethiopia. Species ''Stenocephalemys'' contains six described species: * Ethiopian white-footed mouse (''Stenocephalemys albipes'') * Ethiopian narrow-head ...

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Ethiopian white-footed mouse The Ethiopian white-footed mouse or white-footed stenocephalemys (''Stenocephalemys albipes'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It lives in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forest and tropical hi ...

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Ethiopian narrow-headed rat The Ethiopian narrow-headed rat (''Stenocephalemys albocaudata'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and subtropical or tropical hi ...

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Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat The gray-tailed narrow-headed rat (''Stenocephalemys griseicauda'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-e ...

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Rupp's mouse Rupp's mouse or Rupp's stenocephalemys (''Stenocephalemys ruppi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat los ...

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Thallomys ''Thallomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains four species: * Loring's rat (''Thallomys loringi'') * Black-tailed tree rat (''Thallomys nigricauda'') *Acacia rat The acacia rat (''Thallomys paedulcus ...

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Acacia rat The acacia rat (''Thallomys paedulcus''), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small arboreal rodent that is extensively dependent on Acacia trees. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Con ...

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Speke's pectinator Speke's pectinator (''Pectinator spekei'') or Speke's gundi, is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Pectinator''.Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Ctenodactylidae pp. 1536-1537 ''in'' D. E. Wilson ...

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Lagomorpha The lagomorphs () are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph, of which 109 species in t ...
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The lagomorphs comprise two families,

Leporidae Leporidae () is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 70 species of extant mammals in all. The family name comes from "Lepus", hare in Latin. Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporidae ...

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hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores and live Solitary animal, solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are precociality, able to fend for themselves ...

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rabbit Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...

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Ochotonidae A pika ( , or ) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. ...

with pikas. Though they can resemble

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

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superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two. *Family: Leporidae **Genus: ''

Lepus Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The genu ...

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Cape hare The Cape hare (''Lepus capensis''), also called the brown hare and the desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India. Taxonomy The Cape hare was one of the many Mammalia in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, mammal ...

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Ethiopian hare The Ethiopian hare (''Lepus fagani'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It was first species description, described in 1903, by the British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The dorsal pelage is brownish buff, and is finely grizzled wit ...

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Abyssinian hare The Abyssinian hare (''Lepus habessinicus'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is almost entirely restricted to the nations of the Horn of Africa, though it extends marginally into eastern Sudan and may also occur in far northern ...

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African savanna hare The African savanna hare (''Lepus victoriae'') is a mammal species in the family Leporidae, native to Africa. It is listed as "least concern" on the IUCN Red List. Distribution and habitat It is native to diverse regions and habitats of Africa, ...

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Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and Galericinae, moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. ...
(hedgehogs and gymnures)

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the

hedgehog A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. The ...

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gymnure Gymnures, also called hairy hedgehogs or moonrats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Eulipotyphla. Gymnures resemble rats but are not closely related as they are not rodents; they are in ...

s. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. *Family:

Erinaceidae Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphl ...

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Erinaceinae A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There ...

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Atelerix ''Atelerix'' is a genus of hedgehog in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all native to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 mi ...

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Four-toed hedgehog The four-toed hedgehog (''Atelerix albiventris''), also known as the African pygmy hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa. Populations tend to be scattered between suitable savannah or cropland hab ...

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Hemiechinus ''Hemiechinus'' is a genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV c ...

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Desert hedgehog The desert hedgehog (''Paraechinus aethiopicus'') is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. Description The desert hedgehog is one of the smallest hedgehogs. It is long and weighs about . The spines on its back can be banded with col ...

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Soricomorpha Soricomorpha (from Greek "shrew-form") is a formerly used taxon within the class of mammals. In the past it formed a significant group within the former order Insectivora. However, Insectivora was shown to be polyphyletic and various new orders w ...
(shrews, moles, and solenodons)

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily: Crocidurinae ***Genus: ''

Crocidura The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 sp ...

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Bale shrew The Bale shrew (''Crocidura bottegoides'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia, in the Bale Mountains of the Ethiopian Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and hi ...

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Bicolored musk shrew The bicolored musk shrew (''Crocidura fuscomurina'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It can be found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

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Glass's shrew Glass's shrew (''Crocidura glassi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. The mammal's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and grassland, and swamp A swamp is a forested ...

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Hildegarde's shrew Hildegarde's shrew (''Crocidura hildegardeae'') is a recently discovered shrew, described in 1904. Considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of the Peters's musk shrew, it is now recognised as a separate species, with a diploid chromosom ...

, ''Crocidura hildegardeae'' LC **** Lucina's shrew, ''Crocidura lucina'' VU **** Mauritanian shrew, ''Crocidura lusitania'' LC ****

MacMillan's shrew MacMillan's shrew (''Crocidura macmillani'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and moist savanna. References

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Niobe's shrew Niobe's shrew (''Crocidura niobe'') is a species of mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, ...

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African giant shrew The African giant shrew (''Crocidura olivieri'') is a species of white-toothed shrew. It also is known as, Mann's musk shrew, Euchareena's musk shrew, or Olivier's shrew. It is native to Africa, where it has a widespread distribution and occurs ...

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Small-footed shrew The small-footed shrew (''Crocidura parvipes'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South S ...

, ''Crocidura parvipes'' LC **** Sahelian tiny shrew, ''Crocidura pasha'' LC **** Guramba shrew, ''Crocidura phaeura'' VU ****

Flat-headed shrew The flat-headed shrew (''Crocidura planiceps'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked ...

, ''Crocidura planiceps'' DD **** Desert musk shrew, ''Crocidura smithii'' LC **** Somali shrew, ''Crocidura somalica'' LC ****

Thalia's shrew Thalia's shrew (''Crocidura thalia'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. The mammal's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-elevation grasslands, and moist savanna. Re ...

, ''Crocidura thalia'' LC **** Savanna path shrew, ''Crocidura viaria'' LC ****

Voi shrew The Voi shrew (''Crocidura voi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural h ...

, ''Crocidura voi'' LC **** Yankari shrew, ''Crocidura yankariensis'' LC ****

Zaphir's shrew Zaphir's shrew (''Crocidura zaphiri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more th ...

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Suncus ''Suncus'' is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae. Classification *Genus ''Suncus'' ** Taita shrew, ''Suncus aequatorius'' ** Black shrew, ''Suncus ater'' ** Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi'' ** Etruscan shrew, ''Suncus etruscus'' ** Sri ...

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Etruscan shrew The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi's pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as t ...

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Sylvisorex The forest shrews are the members of the genus ''Sylvisorex''. They are mammals in the family Soricidae and are found only in Africa. The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". ...

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Climbing shrew The climbing shrew (''Suncus megalurus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae, which is found in subtropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic ...

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Chiroptera Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
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The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats) **Subfamily:

Pteropodinae The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are: * Genus '' Acerodon'' ** Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis'' ** Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis'' ** Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus'' ** Palawan frui ...

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Eidolon In ancient Greek literature, an eidolon (; 'image, idol, double, apparition, phantom, ghost'; plural: eidola or eidolons) is a spirit-image of a living or dead person; a shade or phantom look-alike of the human form. In the Homeric epic, it ...

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Straw-coloured fruit bat The straw-coloured fruit bat (''Eidolon helvum'') is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, across forest and sava ...

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Epomophorus ''Epomophorus'' (epauletted bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They have a distribution throughout Africa. Species ''Epomophorus'' contains the following species: Genus ''Epomophorus'' * Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomoph ...

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Gambian epauletted fruit bat The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus gambianus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopi ...

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Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus labiatus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique ...

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East African epauletted fruit bat The East African epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus minimus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna A savanna or savannah is ...

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Lissonycteris The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or silky bat (''Myonycteris angolensis'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of C ...

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Rousettus ''Rousettus'' is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats, referred to as rousette bats. The genus is a member of the Family_(biology), family Pteropodidae. The genus consists of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, ...

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Egyptian fruit bat The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (''Rousettus aegyptiacus'') is a species of megabat that occurs in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three ''Rousettus'' species with an African-Malag ...

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Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

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Kerivoulinae Kerivoulinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. There are 25 species in 2 genera within this subfamily. Species Subfamily Kerivoulinae *Genus '' Kerivoula'' - Painted bats ** Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'') ** St. Aignan's trumpet- ...

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Kerivoula ''Kerivoula'' is a genus of vesper bats in the subfamily Kerivoulinae. They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and New Guinea. Species within this genus are: * Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'') * ...

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Ethiopian woolly bat The Ethiopian woolly bat (''Kerivoula eriophora'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located ...

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Lesser woolly bat The lesser woolly bat (''Kerivoula lanosa'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liber ...

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Myotinae Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: '' Eudiscopus'', ''Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of '' Eudiscopus'', ...

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Myotis The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a Neo-Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" ( ...

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Rufous mouse-eared bat The rufous mouse-eared bat (''Myotis bocagii'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory ...

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Morris's bat Morris's bat (''Myotis morrisi'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, cave Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's ...

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Scott's mouse-eared bat Scott's mouse-eared bat (''Myotis scotti'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Ethiopia, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymology Scott's mouse-eared bat ...

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Cape hairy bat The Cape hairy bat, also known as little brown bat, Temminck's mouse-eared bat, Cape myotis, tricoloured mouse-eared bat, Cape hairy myotis, Temminck's hairy bat and three-coloured bat (''Myotis tricolor'') is a species of vesper bat that is fo ...

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Welwitsch's bat Welwitsch's bat also known as Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat or Welwitsch's myotis (''Myotis welwitschii'') is a species of vesper bat native to Africa. Description Welwitsch's bat is a relatively large member of its genus, measuring about in lengt ...

, ''Myotis welwitschii'' LC **Subfamily:

Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Ge ...

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Glauconycteris ''Glauconycteris'' is a genus of Vesper bat, vespertilionid bats found in Africa. Species :''Glauconycteris alboguttata'' - Allen's striped bat :''Glauconycteris argentata'' - silvered bat :''Glauconycteris atra'' - blackish butterfly bat :''Glau ...

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Butterfly bat The variegated butterfly bat (''Glauconycteris variegata'') is a species of vesper bat. It is sometimes also called the leaf-winged bat, or simply the butterfly bat. It is not currently endangered, but may be threatened by habitat loss in some pa ...

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Laephotis ''Laephotis'' (known as the African long-eared bat) is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Species within this genus are: * Angolan long-eared bat (''Laephotis angolensis'') * Botswanan long-eared bat (''Laephotis botswanae'') * Cape ...

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De Winton's long-eared bat De Winton's long-eared bat (''Laephotis wintoni'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in the following countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, and Tanzania. It is found in these habitats: dry sav ...

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Mimetillus ''Mimetillus'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains two species, both known as mimic bats and found in sub-Saharan Africa. There are two species in this genus: * Moloney's mimic bat, ''Mimetillus moloneyi'' * Th ...

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Moloney's mimic bat Moloney's mimic bat (''Mimetillus moloneyi'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana ...

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Neoromicia ''Neoromicia'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species: * Anchieta's serotine (''Neoromicia anchietae'') * Kirindy serotine (''Neoromicia bemainty'') * Yellow serotine (''Neoromicia flavescen ...

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Cape serotine The Cape serotine (''Laephotis capensis'') is a species of vesper bat occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. 'Serotine' is from Latin 'serotinus' meaning 'of the evening'. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repub ...

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Tiny serotine The tiny serotine (''Neoromicia guineensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, ...

, ''Neoromicia guineensis'' LC **** Banana pipistrelle, ''Neoromicia nanus'' LC ****

Somali serotine The Somali serotine (''Neoromicia somalica'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethio ...

, ''Neoromicia somalicus'' LC **** White-winged serotine, ''Neoromicia tenuipinnis'' LC ****

Zulu serotine The Zulu serotine (''Neoromicia zuluensis''), also called the Zulu pipistrelle, aloe bat, or aloe serotine, is a species of vesper bat found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, So ...

, ''Neoromicia zuluensis'' LC ***Genus: ''

Nycticeinops ''Nycticeinops'' is a genus of Vespertilionidae, vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species: * Bellier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops bellieri'' * Broad-headed serotine, ''Nycticeinops crassulus'' * Eisentraut's se ...

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Schlieffen's bat Schlieffen's serotine (''Nycticeinops schlieffeni''), also known as Schlieffen's bat or Schlieffen's twilight bat, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa. It has been placed in numerous genera since its first description in 1859, but morpholog ...

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Pipistrellus ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the genus has been co ...

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Mount Gargues pipistrelle The Mount Gargues pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus aero'') is a species of vesper bat found in Kenya and believed to be widely distributed across highlands in Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a l ...

, ''Pipistrellus aero'' VU **** Rüppell's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus rueppelli'' LC **** Rusty pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus rusticus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Plecotus ''Plecotus'' is a genus of vesper bat, commonly called long-eared bats. They are found throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Many species in the genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family ...

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Scotoecus ''Scotoecus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Species * ''Scotoecus albigula'' - white-bellied lesser house bat * ''Scotoecus albofuscus'' - light-winged lesser house bat * ''Scotoecus hindei'' - Hinde's lesser house bat * ''S ...

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Scotophilus ''Scotophilus'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa. They are the only members of the tribe Scotophilini. Species * East African yellow bat, ''Scotophilus altilis'' * An ...

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African yellow bat The African yellow bat (''Scotophilus dinganii'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. Other common names include African yellow house bat, yellow-bellied house bat, and Dingan's Bat. It is one of fifteen species i ...

, ''Scotophilus dinganii'' LC **** Greenish yellow bat, ''Scotophilus viridis'' LC **Subfamily: Miniopterinae ***Genus: ''Miniopterus'' **** Greater long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus inflatus'' LC **** Natal long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus natalensis'' NT **** Common bent-wing bat, ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' LC *Family: Rhinopomatidae **Genus: ''Rhinopoma'' *** Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, ''R. cystops'' *** Lesser mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma hardwickei'' LC *** Macinnes's mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma macinnesi'' VU *** Greater mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma microphyllum'' LC *** Small mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma muscatellum'' LR/lc *Family: Molossidae **Genus: ''Chaerephon (bat), Chaerephon'' *** Ansorge's free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon ansorgei'' LC *** Gland-tailed free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon bemmeleni'' LC *** Spotted free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon bivittata'' LC *** Chapin's free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon chapini'' DD *** Nigerian free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon nigeriae'' LC *** Little free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon pumila'' LC **Genus: ''Mops (bat), Mops'' *** Angolan free-tailed bat, ''Mops condylurus'' LC *** Midas free-tailed bat, ''Mops midas'' LC *** Dwarf free-tailed bat, ''Mops nanulus'' LC **Genus: ''Mormopterus'' *** Natal free-tailed bat, ''Mormopterus acetabulosus'' VU **Genus: ''Otomops'' *** Large-eared free-tailed bat, ''Otomops martiensseni'' NT **Genus: ''Platymops'' *** Peters's flat-headed bat, ''Platymops setiger'' DD **Genus: ''Tadarida'' *** Egyptian free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida aegyptiaca'' LC *** African giant free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida ventralis'' NT *Family: Emballonuridae **Genus: ''Coleura'' *** African sheath-tailed bat, ''Coleura afra'' LC **Genus: ''Taphozous'' *** Mauritian tomb bat, ''Taphozous mauritianus'' LC *** Egyptian tomb bat, ''Taphozous perforatus'' LC *Family: Nycteridae **Genus: ''Nycteris'' *** Andersen's slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris aurita'' DD *** Hairy slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris hispida'' LC *** Large-eared slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris macrotis'' LC *** Parissi's slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris parisii'' DD *** Egyptian slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris thebaica'' LC *Family: Megadermatidae **Genus: ''Cardioderma'' *** Heart-nosed bat, ''Cardioderma cor'' LC **Genus: ''Yellow-winged bat, Lavia'' *** Yellow-winged bat, ''Lavia frons'' LC *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: ''Rhinolophus'' ****Blasius's horseshoe bat, ''R. blasii'' **** Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus clivosus'' LC **** Eloquent horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus eloquens'' DD **** Rüppell's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus fumigatus'' LC **** Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus hildebrandti'' LC **** Lesser horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus hipposideros'' LC **** Lander's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus landeri'' LC **** Bushveld horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus simulator'' LC **Subfamily: Hipposiderinae ***Genus: ''Asellia'' **** Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat, ''Asellia patrizii'' VU **** Trident leaf-nosed bat, ''Asellia tridens'' LC ***Genus: ''Hipposideros'' **** Sundevall's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros caffer'' LC **** Commerson's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros marungensis'' NT **** Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros megalotis'' NT **** Noack's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros ruber'' LC ***Genus: ''Triaenops'' **** Persian trident bat, ''Triaenops persicus'' LC

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

The order Pholidota comprises eight pangolin species, which feed on ants and have powerful claws, an elongated snout and a long tongue. *Family: Manidae **Genus: ''Manis'' *** Ground pangolin, ''Manis temminckii'' VU

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. *Suborder: Feliformia **Family: Felidae (cats) ***Subfamily: Felinae ****Genus: ''Acinonyx'' *****Cheetah, ''A. jubatus'' VU ****** Northeast African cheetah, ''A. j. soemmeringii'' EN ****Genus: ''Caracal'' *****Caracal, ''Caracal caracal'' LC ****Genus: ''Felis'' *****African wildcat, ''F. lybica'' ****Genus: ''Leptailurus'' *****Serval, ''Leptailurus serval'' LC ***Subfamily: Pantherinae ****Genus: ''Panthera'' *****Lion, ''Panthera leo'' VU ******Panthera leo leo, Northern lion, ''Panthera leo leo'' EN ******Panthera leo melanochaita, Southern lion, ''Panthera leo melanochaita'' EN *****Leopard, ''Panthera pardus'' VU ******African leopard, ''Panthera pardus pardus'' VU **Family: Viverridae ***Subfamily: Viverrinae ****Genus: ''Civettictis'' *****African civet, ''Civettictis civetta'' LC ****Genus: ''Genetta'' *****Abyssinian genet, ''Genetta abyssinica'' DD *****Common genet, ''Genetta genetta'' LC *****Rusty-spotted genet, ''Genetta maculata'' LC **Family: Herpestidae (mongooses) ***Genus: ''Atilax'' **** Marsh mongoose, ''Atilax paludinosus'' LC ***Genus: ''Helogale'' **** Ethiopian dwarf mongoose, ''Helogale hirtula'' LC **** Common dwarf mongoose, ''Helogale parvula'' LC ***Genus: ''Herpestes'' **** Egyptian mongoose, ''Herpestes ichneumon'' LC ****Common slender mongoose, ''Herpestes sanguineus'' LC ****Somalian slender mongoose, ''Herpestes ochracea'' LC ***Genus: ''Mungos'' **** Banded mongoose, ''Mungos mungo'' LC ***Genus: ''white-tailed mongoose, Ichneumia'' **** White-tailed mongoose, ''Ichneumia albicauda'' LC **Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas) ***Genus: ''Crocuta'' **** Spotted hyena, ''Crocuta crocuta'' LC ***Genus: ''Hyaena'' **** Striped hyena, ''Hyaena hyaena'' NT ***Genus: ''Proteles'' **** Aardwolf, ''Proteles cristatus'' LC *Suborder: Caniformia **Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes) ***Genus: ''Vulpes'' **** Pale fox, ''Vulpes pallida'' LC **** Rüppell's fox, ''Vulpes rueppelli'' LC ***Genus: ''Canis'' **** African golden wolf, ''Canis lupaster'' LC **** Ethiopian wolf, ''Canis simensis'' EN ***Genus: ''Lupulella'' **** Side-striped jackal, ''L. adusta'' **** Black-backed jackal, ''L. mesomelas'' ***Genus: ''Otocyon'' **** Bat-eared fox, ''Otocyon megalotis'' LC ***Genus: ''Lycaon (genus), Lycaon'' **** African wild dog, ''Lycaon pictus'' EN **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: ''Ictonyx'' **** Striped polecat, ''Ictonyx striatus'' LC ***Genus: ''Mellivora'' ****Honey badger, ''M. capensis'' ***** Ethiopian honey badger, ''M. capensis abyssinica'' ***Genus: ''Hydrictis'' **** Spotted-necked otter, ''H. maculicollis'' LC ***Genus: ''Aonyx'' **** African clawless otter, ''A. capensis'' LC

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. *Family: Equidae (horses etc.) **Genus: ''Equus (genus), Equus'' *** African wild ass, ''E. africanus'' CR ****Somali wild ass, ''E. a. somaliensis'' CR *** Grevy's zebra, ''E. grevyi'' EN *** Plains zebra, ''E. quagga'' NT ****Grant's zebra, ''E. q. boehmi'' *Family: Rhinocerotidae **Genus: ''Diceros'' *** Black rhinoceros, ''D. bicornis'' CR ****Eastern black rhinoceros, ''D. b. michaeli'' CR/locally extinct

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. *Family: Suidae (pigs) **Subfamily: Phacochoerinae ***Genus: ''Phacochoerus'' **** Desert warthog, ''Phacochoerus aethiopicus'' **** Common warthog, ''Phacochoerus africanus'' **Subfamily: Suinae ***Genus: ''Hylochoerus'' **** Giant forest hog, ''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni'' ***Genus: ''Potamochoerus'' **** Bushpig, ''Potamochoerus larvatus'' ***** ''Potamochoerus larvatus hassama'' *Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses) **Genus: ''Hippopotamus (genus), Hippopotamus'' *** Hippopotamus, ''Hippopotamus amphibius'' VU *Family: Giraffidae (giraffe, okapi) **Genus: ''Giraffa'' *** Giraffe, ''Giraffa camelopardalis'' VU **** Nubian giraffe, ''Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis'' CR **** Reticulated giraffe, ''Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata'' EN *Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Alcelaphinae ***Genus: ''Alcelaphus'' **** Hartebeest, ''Alcelaphus buselaphus'' ***** Lelwel hartebeest, ''Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel'' EN ***** Swayne's hartebeest, ''Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei'' EN ***** Tora hartebeest, ''Alcelaphus buselaphus tora'' CR ***Genus: ''Damaliscus'' **** Topi, ''Damaliscus lunatus'' VU ***** Tiang (antelope), Tiang, ''Damaliscus lunatus tiang'' LC **Subfamily: Antilopinae ***Genus: ''Ammodorcas'' **** Dibatag, ''Ammodorcas clarkei'' VU ***Genus: ''Dorcatragus'' **** Beira (antelope), Beira, ''Dorcatragus megalotis'' VU ***Genus: ''Gazella'' **** Dorcas gazelle, ''Gazella dorcas'' VU **** Grant's gazelle, ''Gazella granti'' **** Red-fronted gazelle, ''Gazella rufifrons'' VU **** Soemmerring's gazelle, ''Gazella soemmerringii'' VU **** Speke's gazelle, ''Gazella spekei'' VU possibly extirpated **** Thomson's gazelle, ''Gazella thomsonii'' ***Genus: ''Litocranius'' **** Gerenuk, ''Litocranius walleri'' ***Genus: ''Madoqua'' **** Günther's dik-dik, ''Madoqua guentheri'' **** Salt's dik-dik, ''Madoqua saltiana'' ***Genus: ''Oreotragus'' **** Klipspringer, ''Oreotragus oreotragus'' ***Genus: ''Ourebia'' **** Oribi, ''Ourebia ourebi'' **Subfamily: Bovinae ***Genus: ''Syncerus'' **** African buffalo, ''Syncerus caffer'' ***Genus: ''Tragelaphus'' **** Mountain nyala, ''Tragelaphus buxtoni'' EN **** Lesser kudu, ''Tragelaphus imberbis'' **** Common eland, ''Tragelaphus oryx'' **** Northern bushbuck, Bushbuck, ''Tragelaphus scriptus'' ***** Menelik's bushbuck, ''Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki'' EN **** Greater kudu, ''Tragelaphus strepsiceros'' **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: ''Capra (genus), Capra'' **** Nubian ibex, ''Capra nubiana'' VU **** Walia ibex, ''Capra walie'' VU **Subfamily: Cephalophinae ***Genus: ''Cephalophus'' **** Harvey's duiker, ''Cephalophus harveyi'' **** Blue duiker, ''Cephalophus monticola'' ***Genus: ''Sylvicapra'' **** Common duiker, ''Sylvicapra grimmia'' **Subfamily: Hippotraginae ***Genus: ''Hippotragus'' **** Roan antelope, ''Hippotragus equinus'' ***Genus: ''Oryx'' **** East African oryx, ''Oryx beisa'' **Subfamily: Reduncinae ***Genus: ''Reduncinae, Kobus'' **** Waterbuck, ''Kobus ellipsiprymnus'' **** Kob, ''Kobus kob'' **** Nile lechwe, ''Kobus megaceros'' ***Genus: ''Redunca'' **** Mountain reedbuck, ''Redunca fulvorufula'' LC **** Bohor reedbuck, ''Redunca redunca''

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Order: Macroscelidea Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a perc ... (elephant shrews)

Order: Tubulidentata Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata, ... (aardvarks)

Order: Hyracoidea Hyraxes (), also called dassies, are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family (biology), family Procaviidae within the Order (biology), order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Modern hyraxes ... (hyraxes)

Order: Proboscidea Proboscidea (; , ) is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Three l ... (elephants)

Order: Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...s

Order: Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...ia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha The lagomorphs () are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph, of which 109 species in t ... (lagomorphs)

Order: Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and Galericinae, moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. ... (hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order: Chiroptera Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ... (bats)

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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Order:
Macroscelidea Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a perc ...
(elephant shrews)

Order:
Tubulidentata Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata, ...
(aardvarks)

Order:
Hyracoidea Hyraxes (), also called dassies, are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family (biology), family Procaviidae within the Order (biology), order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Modern hyraxes ...
(hyraxes)

Order:
Proboscidea Proboscidea (; , ) is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Three l ...
(elephants)

Order:
Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
s

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
ia (rodents)

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs () are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph, of which 109 species in t ...
(lagomorphs)

Order:
Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and Galericinae, moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. ...
(hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order:
Chiroptera Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
(bats)