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COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAMES

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White rhino

Ceratotherium simum

2

Southern Giraffe

Giraffe camelopardalis

3

Cape buffalo

Cyncerus caffer caffer

4

Cape Mountain zebra

Equus zebra zebra

5

Plains zebra

Equus quagga

6

Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

7

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

8

Eland

Taurotragus oryx

9

Oryx/Gemsbuck

Oryx gazella

10

Black wildebeest

Connochaetes gnou

11

Red hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus

12

Blesbok

Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi

13

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

14

Common duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

15

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

16

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

17

Mountain reedbuck

Redunca fulvorufula

18

Grey rhebuck

Pelea capreolus

19

Aardvark/Antbear

Orycteropus afer

20

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus aethiopicus

21

Bushpig

Potamochoerus porcus

22

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

23

Caracal

Felis caracal caracal

24

African wild cat

Felis lybica cafra

25

Black-backed jackal

Canis mesomelas

26

Bat-eared fox

Otocyon megalotis

27

Aardwolf

Proteles cristatus

28

Striped polecat

Ictonyx striatus

29

Small-spotted genet

Genetta genetta felina

30

Cape clawless otter

Aonyx capensis

31

Yellow mongoose

Cynictus penicillata

32

Water mongoose

Atilax paludinosus

33

Small grey mongoose

Galerella pulverulenta

34

Vervet monkey

Cercopithecus aethiops

35

Chacma baboon

Papio ursinus

36

Scrub hare

Lepus saxatilis

37

Smith’s red rock rabbit

Pronolagus rupestris

38

Springhare

Pedetes capensis

39

Cape porcupine

Hystrix aricaeaustralis

40

Rock dassie (Hyrax)

Procavia capensis

41

Hottentot golden mole

Amblysomus hotentotus

42

Round eared sengi

Macrosceledes probiscideus

43

Western rock sengi

Elephantulus rupestris

44

Cape rock sengi

Elephantulus edwardii

45

Reddish-grey musk shrew

Crocidura cyanea

46

Spectacled dormouse

Graphiurus ocularis

47

Common mole rat

Cryptomys hottentotus

48

White tailed mouse

Mystromus albicaudatus

49

Pouched mouse

Saccostomus campestris

50

Grey climbing mouse

Dendromus melanotis

51

Large eared gerbil mouse

Malacothrix typica

52

Cape short tailed gerbil

Desmodillus auricularis

53

Hairy footed gerbil

Gerbillurus paeba

54

Namaque rock mouse

Micaelamys namaquensis

55

Four striped grass mouse

Rhabdomys pumilio

56

Pygmy mouse

Mus minutiodes

57

House mouse

Mus musculus

 

58

Southern multimammate mouse

Mastomys coucha

 

59

Bush karoo rat

Otomys unisulcatus

 

60

Vlei rat

Otomys irroratus

 

61

Egyptian slit-faced bat

Nycteris thebaica

 

62

Geoffroy’s horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus clivosus

 

63

Cape serotine bat

Neoromicia capensis

 

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