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Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Mammals

(Red data status indicated in parentheses where applicable)

Specie Name	Common Name
Order INSECTIVORA
FAMILY SORICIDAE
Crocidura cyanea	REDDISH GREY MUSK SHREW
Mysorex varius (Smuts, 1832)	FOREST SHREW
Crocidura flavescens	RED MUSK SHREW
FAMILY ERINACEIDAE
Erinaceus frontalis	SOUTH AFRICAN HEDGEHOG (RARE)
FAMILY CHRYSOCHLORIDAE
Amblysomus hottentotus	HOTTENTOT GOLDEN MOLE
Chlorotalpa sclateri	SCLATER'S GOLDEN MOLE (INDETERMINATE)
ORDER CHIROPTERA
FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE
Eptesicus capensis	CAPE SEROTINE BAT
Pipistrellus kuhlii	KUHL'S BAT (INDETERMINATE)
ORDER PRIMATES
FAMILY CERCOPITHECIDAE
Papio ursinus	CHACMA BABOON
ORDER LAGOMORPHA
FAMILY LEPORIDAE
Lepus saxatilis	SCRUB HARE
Lepus capensis	CAPE HARE
Pronolagus rupestris	SMITH'S RED ROCK RABBIT
ORDER RODENTIA
FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE
Cryptomys hottentotus	COMMON MOLE RAT
FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE
Hystrix africaeaustralis	PORCUPINE
FAMILY PEDETIDAE
Pedetes capensis	SPRINGHAAS
FAMILY GLIRIDAE
Graphiurus murinus	WOODLAND DORMOUSE
FAMILY CRICETIDAE
Dendromus melanotis	GRASS CLIMBING MOUSE
Dendromus mystacalis	LESSER CLIMBING MOUSE
Malacothrix typica	LARGE-EARED MOUSE
Mystromus albicaudatu	WHITE-TAILED RAT (VULNERABLE)
Tatera brantsi	HIGHVELD GERBIL
Otomys irroratus	VLEI RAT
Otomys sloggetti	ROCK KAROO RAT
FAMILY MURIDAE
Aethomys namaquensis	NAMAQUA ROCK MOUSE
Praomys natalensis	MULTIMAMMATE MOUSE
Rattus rattus	HOUSE RAT
Rhabdomys pumilio	STRIPED MOUSE
Aethomys chrysophilus	AFRICAN BUSH RAT
Mus minutoides	PYGMY MOUSE
ORDER CARNIVORA
FAMILY HYAENIDAE
Proteles cristatus	AARDWOLF (RARE)
FAMILY FELIDAE
Felis lybica	AFRICAN WILD CAT (VULNERABLE)
Felis caracal	CARACAL
FAMILY CANIDAE
Vulpes chama	SILVER FOX
Canis mesomelas	BLACK-BACKED JACKAL
FAMILY MUSTELIDAE
Aonyx capensis	CAPE CLAWLESS OTTER
Ictonyx striatus	STRIPED POLECAT
Lutra maculicollis	SPOTTED-NECKED OTTER
FAMILY VIVERRIDAE
Genetta tigrina	LARGE-SPOTTED GENET
Galerella pulverulenta	SMALL GREY MONGOOSE
Atilax paludinosus	WATER MONGOOSE
Cynictis penicillata	YELLOW MONGOOSE
Ichneumia albicauda	WHITE-TAILED MONGOOSE
ORDER HYRACOIDEA
FAMILY PROCAVIIDAE
Procavia capensis	ROCK DASSIE
ORDER PERISSODACTYLA
FAMILY EQUIDAE
Equus burchelli	ZEBRA PLAINS /BURCHELL’S
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA
FAMILY BOVIDAE
Taurotragus oryx	ELAND
Alcelaphus buselaphus	HARTEBEEST RED
Connochaetes gnou	WILDEBEEST BLACK
Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi	BLESBOK
Antidorcas marsupialis	SPRINGBOK
Redunca fulvorufula	REEDBUCK MOUNTAIN
Pelea capreolus	RHEBOK GREY
Sylvicapra grimmia	DUIKER GREY
Raphicerus campestris	STEENBOK
Ourebia ourebi	ORIBI (VULNERABLE)

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