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Mountain Zebra National Park
Mammals
The highlight of the park’s mammalian fauna is obviously the ±300 or so Cape mountain zebra after which the park is named. These zebra differ from the plains or Burchell’s zebra, by having narrower stripes, absence of shadow stripes and orange facial colouration. Other noticeable species of the mountain plateau are the red hartebeest, eland and springbok. In the more wooded valleys visitors should search for kudu, and two of the park’s more recent reintroductions, the African buffalo and the black rhino.
Species list
| Common Name | Specie Name |
|---|---|
Order INSECTIVORA |
|
Family Macroscelididae |
|
| Cape rock elephant-shrew |
Elephantulus edwardii (?) |
| Rock elephant-shrew |
Elephantulus myurus |
| Smith's rock elephant-shrew |
Elephantulus rupestris |
| Round-eared elephant-shrew | Macroscelides proboscideus (?) |
Family Erinaceidae |
|
| South African hedgehog | Erinaceus frontalis |
Family Soricidae |
|
| Reddish grey musk shrew | Crocidura cyanea |
| Forest shrew | Myosorex varius |
Family Chrysochloridae |
|
| Hottentot golden mole | Amblysomus hottentotus |
Order INSECTIVORA |
|
| ORDER CHIROPTERA |
|
Family Molossidae |
|
| Egyptian free-tailed bat |
Tadarida aegyptiaca (?) |
Family Vespertilionidae |
|
| Cape serotine bat | Eptesicus capensis |
| Schreibers' long-fingered bat |
Miniopterus schreibersi (?) |
Family Rhinolophidae |
|
| Geoffroy's horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus clivosus |
Order PRIMATES |
|
Family Cercopithecidae |
|
| Vervet monkey |
Cercopithecus pygerythrus |
| Chacma baboon | Papio ursinus |
Order CARNIVORA |
|
Family Hyaenidae |
|
| Aardwolf | Proteles cristatus |
Family Felidae |
|
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus |
| Cape wild cat | Felis lybica |
| Black-footed cat |
Felis nigripes |
| Caracal | Felis caracal |
Family Canidae |
|
| Bat-eared fox |
Otocyon megalotis |
| Silver fox Vulpes chama | |
| Blackbacked jackal |
Canis mesomelas |
Family Mustelidae |
|
| Cape clawless otter |
Aonyx capensis |
| Striped polecat |
Ictonyx striatus |
| Whitenaped weasel |
Poeciligale albinucha |
Family Viverridae |
|
| Small-spotted genet |
Genetta genetta |
| Cape grey mongoose |
Galerella pulverulenta |
| Water mongoose |
Atilax paludinosus |
| Yellow mongoose |
Cynictis penicillata |
| Suricate | Suricata suricatta |
Order HYRACOIDEA |
|
Family Procaviidae |
|
| Rock dassie | Procavia capensis |
Order TUBULIDENTATA |
|
Family Orycteropodidae |
|
| Ant bear | Orycteropus afer |
Order LAGOMORPHA |
|
Family Leporidae |
|
| Scrub hare | Lepus saxatilis |
| Cape hare | Lepus capensis |
| Natal red rock rabbit |
Pronolagus crassicaudatus (?) |
| Smith's red rock rabbit | Pronolagus rupestris |
Order RODENTIA |
|
Family Bathyergidae |
|
| Common mole-rat |
Cryptomys hottentotus |
Family Hystricidae |
|
| Porcupine | Hystrix africaeaustralis |
Family Sciuridae |
|
| Ground squirrel | Xerus inauris |
| Family Pedetidae | |
| Springhare | Pedetes capensis |
Family Gliridae |
|
| Spectacled dormouse |
Graphiurus ocularis |
| Woodland dormouse |
Graphiurus murinus |
Family Cricetidae |
|
| Pouched mouse |
Saccostomus campestris |
| Bush karoo rat |
Otomys unisulcatus |
| Short-tailed gerbil |
Desmodillus auricularis |
| Hairy-footed gerbil |
Gerbillurus paeba |
Family Muridae |
|
| Grant's rock mouse |
Aethomys granti |
| Namaqua rock mouse |
Aethomys namaquensis |
| Multimammate mouse |
Praomys natalensis |
| House rat |
Rattus rattus |
| Striped mouse | Rhabdomys pumilio |
Order PERISSODACTYLA |
|
Family Equidae |
|
| Cape mountain zebra |
Equus zebra zebra |
Order ARTIODACTYLA |
|
Family Suidae |
|
| Bushpig | Potamochoerus porcus |
Family Bovidae |
|
| Eland | Taurotragus oryx |
| Kudu | Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
| Mountain reedbuck |
Redunca fulvorufula |
| Red hartebeest |
Redunca fulvorufula |
| Black wildebeest |
Connochaetes gnou |
| Blesbok | Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi |
| Springbok |
Antidorcas marsupialis |
| Grey duiker |
Sylvicapra grimmia |
| Steenbok |
Raphicerus campestris |
| Klipspringer |
Oreotragus oreotragus |
| Grey rhebuck |
Pelea capreolus |
| Cape Buffalo |
Syncerus caffer |
Order PERISSODACTYLA |
|
| Family Rhinocerotidae |
|
| Black Rhinoceros | Diceros bicornis |
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