Kruger National Park

Scientific Services

Species	Stats
Fish	53 species (includes 3 exotic species)
Birds	505 species
Amphibians	35 species
Reptiles	118 species
Plants: 1 990 taxa	Mosses – ±3 Ferns – ±32 Sedges – ±74 Aloes – ±18 Grasses – ±224 Trees and Shrubs – ±404 Others (herbs, lianes, succulents etc.) – 1 234
Mammals: 148 species including	- Insectivora (shrews etc) 9 species - Chiroptera (bats) 42 " - Primates 5 " - Carnivora 27 " - Perissodactyla 3 " (2 Rhinos, 1 zebra) - Hyracoidea (dassies) 2 " - Tubulidentata (aardvark) 1 " - Proboscidae (elephant) 1 “ - Artiodactyla 26 " (2 pigs, 1 Giraffe, 1 Hippo, 22 antelopes) - Pholidota (pangolin) 1 " - Rodentia (rodents) 25 " - Lagomorpha (hares) 3 " - Macroscelidae (elephant shrews) 3 "

For the species where a range of numbers is given eg. Impala, the population estimate for these species is between the two numbers. These species are counted with a sample survey giving us these ranges or confidence intervals.