Mammals Checklist

Mammals Checklist

Track the wildlife you see at Golden Gate Highlands National Park! There are 54 mammals to find in the park.

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Aardwolf

Proteles cristata

African clawless otter

Aonyx capensis

African pygmy mouse

Mus minutoides

African wild cat

Felis lybica

Black-backed jackal

Canis mesomelas

Black rat

Rattus rattus

Black wildebeest

Connochaetes gnou

Blesbok

Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi

Burchell’s zebra

Equus burchelli

10.

Cape fox

Vulpes chama

11.

Cape grey mongoose

Galerella pulverulenta

12.

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

13.

Cape porcupine

Hystrix africaeaustralis

14.

Cape serotine bat

Eptesicus capensis

15.

Caracal

Caracal caracal

16.

Chacma baboon

Papio ursinus

17.

Chestnut climbing mouse

Dendromus mystacalis

18.

Common duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

19.

Common mole rat

Cryptomys hottentotus

20.

Eland

Taurotragus oryx

21.

Forest shrew

Myosorex varius

22.

Gray climbing mouse

Dendromus melanotis

23.

Greater red musk shrew

Crocidura flavescens

24.

Grey rhebok

Pelea capreolus

25.

Highveld gerbil

Tatera brantsii

26.

Hottentot golden mole

Amblysomus hottentotus

27.

Kuhl’s bat

Pipistrellus kuhlii

28.

Large-eared mouse

Malacothrix typica

29.

Large spotted genet

Genetta tigrina

30.

Mountain reedbuck

Redunca fulvorufula

31.

Namaqua rock mouse

Aethomys namaquensis

32.

Natal multimammate mouse

Mastomys natalensis

33.

Oribi

Ourebia ourebi

34.

Red hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus

35.

Red veld rat

Aethomys chrysophilus

36.

Reddish-grey musk shrew

Crocidura cyanea

37.

Rock hyrax

Procavia capensis

38.

Rock karoo rat

Otomys sloggetti

39.

Sclater’s golden mole

Chlorotalpa sclateri

40.

Scrub hare

Lepus saxatilis

41.

Smith’s red rock hare

Pronolagus rupestris

42.

South African springhare

Pedetes capensis

43.

Southern African hedgehog

Atelerix frontalis

44.

Spotted-necked otter

Hydrictis maculicollis

45.

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

46.

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

47.

Striped mouse

Rhabdomys pumilio

48.

Striped polecat

Ictonyx striatus

49.

Vlei rat

Otomys irroratus

50.

Water mongoose

Atilax paludinosus

51.

White-tailed mongoose

Ichneumia albicauda

52.

White-tailed rat

Mystromus albicaudatu

53.

Woodland dormouse

Graphiurus murinus

54.

Yellow mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

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