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Addo Elephant National Park
Complete Species List
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Status |
|---|---|---|
Order: Insectivora |
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Lesser dwarf Shrew |
Suncus varilla |
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| Puffadder |
Crocidura cyanea |
|
| Least dwarf shrew |
Suncus infinitesimus |
|
Forest shrew |
Myosorex varius |
|
Round-eared elephant shrew |
Macroscelides proboscideus |
|
Greater musk shrew |
Crocidura flavescens |
|
Sclater's golden mole |
Chlorotalpa scalteri |
|
Hottentot golden mole |
Amblysomus hottentotus |
|
Southern African hedgehog |
Atelerix frontalis |
|
Order: Chiroptera |
|
|
Straw-coloured fruit bat |
Eidolon helvum |
|
Egyptian fruit bat |
Rousettus aegypticus |
|
Geoffrey's horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus clivosus |
|
Cape horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus capensis |
|
Cape horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus capensis |
|
Cape horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus capensis |
|
Temminck's hairy bat |
Myotis tricolor |
|
Cape serotine bat |
Eptesicus capensis |
|
Common slit-faced bat |
Nycteris thebaica |
|
Giant yellow house bat |
Scotophilus nigrita |
|
Schreiber's long-fingered bat |
Miniopterus schreibersi |
|
Tomb bat |
Taphozous mauritianus |
|
Angola free-tailed bat |
Tadarida condylura |
|
Wahlberg's epaulated bat |
Epomophorus wahlbergi |
|
Banana bat |
Pipistrellus nanus |
|
Egyptian free-tailed bat |
Tadarida aegyptiaca |
|
Lesser woolly bat |
Kerivoula lanosa |
|
Order: Primata |
|
|
Vervet monkey |
Cercopithecus pygerythrus |
|
Chacma baboon |
Papio ursinus |
|
Order: Carnivora |
|
|
Family: Protelidae |
|
|
Aardwolf |
Proteles cristata |
Rare |
Family: Hyenidae |
|
|
Spotted Hyena |
Crocuta crocuta |
|
Brown Hyena |
Parahyaena brunnea |
|
Family: Canidae |
|
|
Bat-eared fox |
Otocyon megalotis |
|
Cape fox |
Vulpes chama |
|
Blackbacked Jackal |
Canis mesomelas |
|
Family: Mustelidae |
|
|
Striped polecat |
Ictonyx striatus |
|
Striped weasel |
Poecilogale albinucha |
|
Honey badger |
Mellivora capensis |
Vulnerable |
Cape clawless otter |
Aonyx capensis |
|
Family: Viverridae |
|
|
Small-spotted genet |
Genetta genetta |
|
Large-spotted genet |
Genetta tigrina |
|
Family: Herpestidae |
|
|
Small grey mongoose |
Galerella pulverulenta |
|
Large grey mongoose |
Herpestes ichneumon |
|
Water mongoose |
Atilax paludinosus |
|
Yellow mongoose |
Atilax paludinosus |
|
Suricate / Meerkat |
Suricata suricatta |
|
Family: Felidae |
|
|
African Wildcat |
Felis lybica |
Vulnerable |
Black-footed cat |
Felis nigripes |
Rare |
Caracal / Rooikat |
Caracal caracal |
|
Lion |
Panthera leo |
|
Leopard |
Panthera pardus |
Rare |
Order: Tubulidentata |
|
|
Antbear / Aardvark |
Orycteropus afer |
Vulnerable |
Order: Hyracoidea |
|
|
Rock Hyrax / Dassie |
Procavia capensis |
|
Tree Dassie |
Dendrohyrax arboreus |
Rare |
Order: Lagomorpha |
|
|
Cape hare |
Lepus capensis |
|
Scrub hare |
Lepus saxatilis |
|
Smith's Red Rock Rabbit |
Pronolagus rupestris |
|
Order: Rodentia |
|
|
Common mole rat |
Cryptomys hottentotus |
|
Cape mole rat |
Georychus capensis |
|
Porcupine |
Hystrix africae-australis |
|
Cape springhare |
Pedetes capensis |
|
Woodland dormouse |
Graphiurus murinus |
|
Spectacled dormouse |
Graphiurus ocularis |
|
Grey climbing mouse |
Dendromus melanotis |
|
Pouched mouse |
Saccostomus campestris |
|
Dwarf mouse |
Laggada minutoides |
|
House mouse |
Mus domesticus |
|
Namaqua rock mouse |
Aethomys namaquensis |
|
Multimammate mouse |
Mastomys natalensis |
|
Pygmy mouse |
Mus minutoides |
|
Brant's climbing mouse |
Dendrmus mesomelas |
|
Woodland mouse |
Grammomys dolichurus |
|
House rat |
Rattus rattus |
|
Striped fieldmouse |
Rhabdomys pumilio |
|
Vlei rat |
Otomys irroratus |
|
Angoni vlei rat |
Otomys angoniensis |
|
Hairy-footed gerbil |
Gerbillus paeba |
|
Order: Artiodactyla |
|
|
Family: Suidae |
|
|
Bushpig |
Potamochoerus larvatus |
|
Warthog |
Phacochoerus africanus |
|
Family: Hippopotamidae |
|
|
Hippopotamus |
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Rare |
Family: Bovidae |
|
|
Common duiker |
Sylvicapra grimmia |
|
Cape grysbok |
Raphicerus melanotis |
|
Steenbok |
Raphicerus campestris |
|
Klipspringer |
Oreotragus oreotragus |
|
Springbok |
Antidorcas marsupialis |
|
Mountain reedbuck |
Redunca fulvorufula |
|
Grey rhebok |
Pelea capreolus |
|
Gemsbok |
Oryx gazella |
|
Red hartebeest |
Alcelaphus buselaphus |
|
Bushbuck |
Tragelaphus scriptus |
|
Greater kudu |
Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
|
Eland |
Taurotragus oryx |
|
Buffalo |
Syncerus caffer |
|
Order: Perissodactyla |
|
|
Family: Rhinocerotidae |
|
|
Black Rhinoceros |
Diceros bicornis bicornis |
Vulnerable |
Family: Equidae |
|
|
Burchell's/Plains zebra |
Equus burchelli |
|
Mountain zebra |
Equus zebra |
Vulnerable |
Order: Proboscoidea |
|
|
Elephant |
Loxodonta africana |
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Did You Know?
- Addo incorporates the largest coastal dune field in the southern hemisphere
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