Mammals of the WAP complex

The list of species is presently based upon research grade observations from the WAP reserves

Common Warthog 1
Phacochoerus africanus
Hippopotamus 2
Hippopotamus amphibius
Korrigum 3
Damaliscus lunatus korrigum
Red-flanked Duiker 4
Cephalophus rufilatus
Bohor Reedbuck 5
Redunca redunca
Defassa waterbuck 6
Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
Buffon's Kob 7
Kobus kob kob
Roan Antelope 8
Hippotragus equinus
Bushbuck 9
Tragelaphus scriptus
Oribi 10
Ourebia ourebi
Cape Buffalo 11
Syncerus caffer
Western Hartebeest 12
Alcelaphus buselaphus major
Bush Duiker 13
Sylvicapra grimmia
Red-fronted Gazelle 14
Eudorcas rufifrons
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat 15
Micropteropus pusillus
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat 16
Epomophorus gambianus
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat 16
Hypsignathus monstrosus
Egyptian Rousette 16
Rousettus aegyptiacus
Angolan Collared Fruit Bat 18
Myonycteris angolensis
Sierra Leone Collared Fruit Bat 16
Myonycteris leptodon
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted bat 16
Nanonycteris veldkampii
Rüppell's horseshoe bat 16
Rhinolophus fumigatus
Lander's horseshoe bat 16
Rhinolophus landeri
Yellow-winged bat 19
Lavia frons
Sundevall's roundleaf bat 20
Hipposideros caffer
Noack's roundleaf bat 21
Hipposideros ruber
Striped leaf-nosed bat 16
Hipposideros vittatus
Hairy slit-faced bat 22
Nycteris hispida
Large-eared slit-faced bat 16
Nycteris macrotis
Egyptian slit-faced bat 9
Nycteris thebaica
Mauritian Tomb Bat 23
Taphozous mauritianus
Naked-rumped Tomb Bat 16
Taphozous nudiventris
Egyptian Tomb Bat 16
Taphozous perforatus
Rufous mouse-eared bat 16
Myotis bocagii
Tiny serotine 16
Pipistrellus guineensis
Aellen's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus inexspectatus
Banana pipistrelle 25
Pipistrellus nanus
Rendall's serotine 20
Pipistrellus rendalli
Somali serotine 16
Pipistrellus somalicus
Light-winged Lesser House Bat 26
Scotoecus albofuscus
White-bellied House Bat 16
Scotophilus leucogaster
Greenish House Bat 20
Scotophilus viridis
Variegated Butterfly Bat 16
Glauconycteris variegata
Nycticeinops schlieffeni 26
Nycticeinops schlieffenii
Angolan Free-tailed Bat 16
Tadarida condylura
Midas Free-tailed Bat 27
Tadarida midas
Nigerian Free-tailed Bat 16
Tadarida nigeriae
Little Free-tailed Bat 16
Tadarida pumila
African Civet 28
Civettictis civetta
Honey Badger 13
Mellivora capensis
Spotted Hyena 13
Crocuta crocuta
Egyptian Mongoose 29
Herpestes ichneumon
Slender Mongoose 30
Herpestes sanguineus
White-tailed Mongoose 31
Ichneumia albicauda
Cheetah 32
Acinonyx jubatus
African Wildcat 33
Felis silvestris lybica
Lion 34
Panthera leo
Leopard 35
Panthera pardus
Serval 36
Leptailurus serval
Caracal 37
Caracal caracal
Side-striped Jackal 9
Canis adustus
Pale Fox 1
Vulpes pallida
Rock Hyrax 38
Procavia capensis
African Savanna Hare 39
Lepus microtis
Patas Monkey 40
Erythrocebus patas
Tantalus Monkey 41
Chlorocebus tantalus
Olive Baboon 36
Papio anubis
Northern Lesser Galago 42
Galago senegalensis
African Bush Elephant 5
Loxodonta africana
Crested Porcupine 43
Hystrix cristata
Slender Gerbil 1
Taterillus gracilis
Striped Ground Squirrel 44
Xerus erythropus
Gambian Rat 45
Cricetomys gambianus
Aardvark 46
Orycteropus afer

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