Mammals of Kenya

Mammal species of Kenya

Egyptian Tomb Bat 1
Taphozous perforatus
African sheath-tailed bat 1
Coleura afra
African trident bat 2
Triaenops afer
Benito roundleaf bat 1
Hipposideros beatus
Sundevall's roundleaf bat 2
Hipposideros caffer
Cameroon leaf-nosed bat 2
Hipposideros camerunensis
Cyclops roundleaf bat 1
Hipposideros cyclops
Giant leaf-nosed bat 3
Hipposideros gigas
Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat
Hipposideros megalotis
Noack's roundleaf bat 4
Hipposideros ruber
Striped leaf-nosed bat 1
Hipposideros vittatus
Trident leaf-nosed bat 5
Asellia tridens
Percival's trident bat 6
Cloeotis percivali
small-spotted genet 7
Genetta genetta
Central African Large-spotted Genet 8
Genetta maculata
Servaline Genet 9
Genetta servalina
African Civet 10
Civettictis civetta
African clawless otter 11
Aonyx capensis
Striped Polecat 12
Ictonyx striatus
African Striped Weasel 13
Poecilogale albinucha
Honey Badger 14
Mellivora capensis
Spotted-necked Otter 15
Lutra maculicollis
Spotted Hyena 14
Crocuta crocuta
Striped Hyena 7
Hyaena hyaena
Aardwolf 16
Proteles cristata
Egyptian Mongoose 17
Herpestes ichneumon
Somali Slender Mongoose 18
Herpestes ochraceus
Slender Mongoose 19
Herpestes sanguineus
Somali Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale hirtula
Common Dwarf Mongoose 20
Helogale parvula
Alexander's Cusimanse
Crossarchus alexandri
Marsh Mongoose 21
Atilax paludinosus
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Bushy-tailed Mongoose 22
Bdeogale crassicauda
Jackson's Mongoose
Bdeogale jacksoni
Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose
Bdeogale omnivora
White-tailed Mongoose 23
Ichneumia albicauda
Cheetah 24
Acinonyx jubatus
Wildcat 25
Felis silvestris
Lion 26
Panthera leo
Leopard 27
Panthera pardus
Serval 28
Leptailurus serval
African Golden Cat
Caracal aurata
Caracal 29
Caracal caracal
Side-striped Jackal 7
Canis adustus
Golden Jackal 7
Canis aureus
Black-backed Jackal 19
Canis mesomelas
Painted Hunting Dog 30
Lycaon pictus
Bat-eared Fox 31
Otocyon megalotis
African Palm Civet 19
Nandinia binotata
Giant Otter Shrew 32
Potamogale velox
Stuhlmann's Golden Mole
Chrysochloris stuhlmanni
Rock Hyrax 33
Procavia capensis
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax 31
Heterohyrax brucei
Southern Tree Hyrax 21
Dendrohyrax arboreus
Eastern Tree Hyrax 7
Dendrohyrax validus
Cape Hare 14
Lepus capensis
Abyssinian Hare
Lepus habessinicus
African Savanna Hare 8
Lepus microtis
Smith's Red Rockhare 34
Pronolagus rupestris
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Rufous Elephant-shrew 35
Elephantulus rufescens
Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew 36
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
Black And Rufous Elephant Shrew 37
Rhynchocyon petersi
Four-toed Elephant Shrew 38
Petrodromus tetradactylus
Grevy's Zebra 19
Equus grevyi
Burchell's Zebra
Equus quagga
White Rhinoceros 14
Ceratotherium simum
Black Rhinoceros 14
Diceros bicornis
Tree Pangolin 39
Phataginus tricuspis
Giant Ground Pangolin 40
Smutsia gigantea
Ground Pangolin 7
Smutsia temminckii
Eastern Red Colobus 41
Procolobus rufomitratus
Patas Monkey 42
Erythrocebus patas
Tana River Crested Mangabey
Cercocebus galeritus
Red-tailed Monkey 16
Cercopithecus ascanius
Blue Monkey 43
Cercopithecus mitis
De Brazza’s Monkey 44
Cercopithecus neglectus
Vervet Monkey 14
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Tantalus Monkey 45
Chlorocebus tantalus
Angola Colobus 46
Colobus angolensis
Guereza 47
Colobus guereza
Olive Baboon 28
Papio anubis
Yellow Baboon 7
Papio cynocephalus
Potto 48
Perodicticus potto
Somali Lesser Galago
Galago gallarum
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
Northern Lesser Galago 49
Galago senegalensis
Brown Greater Galago 50
Otolemur crassicaudatus
Small-eared Greater Galago 51
Otolemur garnettii
Kenya Coast Galago
Galagoides cocos
Mountain Dwarf Galago 38
Galagoides orinus
African Elephant 7
Loxodonta africana
Derby's Flying Squirrel 52
Anomalurus derbianus
Naked Mole Rat 53
Heterocephalus glaber
Ochre Mole Rat
Cryptomys ochraceocinereus
Silvery Mole Rat
Heliophobius argenteocinereus
Cape Porcupine 54
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Crested Porcupine 55
Hystrix cristata
African Brush-tailed Porcupine 56
Atherurus africanus

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