Mammals of Kenya

Mammal species of Kenya

Cosens's Gerbil
Gerbillus cosensis
Harwood's gerbil
Gerbillus harwoodi
Percival's gerbil
Gerbillus percivali
cushioned gerbil
Gerbillus pulvinatus
least gerbil
Gerbillus pusillus
Harrington's gerbil
Taterillus emini
Black Rat 1
Rattus rattus
Pygmy Mouse 2
Mus minutoides
Mus musculoides
Delicate Mouse
Mus tenellus
Gray-bellied Mouse
Mus triton
Rufous-nosed Rats
Oenomys hypoxanthus
Creek Groove-toothed Swamp Rat
Pelomys fallax
Hopkins's Groove-toothed Swamp Rat
Pelomys hopkinsi
Delectable Soft-furred Mouse 3
Praomys delectorum
Jackson's Praomys
Praomys jacksoni
African Groove-toothed Rat
Mylomys dybowskii
Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys flavopunctatus
Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys sikapusi
Gray-headed Thicket Rat
Grammomys caniceps
Woodland Thicket Rat
Grammomys dolichurus
Giant Thicket Rat
Grammomys gigas
Ruwenzori Thicket Rat
Grammomys ibeanus
Macmillan's Thicket Rat
Grammomys macmillani
Montane Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus denniae
Stella Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus stella
Guinea Multimammate Mouse
Mastomys erythroleucus
Natal Multimammate Mouse 4
Mastomys natalensis
Dwarf Mastomys
Mastomys pernanus
Hildegarde's Broad-headed Mouse
Zelotomys hildegardeae
Loring's Rat
Thallomys loringi
Acacia Rat 5
Thallomys paedulcus
large vlei rat
Otomys angoniensis
Barbour’s Vlei Rat
Otomys barbouri
tropical vlei rat
Otomys tropicalis
typical vlei rat
Otomys typus
Buffoon Lemniscomys
Lemniscomys macculus
Single-striped Grass Mouse
Lemniscomys rosalia
Typical Lemniscomys 6
Lemniscomys striatus
Heuglin's Lemniscomys
Lemniscomys zebra
Red Rock Rat
Aethomys chrysophilus
Hinde's Rock Rat
Aethomys hindei
Kaiser's Rock Rat
Aethomys kaiseri
Gray Spiny Mouse
Acomys cineraceus
Fiery Spiny Mouse
Acomys ignitus
Kemp's Spiny Mouse
Acomys kempi
Louise's Spiny Mouse
Acomys louisae
Percival's Spiny Mouse
Acomys percivali
Wilson's Spiny Mouse
Acomys wilsoni
African Marsh Rat
Dasymys incomtus
Nairobi Grass Rat
Arvicanthis nairobae
Somali Grass Rat
Arvicanthis neumanni
African Grass Rat
Arvicanthis niloticus
Four-striped Grass Mouse 7
Rhabdomys pumilio
African Wading Rat
Colomys goslingi
Rudd’s Bristle-furred Rat
Uranomys ruddi
Boehm's gerbil
Gerbilliscus boehmi
Kemp's gerbil
Gerbilliscus kempi
black-tailed gerbil
Gerbilliscus nigricaudus
Phillip's gerbil
Gerbilliscus phillipsi
fringe-tailed gerbil
Gerbilliscus robustus
savanna gerbil
Gerbilliscus validus
Brockman's Myomyscus
Myomyscus brockmani
East African Spring-hare
Pedetes surdaster
Striped Bush Squirrel 8
Paraxerus flavovittis
Ochre Bush Squirrel 9
Paraxerus ochraceus
Red Bush Squirrel 10
Paraxerus palliatus
Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel 11
Paraxerus vexillarius
Gambian Sun Squirrel 12
Heliosciurus gambianus
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Zanj Sun Squirrel 11
Heliosciurus undulatus
Forest Giant Squirrel 9
Protoxerus stangeri
Striped Ground Squirrel 12
Xerus erythropus
Unstriped Ground Squirrel 13
Xerus rutilus
Lesser Cane Rat
Thryonomys gregorianus
Greater Cane Rat 14
Thryonomys swinderianus
crested rat
Lophiomys imhausi
Mearns's pouched mouse
Saccostomus mearnsi
Gambian Rat 15
Cricetomys gambianus
tiny fat mouse
Steatomys parvus
remarkable climbing mouse
Dendromus insignis
chestnut climbing mouse 16
Dendromus mystacalis
greater long-tailed pouched rat
Beamys hindei
Demon Mole Rat 17
Tachyoryctes splendens
Kellen's Dormouse
Graphiurus kelleni
Small-eared Dormouse
Graphiurus microtis
Woodland Dormouse 18
Graphiurus murinus
Dugong 19
Dugong dugon
Aardvark 20
Orycteropus afer

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