Mammals of Kenya

Mammal species of Kenya

Cape Hare 1
Lepus capensis
Abyssinian Hare
Lepus habessinicus
African Savanna Hare 2
Lepus microtis
Smith's Red Rockhare 3
Pronolagus rupestris
Eastern Red Colobus 4
Procolobus rufomitratus
Patas Monkey 5
Erythrocebus patas
Tana River Crested Mangabey
Cercocebus galeritus
Red-tailed Monkey 6
Cercopithecus ascanius
Blue Monkey 7
Cercopithecus mitis
De Brazza’s Monkey 8
Cercopithecus neglectus
Vervet Monkey 1
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Tantalus Monkey 9
Chlorocebus tantalus
Angola Colobus 10
Colobus angolensis
Guereza 11
Colobus guereza
Olive Baboon 12
Papio anubis
Yellow Baboon 13
Papio cynocephalus
Potto 14
Perodicticus potto
Somali Lesser Galago
Galago gallarum
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
Northern Lesser Galago 15
Galago senegalensis
Brown Greater Galago 16
Otolemur crassicaudatus
Small-eared Greater Galago 17
Otolemur garnettii
Kenya Coast Galago
Galagoides cocos
Mountain Dwarf Galago 18
Galagoides orinus
Derby's Flying Squirrel 19
Anomalurus derbianus
Naked Mole Rat 20
Heterocephalus glaber
Ochre Mole Rat
Cryptomys ochraceocinereus
Silvery Mole Rat
Heliophobius argenteocinereus
Cape Porcupine 21
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Crested Porcupine 22
Hystrix cristata
African Brush-tailed Porcupine 23
Atherurus africanus
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 24
Rattus rattus
Pygmy Mouse 25
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 26
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 27
Mastomys natalensis
Dwarf Mastomys
Mastomys pernanus
Hildegarde's Broad-headed Mouse
Zelotomys hildegardeae
Loring's Rat
Thallomys loringi
Acacia Rat 28
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 29
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 30
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 4
Paraxerus flavovittis
Ochre Bush Squirrel 31
Paraxerus ochraceus
Red Bush Squirrel 32
Paraxerus palliatus
Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel 7
Paraxerus vexillarius
Gambian Sun Squirrel 33
Heliosciurus gambianus

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