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Sossusvlei Surroundings Flora and Fauna

A quick guide to Flora and Fauna of the Sossusvlei area and surroundings.

Gemsbok 1
Oryx gazella
Springbok 2
Antidorcas marsupialis
Steenbok 3
Raphicerus campestris
Klipspringer 4
Oreotragus oreotragus
Straw-colored Fruit Bat 5
Eidolon helvum
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat 6
Rhinolophus clivosus
Darling's horseshoe bat 7
Rhinolophus darlingi
Dent's horseshoe bat 8
Rhinolophus denti
Rüppell's horseshoe bat 6
Rhinolophus fumigatus
Sundevall's roundleaf bat 9
Hipposideros caffer
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat 10
Nycteris thebaica
Myotis seabrai
Cistugo seabrae
Long-tailed House Bat
Eptesicus hottentotus
Namib long-eared bat
Laephotis namibensis
Eptesicus capensis 11
Neoromicia capensis
Egyptian Free-tailed Bat 11
Tadarida aegyptiaca
Small-spotted Genet 12
Genetta genetta
Striped Polecat 13
Ictonyx striatus
Spotted Hyena 14
Crocuta crocuta
Aardwolf 15
Proteles cristata
Brown Hyena 16
Parahyaena brunnea
Yellow Mongoose 17
Cynictis penicillata
Cheetah 18
Acinonyx jubatus
Leopard 19
Panthera pardus
Black-backed Jackal 20
Canis mesomelas
Cape Fox 11
Vulpes chama
Bat-eared Fox 21
Otocyon megalotis
Grant's Golden Mole 22
Eremitalpa granti
Cape Hare 23
Lepus capensis
Plains Zebra 24
Equus quagga
Mountain Zebra 25
Equus zebra
Chacma Baboon 4
Papio ursinus
Cape Porcupine 26
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Gerbils 27
Gerbillinae
Four-striped Grass Mouse 28
Rhabdomys pumilio
Dassie Rat 29
Petromus typicus
South African Ground Squirrel 30
Xerus inauris
Genus Crocidura 31
Crocidura
Sharptooth Catfish 32
Clarias gariepinus
Order Geophilomorpha 33
Geophilomorpha
Order Pseudoscorpiones 34
Pseudoscorpiones
Genus Oxyopes 35
Oxyopes
Genus Peucetia 36
Peucetia
Genus Seothyra 37
Seothyra
Genus Thomisus 38
Thomisus
Family Salticidae 39
Salticidae
Genus Carparachne 40
Carparachne
Hexophthalma
Hottentotta conspersus 41
Granulated Thick-tailed Scorpion 4
Parabuthus granulatus
Parabuthus schlechteri 42
Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion 29
Parabuthus villosus
Robust Burrowing Scorpion 29
Opistophthalmus carinatus
Opistophthalmus flavescens 43
Superfamily Eriophyoidea 44
Eriophyoidea
Order Zygentoma 45
Zygentoma
Striped Hawk-moth 46
Hyles livornica
Coeliades forestan 47
Painted Lady 48
Vanessa cardui
Plain Tiger Butterfly 49
Danaus chrysippus
African Clouded Yellow 50
Colias electo
Pioneer White 51
Belenois aurota
Triangles 52
Trigonodes hyppasia
Sundowner moth 11
Sphingomorpha chlorea
Common Fruit-Piercing Moth 53
Eudocima phalonia
Crimson-speckled Flunkey 54
Utetheisa pulchella
Genus Helicoverpa 55
Helicoverpa
Subfamily Larentiinae 56
Larentiinae
Genus Plutella 57
Plutella
Western Honey Bee 26
Apis mellifera
Family Mutillidae 58
Mutillidae
Family Pompilidae 59
Pompilidae
Namib Desert Dune Ant 60
Camponotus detritus
Small pugnacious ant 61
Anoplolepis steingroeveri
Genus Ocymyrmex 62
Ocymyrmex
Subfamily Eumeninae 63
Eumeninae
Belonogaster lateritia 64
Genus Dineutus 65
Dineutus
Family Chrysomelidae 66
Chrysomelidae
Genus Tithoes 67
Tithoes
Anthracocentrus capensis 68
Genus Gonopus 68
Gonopus
Genus Psammodes 69
Psammodes
Genus Epiphysa 70
Epiphysa
Onymacris plana 71
Onymacris rugatipennis 72
Stenocara eburnea 73
Longleg Desert Tokkie 64
Stenocara phalangium
Adesmia cribripes 1
Stag Darkling 74
Calognathus chevrolati
Cardiosis fairmairei 75
Hycleus zigzagus 76
Subfamily Entiminae 77
Entiminae
Julodis humeralis 29
Pachysoma denticolle 64
Pachysoma fitzsimonsi
Genus Clonia 11
Clonia
Corn Cricket 78
Acanthoplus discoidalis
Anacridium moestum 79
Soldier Bug 80
Spilostethus pandurus

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