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Sossusvlei Surroundings Flora and Fauna

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

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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

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