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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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Common Warthog ¹
Phacochoerus africanus

Greater Kudu ²
Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Gemsbok ³
Oryx gazella

Springbok ⁴
Antidorcas marsupialis

Steenbok ⁵
Raphicerus campestris

Klipspringer ⁶
Oreotragus oreotragus

Straw-colored Fruit Bat ⁷
Eidolon helvum

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat ⁸
Rhinolophus clivosus

Darling's horseshoe bat ⁹
Rhinolophus darlingi

Dent's horseshoe bat ¹⁰
Rhinolophus denti

Rüppell's horseshoe bat ⁸
Rhinolophus fumigatus

Sundevall's roundleaf bat ¹¹
Hipposideros caffer

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat ¹²
Nycteris thebaica

Myotis seabrai
Cistugo seabrae

Long-tailed House Bat
Eptesicus hottentotus

Namib long-eared bat
Laephotis namibensis

Eptesicus capensis ¹³
Neoromicia capensis

Egyptian Free-tailed Bat ¹³
Tadarida aegyptiaca

Small-spotted Genet ¹⁴
Genetta genetta

Striped Polecat ¹⁵
Ictonyx striatus

Spotted Hyena ¹⁶
Crocuta crocuta

Aardwolf ¹⁷
Proteles cristata

Brown Hyena ¹⁸
Parahyaena brunnea

Yellow Mongoose ¹⁹
Cynictis penicillata

Cheetah ²⁰
Acinonyx jubatus

Leopard ²¹
Panthera pardus

Black-backed Jackal ²²
Canis mesomelas

Cape Fox ¹³
Vulpes chama

Bat-eared Fox ²³
Otocyon megalotis

Grant's Golden Mole ²⁴
Eremitalpa granti

Cape Hare ²⁵
Lepus capensis

Plains Zebra ²⁶
Equus quagga

Mountain Zebra ²⁷
Equus zebra

Chacma Baboon ⁶
Papio ursinus

Cape Porcupine ²⁸
Hystrix africaeaustralis

Gerbils ²⁹
Gerbillinae

Four-striped Grass Mouse ³⁰
Rhabdomys pumilio

Dassie Rat ³¹
Petromus typicus

South African Ground Squirrel ³²
Xerus inauris

Genus Crocidura ³³
Crocidura

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