Mammal List – Central & East Africa Expedition 2012
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Order Primates
Hominidae – Apes and Humans
- Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes
- Mountain Gorilla Gorilla gorilla berengei
- Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla*
Sub-Order Cercopithecoidea – Monkeys
Colobidae – Colobid Monkeys
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- Uganda Red Colobus Piliocolobus oustaleti tephrosceles*
- Rwenzori Angola Pied Colobus Colobus angolensis ruwenzori*
- Mountain Guereza Colobus Colobus guereza caudatus*
- Ethiopian Guereza Colobus Colobus guereza guereza*
- Guereza Colobus Colobus guereza occidentalis
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Cercopithecidae – Cheek-pouched Monkeys
- Olive Baboon Papio Anubish
10. Hamadryas Baboon* Papio hamadryas
11. Gelada Baboon
12. Agile Mangabey Cercocebus agilis*
13. Central African Grey-cheeked Mangabey Lophocebus albigena albigena*
14. Ugandan Grey-cheeked Mangabey Lophocebus albigena johnstoni*
15. Patas Monkey Cercopithecus (Erythrocebus)patas*
16. Grivet Monkey Cercopithecus (a.) aethiops*
17. Tantalus Monkey Cercopithecus (a.) tantalus*
18. Rift Valley Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus (a.) pygerythrus rufoviridis
19. Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus (a.) pygerythrus cynosures
20. Bale Monkey Cercopithecus (a.) djamdjamensis*
21. L’Hoest’s Monkey Cercopithecus (l’h.) l’hoesti*
22. De Brazza’s Monkey Cercopithecus neglectus*
23. Dent’s (Mona’s) Monkey Cercophithecus (m.) denti*
24. Martin’s Putty-Nosed Monkey Cercopithecus (n.) nictitans*
25. Gold Monkey Cercopithecus (n.) kandti*
26. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus (n.) dogetti*
27. Moustached Monkey Cercopithecus (c.) cephus*
28. Uganda Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus (c.) ascianus schmidti*
29. Mona-Red-tailed Hybrid Cercopithecus (c.) ascianus-denti ;-)
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Sub-Order Strepsirhini – Prosimians
30. Edward’s Potto Perodicticus potto edwardsi*
31. Eastern Rift-Valley Potto Perodicticus potto ibeanus*
32. Greater Galago Otolemur crassicaudatus montieri*
33. Elegant Needle-clawed Galago Euoticus elegantulus*
34. Mwera Galago Otolemur sp. nov.?*
35. Senegal Galago (Kenya subspecies) Galago senegalensis sotikae*
36. Senegal Galago (Ethiopian subspecies) Galago senegalensis dunni*
37. Thomas’s Galago Galago thomasi*
38. Demidoff’s Galago Galago demidoff anomurus*
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Order Chiroptera – Bats
Pteropodidae – Fruit Bats
39. Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum*
40. Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus*
41. Mountain Fruit Bat Stenonycteris lanosus*
42. Angola Fruit Bat Lissonycteris angolensis*
43. Wahlberg’s Epauletted Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi*
44. Peter’s Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat Micropterus pusillus*
45. Golden Fruit Bat Casinycteris argynnis*
Rhinopomatidae – Mouse-tailed Bats
46. African Sheath-tailed Bat Caleura afra*
47. Hildebrandt’s Leaf-nosed Bats Rhinolophus hildebrandti*
48. Commerson’s Leaf-nosed Bat Rhinolophus commersoni*
49. Mauritian Tomb Bat (Taphozous mauritianus)*
50. Egyptian Tomb Bat (Taphozous perforatus)*
51. Sundevall’s Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros caffer*
52. Bushveld Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus simulator*
53. Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinotoma microphyllum*
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Order Lagopmorpha – Rabbits & Hares
54. Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis victoriae
55. Uganda Grass Hare Poelagus marjorita marjorita*
56. Starck’s Hare Lepus starcki*
57. Abyssinian Scrub Hare* Lepus habessinicus
58. Cape Hare Lepus capensis
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Order Rodentia
Sciuridae – Squirrels
59. Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus*
60. Striped Ground Squirrel Euxerus erythropus*
61. Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel Funisciurus leucogenys*
62. Lady Burton’s Rope Squirrel Funisciurus Isabella*
63. Boehm’s Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi vulcanorum*
64. Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus Ruwenzori*
65. Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus*
66. Red-legged Sun Squirrel Helioscurus rufobrachium*
67. African Giant Squirrel Protoxerus stangeri*
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Anomaluridae – Anomalures
68. Lord Derby’s Anomalure Anomalurus derbianus*
Thryonomyidae – Cane Rats
69. Marsh Cane Rat Thryonomys swinderianus*
Muroidae – Rat-like Rodents
70. Gambian Giant Pouched Rat Cricetomys gambianus*
71. Uranomys Mouse Uranomys ruddi*
72. Dent’s Grooved-toothed Rat Otomys denti*
73. Buffoon Zebra Mouse Lemniscomys macculus*
74. Mill Rat Mylomys dybowski*
75. Dega Rat Desmomys harringtoni
76. Blick’s Grass Mouse Arvicanthus blicki*
77. Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys melanonyx*
78. Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys flavopunctatus*
79. Rahm’s Brush-furred Rat (Lophuromys rahmi)*
80. Giant Mole Rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus*
81. Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus
82. Simien Grass Rat Otomys typus*
83. Ethiopian Highland Grass Rat Arvicanthis abyssinicus*
84. Ethiopian White-footed Mouse Myomys albipes*
85. Long-footed Rat (Malacomys lukolelae)*
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Order Carnivora – Carnivores
Canidae – Dogs and Allies
86. Side-striped Jackal Canis adustus
87. Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas schmidti
88. Common Jackal Canis aureus
89. Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis*
90. Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis canescens
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Mustelidae – Mustelids
91. Ichneumon (Egyptian) Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
92. Long-snouted Mongoose Herpestes naso
93. Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguinea
94. Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula
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Hyenidae
95. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta
96. Aardwolf
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Felidae – Cats
97. Leopard Panthera pardus pardus
98. Lion Panthera leo
99. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
100. Serval Felis serval
Order Pholidota – Scaly Ant-eaters
101. Tree Pangolin Phataginus tricuspis
Super Order Ungulata – Ungulates
Procavidae – Hyraxes
102. Yellow-spotted Bush Hyrax Hetbrerohyrax brucei
103. Abyssinian Rock Hyrax Procavia habessinica
Elephantdidae – Elephants
104. African Elephant Loxodonta africana
105. Forest Elephant Loxodonta cyclotis
Equidae – Horses
106. Grant's or Boehm’s Zebra Equus quagga boehmi
107. Grevy’s Zebra Equus grevyi
Rhinocerotidae – Rhinoceroses
108. Upland Black Rhinoceros Rhinoceros bicornis michaeli
Order Artiodactyla – Even-toed Ungulates
Hippopotamidae – Hippos
109. Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibious
Suidae – Pigs
110. Giant Hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
111. Warthog Phacachoerus africanus africanus
112. Desert Warthog Phacachoerus aethiopicus delamerei
Tragulidae – Chevrotains
113. Water Chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus
Giraffidae – Giraffes
114. Reticulated Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate
115. Rothschild’s Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis congoensis
116. Masai Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
Bovidae – Bovids, Horned Ungulates
117. Southern Savannah Buffalo Syncerus caffer caffer
118. Central African Savannah Buffalo (Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis)
119. Forest Buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus
120. East African Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus delameri
121. Menelik’s Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki
122. Lowland Bongo Tragelaphus euryceros euryceros
123. Zaire Sitatunga Sitatunga spekei gratus
124. Eastern African Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbius australis
125. Northern Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbius imberbius
126. Ethiopian Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros chora
127. Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
128. East African Eland Taurotragus oryx pattersoni
129. East African Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia orbicularis
130. Blue Duiker Cephalophus monticola simpsoni
131. Red Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia abyssinica
132. Peter’s Duiker Cephalophus callipygus callipygus
133. Uganda Oribi Ourebia ourebi ugandae
134. Sudan Oribi Ourebia montana
135. Schilling’s Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus schillingsi
136. Ethiopian Highlands Klipspringer Oreotragus saltatrixoides
137. Kirk’s Dik Dik Madoqua kirkii kirkii
138. Salt’s or Harar Dik Dik
139. Guenther’s Dik Dik Madoqua guentheri
140. East African Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca wardi
141. Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca bohor
142. Uganda Kob Kobus kob thomasi
143. DeFassa Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
144. Red-fronted (Thomson’s) Gazelle Gazella rutifrons thomsoni
145. Grant’s Gazelle Gazella granti granti
146. Bright’s (Grant’s) Gazelle Gazella granti notate
147. Soemering’s Gazelle Gazella soemeringi
148. Eastern Gerenuk Litocranius walleri
149. Northern Gerenuk Litocranius sclateri
150. Impala Aepyceros melampus melampus
151. Topi Damaliscus lunatus topi
152. Coke’s Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei
153. Swayne’ s (Khama) Hartebeest Alcelaphus swaynei
154. Lelwel (Jackson’s) Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel
155. White-beared Gnu or Wildebeest Taurinus albojubatus
156. Beisa Oryx Oryx beisa beisa
157. Walia Ibex
A few new additions:
158. African Wood Mouse (Hylomyscus alleni or H. walterverheyni)
159. Soft-furred Mouse (Praomys miosnnei or P. petteri.)
160. Ethiopian Meadow Rat (Stenocephalemys albocaudata)
161. Ethiopian Meadow Rat (Stenocephalemys griseicauda)
162 Multimammate Rat (Mastomys natalensis)
163. Fire-footed Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus)
164. Noak's Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros rubber)
165. Target Rat (Stochymys longicaudatus)
166. Multimammate Rat (Mastomys natalensis)
167. Blotched Genet (Genetta tigrina)
168. Common Genet (Genetta genetta)
