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MAMMALS
Guereza Colobus (Eastern Black-and-white C) Colobus guereza: Only heard at Mountain Lodge, but
a family group was seen well at Nakuru.
Olive Baboon Papio anubis: Widespread, especially at Nairobi, Samburu, Nakuru and the Mara.
Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus pygerythrus: Widespread but particularly conspicuous at Buffalo
Springs/Samburu.
Gentle Monkey (White-throated Guenon) Cercopithecus nictitans: The form concerned is also known
as Sykes’s Monkey. Seen at Thika, Mountain Lodge and Kichwa Tembo.
Red-tailed Monkey (Black-cheeked White-nosed Monkey) Cercopithecus ascanius: Four seen in the
garden at Kichwa Tembo; a particularly attractive species.
Silver Galago Otolemur argentatus: One seen by Nigel at dawn in Kichwa Tembo.
Senegal Galago Galago senegalensis: Seven individuals found at night in the garden at Siana Springs.
Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi: One found at night by Nigel in the garden
at Siana Springs.
Yellow-winged Bat Lavia frons: One in the garden at Baringo.
De Winton’s Long-eared Bat Laephotis wintoni: One conveniently roosted briefly on Nigel’s
verandah at Samburu.
Cape Hare Lepus capensis: Two singles, near Baringo and the Mara; about 15 seen on the night drive
at Siana Springs.
Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis (NL): One seen by Phil and Anne at night at Mountain Lodge.
Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus: Frequently seen at Buffalo Springs/Samburu; also seen at
Baringo and on the journey to the Mara.
Striped Ground Squirrel (Geoffroy’s Ground Squirrel) Euxerus erythropus: One seen by the roadside
on the journey back to Nairobi.
Ochre Bush Squirrel (Huet’s Bush Squirrel) Paraxerus ochraceus: Several at Mountain Lodge.
Red-legged Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium: One seen near the botanical gardens at Kericho.
Gambian Giant Pouched Rat Cricetomys gambianus: One freshly dead specimen found in the hotel
garden at Thika.
Spring Hare Pedetes capensis: Six of these miniature kangaroo-like rodents were seen on the night
drive at Siana Springs.
Coypu Myocastor coypus: Six seen on a pond near Nyahururu.
Side-striped Jackal Canis adustus: One seen well in the Mara.
Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas: Two singles at Buffalo Springs, a pair at Nakuru and another
single at Siana Springs.
Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis: Four seen on the night drive at Siana Springs.
Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguinea: Three sightings of single individuals.
Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula: Two singles in Buffalo Springs and a group of 15 in the Mara.
Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo: Two groups in the Mara; the fearless group of 28 in the garden at
Kichwa Tembo was particularly memorable.
White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda: One at Mountain Lodge and another on the night drive
at Siana Springs.
Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta: One smart one at Mountain Lodge and another single in the Mara;
also six on the night drive at Siana Springs.
Common Genet (Small-spotted Genet) Genetta genetta: One on the night drive at Siana Springs.
Blotched Genet (Large-spotted Genet) Genetta tigrina: Two seen on the feeding table outside
Mountain Lodge.
Leopard Panthera pardus: Singles seen on two nights at bait in Samburu, but the best sighting was
one in the late afternoon in the Mara which walked out of tall grass in front of us as we
watched an African Hobby!
Lion Panthera leo: A single lioness in Samburu, a group of six females and young, plus a solitary
male, all at Nakuru, and another single lioness in the Mara.
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus: Two singles in Samburu, both rather overwhelmed by tourist buses.
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