Mahale Mountains National Park | Summary of Resource Base
Mahale Mountains National Park | Summary of Resource Base
Mahale Mountains National Park | Summary of Resource Base
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Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus africanus 4<br />
Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata<br />
Rat-like Rodents Muroidea<br />
Climbing Mouse Dendromus nyikae<br />
Giant Pouched Rat Cricetomys gambianus<br />
Groove-toothed Rat Otomys sp.<br />
Cane Rats Thryonomyidae<br />
Savannah or Greater Cane Rat Thryonomys swinderianus<br />
Lesser or Marsh Cane Rat Thryonomys gregorianus<br />
Murid rats and mice Muridae<br />
Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys flavopunctatus<br />
S<strong>of</strong>t-furred Mouse Praomys sp.<br />
African Wood Mouse Hylomyscus denniae<br />
Common Mouse Mus sp.<br />
Narrow-footed Woodland Mouse Grammomys sp.<br />
Rusty-nosed Rat Oenomys hypoxanthus<br />
Single-striped Grass Mouse Leminiscomys rosalia<br />
Striped Grass Mouse Leminiscomys striatus<br />
CARNIVORES CARNIVORA<br />
Dogs & allies Canidae<br />
Side-striped Jackal Canis adustus<br />
Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas<br />
Wild Dog Lycaon pictus 5<br />
Mustelids Mustelidae<br />
Zorilla (Striped Pole Cat) Ictonyx striatus<br />
Ratel (Honey Badger) Mellivora capensis<br />
African Clawless Otter Aonyx capensis<br />
Spot-necked Otter Lutra maculicollis<br />
Mongooses Herpestidae<br />
Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon<br />
Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguinea<br />
Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula<br />
4 <strong>Mahale</strong> is the only place in Tanzania where this West African species is found.<br />
5 Listed as ‘endangered’ (IUCN Red Data List, 2007)<br />
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