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Biodiversity of Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania | Report ...

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<strong>Biodiversity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mahale</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />

Porcupines - Hystricidae<br />

Brush-tailed porcupine Atherurus africanus<br />

Crested porcupine<br />

Rat-like Rodents - Muroidea<br />

Hystrix africanus<br />

2<br />

Climbing mouse Dendromus nyikae<br />

Giant Pouched rat Cricetomys gambianus<br />

1<br />

Groove-toothed rat<br />

Murid rats and mice - Muridae<br />

Otomys sp.<br />

2<br />

Brush-furred rat Lophuromys flavopunctatus<br />

S<strong>of</strong>t-furred rat Praomys sp.<br />

2<br />

Montane Wood mouse Hylomyscus sp.<br />

Pygmy mouse Mus sp.<br />

2<br />

Thicket Rat Grammomys sp.<br />

2<br />

Rusty-nosed rat Oenomys hypoxanthus<br />

2<br />

Single-striped grass rat Leminiscomys rosalia<br />

2<br />

Common Striped grass rat Leminiscomys striatus<br />

CARNIVORES - CARNIVORA<br />

Dogs & allies Canidae<br />

Side-striped jackal Canis adustus<br />

Wild dog<br />

Mustelids - Musetlidae<br />

Lycaon pictus<br />

Zorilla Ictonyx striatus<br />

Ratel (Honey badger)<br />

Otters - Lutrinae<br />

Mellivora capensis<br />

African clawless otter Aonyx capensis<br />

Spot-necked otter<br />

Mongooses - Herpestidae<br />

Lutra maculicollis<br />

1<br />

Slender mongoose Herpestes sanguinea<br />

1<br />

Dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula<br />

Banded mongoose Mungos mungo<br />

White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda<br />

Bushy-tailed mongoose<br />

Hyaenids - Hyaenidae<br />

Bdeogale crasicauda<br />

Spotted hyaena<br />

Genets and civets - Viverridae<br />

Crocuta crocuta<br />

Common genet Genetta genetta<br />

Blotched genet Genetta tigrina<br />

1<br />

(small forest genet) Genetta sp.<br />

African civet<br />

Cats - Felidae<br />

Civettictis civetta<br />

African wildcat Felis sylvestris<br />

Leopard Panthera pardus<br />

Lion Panthera leo<br />

Serval<br />

Scaly Ant-eaters - Pholidota<br />

Felis serval<br />

Ground pangolin Smutsia temminickii<br />

1<br />

Giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea<br />

UNGULATES - UNGULATA<br />

Aardvark - Orycteropodidae<br />

Aardvark Orycteropus afer<br />

Wildlife Conservation Society 30

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