Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve - Frontier-publications.co.uk
Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve - Frontier-publications.co.uk
Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve - Frontier-publications.co.uk
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<strong>Mpanga</strong> / <strong>Kipengere</strong> <strong>Game</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong>; A Biodiversity Survey<br />
Species Common name Local name Evidence Habitat re<strong>co</strong>rded<br />
from<br />
COLOBIDAE<br />
Colobus angolensis sharpei<br />
Black and white<br />
<strong>co</strong>lobus<br />
Mbega Observed FGM Listed by IUCN as locally vulnerable. forest<br />
dependent. Sub-species restricted to Southern<br />
highlands<br />
CRICETIDAE<br />
Beamy hindei major Lesser pouched rat Panya Caught FGM Dependent on forest and dense woodland. Subspecies<br />
is restricted in range to montane southern<br />
Tanzania and Malawi.<br />
FELIDAE<br />
Felis caraca** Caracal Duma Dung WL Probable ID<br />
Felis serval Serval cat Pacapori Dung / track WL & FGM Forest dwelling species<br />
Felis sylvestris Wild cat Pacapori Dung WL & FGM<br />
Panthera pardus** Leopard Chui Track/remains of dead<br />
calf, killed by leopard<br />
WL<br />
Probable ID<br />
GALAGONIDAE<br />
Galago senegalensis<br />
Senegal dwarf<br />
Komba Observed/heard WL<br />
bushbaby<br />
Otolemur crassicaudatus Greater galago Komba Observed/heard WL<br />
HERPESTIDAE<br />
Atilax paluderiosus** Water mongoose Nkuchiro Seen/track/dung WL<br />
Mungos mungo Banded mongoose Nkuchiro Observed/tracks/dung WLv Forest dwelling species<br />
Mungos sp. Mongoose Nkuchiro Dung FGM<br />
HIPPOPOTAMIDAE<br />
Hippopotamus amphibius** Hippopotamus Kiboko Track, but old WL Uncertain ID<br />
HIPPOSIDERIDAE<br />
Hipposideros caffer/ruber Leaf-nosed bat Popo Caught WL Forest dwelling species<br />
Notes<br />
<strong>Frontier</strong> Tanzania Environmental Research Report 99<br />
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