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 />
HYSTERICIDAE<br />
Hystrix africaeaustralis**<br />
South African<br />
porcupine<br />
Nungu nungu Quill WL Southern Tanzania is an area of overlap for this<br />
species and the crested porcupine<br />
LEPORIDAE<br />
Lepus saxatillus Scrub hare Sungura Observed/dung/traps WL & FGM<br />
Pronolagus rupestris** Smiths red rabbit Sungura Observed/heard/dung WL<br />
MACROSCELIDINAE<br />
Elephant<strong>uk</strong>us sp.** Lesser elephant shrew Panya Caught WL<br />
MURIDAE<br />
Aethomys sp. Bush rat Panya Caught WL<br />
A<strong>co</strong>mys spinossimus Spiny mouse Panya Caught WL<br />
Hylomyscus cf. denniae* African woodmouse Panya Caught WL & FGM Forest dwelling species<br />
Grammomys <strong>co</strong>mete<br />
Narrow-footed<br />
woodland mouse<br />
Panya Caught FGM Forest dwelling species, restricted in range to wet<br />
montane areas north and south of Lake Nyasa<br />
Dendromus sp.* Climbing mouse Panya Caught WL & FGM<br />
Mus minutoides** Common mouse Panya Caught WL & FGM Forest dwelling species<br />
Lophuromys flavopunctatus Bruh-furred mouse Panya Caught FGM<br />
Praomys cf. delectorum Soft-furred mouse Panya Caught FGM Forest dwelling species<br />
Rhabdomys pumilio Four-striped mouse Panya Caught FGM Di<strong>co</strong>ntinuous distribution<br />
MUSTELIDAE<br />
Aonyx capensis African clawless otter Fisimaji Observed/dung WL Patchily distributed, although still widely<br />
distributed, threatened by humans<br />
Mellivora capensis* Honey badger Nygere Dung WL & FGM Forest dwelling species<br />
Ictonyx striatus* Zorilla Kicheche Dung WL<br />
MYOXIDAE<br />
Graphiurus murinus African dormouse Panya Caught WL & FGM Forest dwelling species<br />
PTEROPODIDAE<br />
Epomophorus labiatus Epauletted fruitbat Popo Caught WL & FGM Forest dwelling species<br />
SCUIRIDAE<br />
Paraxerus ochraceus** Ochre bush squirel Kongogo Observed WL<br />
Notes<br />
<strong>Frontier</strong> Tanzania Environmental Research Report 99<br />
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