Appendix O2 - Biophysical Report.pdf - Zitholele.co.za

MammalsThe following mammals may occur in the study area where the habitat is still in a natural enough state:Animal Scientific name Cons status Habitat requirementsGreater musk shrew (Crocidura flavescens) Dd Temp. grasslands .Reddish-grey musk shrew (Crocidura cyanea) Dd Wide tolerance .Tiny musk shrew (Crocidura fuscomurina) Dd Wide tolerance .Lesser red musk shrew (Crocidura hirta) Dd SavannaSwamp musk shrew (Crocidura mariquensis) Dd WetlandsLesser grey-brown musk shrew (Crocidura silacea) Dd Woodland, grasslandSclater’s forest shrew (Mysosorex sclateri) En WetlandsForest shrew (Mysosorex varius) Dd WetlandsLeast dwarf shrew (Suncus infinitesimus) Dd Temp. grasslandsGreater dwarf shrew (Suncus lixus) Dd Temp. grasslandsEgyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) Lc Caves, savannaLittle free-tailed bat (Chaerephron pumila) Lc SavannaEgyptian free-tailed bat (Tadarida aegyptiaca) Lc SavannaMauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus) Lc SavannaYellow house bat (Scotophilus dinganii) Lc SavannaWahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergii) Lc SavannaSundeval’s leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros caffer) Dd Caves, sub terraDamara woolly bat (Kerivoula argentata) En Woody savannaLesser long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fraterculus) Nt Forest, savannaSchreiber’s long-fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) Nt Caves, sub terraCape serotine bat (Eptesicus capensis) Lc AllBanana bat (Neoromicia nanus) Lc Savanna, plantationsEgyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) Lc Caves, sub terraTemmick’s hairy bat (Myotis tricolor) Nt ForestAnchieta’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus anchietae) Nt SavannaAfrican pipstrelle (Pipistrellus hesperidus) Lc SavannaGeoffroy’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus) Nt Caves, sub terraLander’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus landeri) Nt Caves, sub terraBushveld horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus simulator) Lc Caves, sub terraSwinny’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus swinnyi) En Caves, sub terraDarling’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus darlingi) Nt Caves, sub terraAngolan free-tailed bat (Mops condylurus) Lc SavannaCape hare (Lepus capensis) Lc SavannaScrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) Lc SavannaNatal red rock rabbit (Pronolagus crassicaudatus) Lc Temp. grasslandsCommon mole rat (Cryptomys hottentotus) Lc Sub terra wide rangeMarley’s golden mole (Amblyosomus marleyi) En Sub terra LowveldPorcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) Lc SavannaWoodland dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) Lc WoodlandGreater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) Lc SavannaAngoni vlei rat (Otomys angoniensis) Lc Woody savannaVleirat (Otomys irroratus) Lc Temp. grasslandLaminate vlei rat (Otomys laminatus) Lc WetlandsRed squirrel (Paraxerus palliates) Nt ForestTonga red squirrel (Paraxerus palliates tongaensis) En ForestStriped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilo) Lc Temp. grasslandPouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) Lc SavannaKreb’s fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii) Lc Temp. grasslandFat mouse (Steatomys pratensis) Lc Temp. grasslandWater rat (Dasymys incomtus) Nt WetlandsZITHOLELE CONSULTING