Family / Scientific name - Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania
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REMP Technical Report 44: Biodiversity Summary<br />
6 Mammals<br />
A summary <strong>of</strong> Mammal species recorded in Rufiji District was compiled from various sources,<br />
detailed below:<br />
�� Howell et al, 2000. A Preliminary Biodiversity (Fauna) Assessment <strong>of</strong> the Rufiji Floodplain<br />
<strong>and</strong> Delta. REMP Technical Report No. 9 (Howell, 2000)<br />
�� Perkin, A. 2002 Galago <strong>and</strong> nocturnal mammal surveys within the Rufiji Environmental<br />
Management Project area.<br />
�� Pers comm. – Personal communications (observations by REMP staff)<br />
In total 117 mammal species from 39 families <strong>and</strong> 16 orders have been recorded in Rufiji District.<br />
These are listed in Table 1 on page 57. 19 <strong>of</strong> the mammal species are bats, these are listed in Table<br />
2 on page 63.<br />
24 <strong>of</strong> the Rufiji mammal species have been listed by IUCN on the Red Data List (Hilton-Taylor,<br />
2000). These are detailed below:<br />
Critically Endangered<br />
Browse (Black) Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis<br />
Endangered<br />
Red <strong>and</strong> Black Elephant Shrew Rhynchocyon petersi<br />
Wild Dog Lycaon pictus<br />
Elephant Loxodonta africana<br />
Vulnerable<br />
Red Bush Squirrel<br />
Paraxerus palliates<br />
Lesser Pouched Rat<br />
Beamys hindei<br />
Lion Panthera leo<br />
Eastern Tree Hyrax Dendrohyrax validus<br />
Dugong Dugong dugon<br />
Collared Fruit Bat<br />
Myonycteris relicta<br />
Spring Hare Pedetes capensis<br />
Lower Risk - Conservation Dependent<br />
Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta<br />
Buffalo Syncerus caffer<br />
Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros<br />
El<strong>and</strong> Taurotragus oryx<br />
Natal Duiker Cephalophus natalensis<br />
Harveys Duiker Cephalophus harveyi<br />
Suni Neotragus moschatus<br />
Impala Aepyceros melampus<br />
Wildebeest Brindled gnu Connochaetes taurinus<br />
Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger<br />
Lower Risk – Near Threatened<br />
Zanzibar Galago Galagoides zanzibaricus<br />
Silky Blesmol Heliophobius argenteocinereus<br />
Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata<br />
Slit-faced Bat<br />
Nycteris aurita<br />
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