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Mammals on the Mogalakwena Reserves

Class: Mammalia

   Subclass: Placentalia (Eutheria) (placental mammals)

     Order: Chiroptera (bats)
       Suborder: Microchiroptera (small or 'micro-bats' - primarily
         insect-eaters)
         Family: Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
           Subfamily: Vespertilioninae (pipistrelle's, serotine, house,
              yellow, hairy and long-eared and other bats)
              Scotophilus dinganii - yellow house bat
       Suborder: Megachiroptera (large or 'mega-bats' - primarily nectar
         and fruit-eaters)
         Family: Pteropodidae (fruit bats)

     Order: Eulipotyphla (insect-eaters)
       Suborder: Soricimorpha (max: 32 teeth)
         Family: Soricidae (shrews)
           Subfamily: Crocidurinae (dwarf, musk and climbing shrews)
              Crocidura mariquensis - swamp musk shrew
       Suborder: Erinaceomorpha (max: 36 - 44 teeth)
         Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
              Atelerix frontalis - southern African hedgehog

     Order: Rodentia (rodents)
       Suborder: Hystricognathi (porcupines, canerats, mole-rats and
         dassie rat)
         Family: Hystricidae (porcupines)
              Hystrix africaeaustralis - Cape (southern African) porcupine
         Family: Thryonomyidae (canerats)
              Thryonomys swinderianus - greater canerat
       Suborder: Sciurognathi (dormice, squirrels, springhare, rats, mice)
         Family: Sciuridae (tree and ground squirrels)
              Paraxerus cepapi - tree squirrel
         Family: Muridae (rats and mice)
           Subfamily: Otomyinae
              Otomys angoniensis - angoni vlei rat
           Subfamily: Murinae
              Mus indutus - desert pygmy mouse
              Mastomys natalensis / coucha - Natal / multimammate mouse
           Subfamily: Cricetinae
              Saccostomus campestris - pouched mouse
           Subfamily: Dendromurinae
              Dendromus melanotis - grey climbing mouse
              Steatomys pratensis - fat mouse
         Family: Pedetidae
              Pedetes capensis - springhare
         Family: Myoxidae (dormice)
              Graphiurus ocularis - woodland dormouse

     Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, pikas)
         Family: Leporidae (hares, rabbits and rock rabbits)
              Lepus saxatilis - scrub hare

     Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed hoofed mammals)
         Family: Equidae (zebras and relatives)
              Equus burchellii - plains zebra

     Order: Ruminantia (ruminants with horns)
         Family: Giraffidae (giraffe and okapi)
              Giraffa camelopardalis - giraffe
         Family: Bovidae (antelope and buffalo - hollow-horned
           ruminants)
           Subfamily: Bovinae (cattle group)
             Tribe: Tragelaphini (spiral-horned antelope)
              Tragelaphus strepsiceros - greater kudu
              Tragelaphus scriptus - bushbuck
              Taurotragus oryx - eland
           Subfamily: Antilopinae
             Tribe: Alcelaphini (hartebeests and relatives)
              Alcelaphus buselaphus - red hartebeest
              Connochaetes taurinus - blue wildebeest
              Damaliscus dorcas - blesbok
             Tribe: Hippotragini (the 'horse-antelope')
              Oryx gazella - gemsbok
             Tribe: Reducini (water-related antelope)
              Redunca fulvorufula - mountain reedbuck
              Kobus ellipsiprymnus - waterbuck
             Tribe: Cephalophini (duikers)
              Sylvicapra grimmia - common duiker
             Tribe: Antilopini (dwarf antelope)
              Raphicerus campestris - steenbok
             Tribe: Aepycerotini
              Aepycerus melampus - impala
             Tribe: Oreotragini
              Oreotragus oreotragus - klipspringer

     Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
       Suborder: Caniformia (dogs)
         Family: Canidae (true dogs)
              Canis mesomelas - black-backed jackal
              Otocyon megalotis - bat-eared fox
         Family: Mustelidae (badgers and relatives)
           Subfamily: Mustelinae (weasels)
              Poecilogale albinucha - African striped weasel
              Ictonyx striatus - striped polecat
           Subfamily: Mellivorinae (honey-eater)
              Mellivora capensis - honey badger
           Subfamily: Lutrinae (otters)
              Aonyx capensis - African clawless otter
       Suborder: Feliformia (cats)
         Family: Felidae (true cats)
           Subfamily: Felinae (true cats that 'meow')
              Caracal caracal - caracal
              Felis silvestris lybica - African wild cat
           Subfamily: Pantherinae (cats that roar)
              Panthera pardus - leopard
           Subfamily: Acinonychinae
              Acinonyx jubatus - cheetah
         Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas and aardwolf)
           Subfamily: Hyaeninae
              Crocuta crocuta - spotted hyaena
              Hyaena brunnea - brown hyaena
           Subfamily: Protelinae
              Proteles cristatus - aardwolf