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Small-Spotted Genet
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Small-Spotted-Genet is slightly smaller than the Large-Spotted Genet, and the markings are more distinct black and white and without a rusty tinge. The tail is white tipped...
Large-Spotted Genet
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Large-Spotted Genet has a shoulder height of 210 mm, but this species is short legged. The elongated body has a length of 460 mm and a mass of 1.6 kg. The thick, black and whitish-grey ringed...
Striped Polecat
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Polecats are close relatives of the African weasel, but differs in that it is larger, the coat hairs are longer, and that it has three characteristic white dots on the head...
Puku
Africa Mammals Guide Information: A gregarious antelope occurring in small herds. The social system is centralised on adult males maintaining and defending territories which accord them breading opportunities amongst wondering...
Cape Fox
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The only true fox and the smallest canid found in South Africa. The Cape Fox is silver-grey in colour with large pointed ears. They have a dark colouring around the mouth...
Bat-eared Fox
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Bat-Eared Fox has a silver-gray fluffy coat, a black-tipped bushy tail with a black stripe on top. An outstanding feature is the enormous ears, which are black on the outside and white inside...
Jamesons Red Rock Rabbit
Africa Mammals Guide Information: This species has a fine, silky fur which is grizzled rufous-brown on the upper parts of the body. It has a whitish chin and slightly lighter fur on the ventrum. The sides of the neck, lower jaw...
Greater Cane Rat
Africa Mammals Guide Information: This rodent is closer related to the porcupine than to veld rats. The spiny fur on the back and rounded nose distinguish this animal from true rats. A mature animal reaches a length of about 720 mm...
Blue Duiker
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Blue Duiker is the smallest antelope in Southern Africa. Measures 300 mm at the shoulders and females weighs 4.7 kg, males only 4 kg. The coat is blue-grey...
Damara Dik-Dik
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Damara Dik-Dik males are smaller and lighter than the females. The two sexes are respectively 386 mm by 5.1 kg and 394 mm by 5.6 kg. Only the rams have horns which can attain a length of 80 mm...
Black Rhino
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Bulls weigh up to 1 200 Kg and cows about 800 Kg. As such this species is smaller than the White Rhino. It can further be distinguished from the White (or square-lipped) Rhino by the pointed upper...
African Wild Cat
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Six thousand years ago Egyptians domesticated the African Wild Cat to control mice and rats raiding granaries. From these tamed animals, the domestic cat was bred...
Black Footed Cat
Africa Mammals Guide Information: This species is very secretive in nature, which makes it difficult to census. The Black-Footed Cat is nevertheless considered rare. Except for the very short period during...
White Rhino
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The White Rhino is the third largest land mammal. Massive, stocky, and with a reputation of being not quite as aggressive as the black rhino. The two distinctive horns are in fact very densely...
Sitatunga
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Head and body length of a Sitatunga ram measures 1.5 to 1.7 m, with a tail of 200 to 250 mm. Rams weigh 80-125 kg. Ewes are smaller, head and body length measures 1.3 to 1.6 m...
Cape Ground Squirrel
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Cape Ground Squirrel is a rodent endemic to South Africa. It measures 450 mm in length and weighs up to 1 kg. Upper parts are cinnamon coloured with a lateral white stripe...
Thick-Tailed Bushbaby
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Thick-Tailed Bushbaby is a nocturnal primate with child-like cries which gave cause for the English vernacular name. Probably due to its diet and larger body size...
Mountain Ground Squirrel
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Mountain Ground Squirrel has previously been considered as a subspecies of the Cape Ground Squirrel, but has since been recognised as a species in its own right. It is also known as...
Tree Squirrel
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Tree Squirrel or Smith's Bush Squirrel [Paraxerus cepapi] The total length is 350 mm, half of which is tail. This species only weighs 200 gram. The coat colour varies throughout the region...
Lesser Bushbaby
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The lesser bushbaby, known to scientists as Galago moholi, is a small, tree-dwelling primate active by night. They are capable of leaps of remarkable distance between trees...
 
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