List of MAMMALIA species in Ethiopia
This is a list of MAMMALIA in Ethiopia according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
| scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lophuromys chrysopus | Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat | 45057 | LC |
| Lophuromys brevicaudus | Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat | 45058 | NT |
| Mastomys awashensis | Awash Mastomys | 45060 | LC |
| Stenocephalemys ruppi | Rupp's Stenocephalemys | 45096 | DD |
| Lophuromys melanonyx | Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat | 12351 | VU |
| Arvicanthis blicki | Blick's Grass Rat | 2145 | NT |
| Lophuromys menageshae | North Western Rift Brush-furred Rat | 47992929 | DD |
| Arvicanthis neumanni | Neumann’s Arvicanthis | 2148 | LC |
| Lophuromys chercherensis | Mount Chercher Brush-furred Rat | 47992974 | EN |
| Chlorocebus djamdjamensis | Bale Monkey | 4240 | VU |
| Lophuromys pseudosikapusi | Sheko Forest Brush-furred Rat | 47992992 | EN |
| Stenocephalemys albocaudata | Ethiopian Narrow-headed Rat | 20740 | LC |
| Stenocephalemys griseicauda | Gray-tailed Narrow-headed Rat | 20741 | LC |
| Acomys cineraceus | Grey Spiny Mouse | 265 | LC |
| Acomys kempi | Kemp's Spiny Mouse | 267 | LC |
| Acomys wilsoni | Wilson's Spiny Mouse | 276 | LC |
| Crocidura afeworkbekelei | Sanetti Shrew | 112517405 | DD |
| Dendromus lovati | Lovat's Climbing Mouse | 6442 | LC |
| Lepus starcki | Ethiopian Highland Hare | 41287 | LC |
| Papio cynocephalus | Yellow Baboon | 92250442 | LC |
| Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. reticulata | Reticulated Giraffe | 88420717 | EN |
| Desmomys harringtoni | Harrington's Rat | 6511 | LC |
| Madoqua piacentinii | Silver Dik-dik | 12667 | DD |
| Crocidura nana | Somali Dwarf Shrew | 41341 | DD |
| Madoqua guentheri | Guenther's Dik-dik | 12669 | LC |
| Crocidura pasha | Pasha Shrew | 41350 | LC |
| Crocidura yaldeni | Beletta Shrew | 112517512 | DD |
| Crocidura smithii | Desert Musk Shrew | 41358 | LC |
| Crocidura somalica | Somali Shrew | 41359 | LC |
| Crocidura voi | Voi Shrew | 41365 | LC |
| Crocidura zaphiri | Zaphir's Shrew | 41368 | DD |
| Nycteris aurita | Andersen's Slit-faced Bat | 14927 | LC |
| Galago gallarum | Somali Lesser Galago | 8786 | LC |
| Herpestes ochraceus | Somali Slender Mongoose | 41605 | LC |
| Helogale hirtula | Desert Dwarf Mongoose | 41608 | LC |
| Megadendromus nikolausi | Nikolaus's Mouse | 12937 | VU |
| Kerivoula eriophora | Ethiopian Woolly Bat | 10972 | DD |
| Nanger granti | Grant's Gazelle | 8971 | LC |
| Gazella spekei | Speke's Gazelle | 8975 | EN |
| Kobus megaceros | Nile Lechwe | 11034 | EN |
| Kobus kob ssp. leucotis | White-eared Kob | 11042 | LC |
| Phacochoerus aethiopicus | Desert Warthog | 41767 | LC |
| Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. swaynei | Swayne's Hartebeest | 809 | EN |
| Tachyoryctes macrocephalus | Giant Mole Rat | 21293 | EN |
| Gerbillus pusillus | Least Gerbil | 9144 | LC |
| Redunca fulvorufula ssp. chanleri | Chanler's Mountain Reedbuck | 19393 | VU |
| Gerbilliscus nigricaudus | Black-tailed Gerbil | 21517 | LC |
| Gerbilliscus phillipsi | Phillip's Gerbil | 21518 | LC |
| Ammodillus imbellis | Ammodile | 1140 | DD |
| Ammodorcas clarkei | Dibatag | 1141 | VU |
| Scotophilus ejetai | Ejeta’s House Bat | 84466810 | LC |
| Rhinopoma macinnesi | Macinnes's Mouse-tailed Bat | 19601 | DD |
| Theropithecus gelada | Gelada Baboon | 21744 | LC |
| Grammomys minnae | Ethiopian Thicket Rat | 9459 | VU |
| Lophuromys simensis | Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat | 47992103 | LC |
| Otomys typus | Typical Vlei Rat | 15661 | LC |
| Saccostomus mearnsi | Mearns's Pouched Mouse | 19809 | LC |
| Crocidura baileyi | Bailey's Shrew | 5559 | LC |
| Crocidura glassi | Glass's Shrew | 5566 | NT |
| Crocidura lucina | Moorland Shrew | 5572 | VU |
| Crocidura phaeura | Guramba Shrew | 5580 | EN |
| Crocidura bottegoides | Bale Shrew | 5622 | EN |
| Crocidura fumosa | Smoky White-toothed Shrew | 5630 | LC |
| Crocidura harenna | Harenna Shrew | 5633 | CR |
| Crocidura macmillani | Macmillan's Shrew | 5634 | NT |
| Lepus fagani | Ethiopian Hare | 11798 | LC |
| Nanger granti ssp. notata | Bright's Gazelle | 51187228 | LC |
| Tragelaphus buxtoni | Mountain Nyala | 22046 | EN |
| Muriculus imberbis | Ethiopian Striped Mouse | 13935 | LC |
| Platymops setiger | Peters's Flat-headed Bat | 44692 | LC |
| Mus tenellus | Delicate Mouse | 13986 | LC |
| Canis simensis | Ethiopian Wolf | 3748 | EN |
| Elephantulus rufescens | Rufous Sengi | 42664 | LC |
| Crocidura bottegi | Bottego's Shrew | 40621 | DD |
| Capra walie | Walia Ibex | 3797 | EN |
| Epomophorus minimus | East African Epauletted Fruit Bat | 7905 | LC |
| Equus grevyi | Grevy's Zebra | 7950 | EN |
| Nilopegamys plumbeus | Ethiopian Water Mouse | 40766 | CR |
| Myotis morrisi | Morris's Bat | 14182 | DD |
| Myotis scotti | Scott's Mouse-eared Bat | 14199 | VU |
| Plecotus balensis | Ethiopian Big-eared Bat | 44930 | DD |
| Desmomys yaldeni | Yalden's Desmomys | 45052 | VU |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: