List of MAMMALIA species in South Africa



This is a list of MAMMALIA in South Africa 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_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Elephantulus pilicaudus Karoo Rock Sengi 165924 DD
Myomyscus verreauxii Verreaux's White-footed Rat 45097 LC
Damaliscus pygargus ssp. pygargus Bontebok 6236 VU
Acomys subspinosus Cape Spiny Mouse 275 LC
Cercopithecus mitis ssp. labiatus White-lipped Guenon 41245 VU
Cryptomys pretoriae Highveld Mole-rat 111935780 LC
Cryptomys mahali Mahali's Mole-rat 111933779 DD
Amblysomus hottentotus Hottentot Golden Mole 41316 LC
Petromyscus barbouri Barbour's Rock Mouse 16777 LC
Amblysomus corriae Fynbos Golden Mole 62006 NT
Amblysomus marleyi Marley's Golden Mole 62007 EN
Amblysomus robustus Robust Golden Mole 62008 VU
Amblysomus septentrionalis Highveld Golden Mole 62009 NT
Micaelamys granti Grant's Rock Rat 570 LC
Neamblysomus julianae Bronberg Ridge subpopulation Juliana's Golden Mole 62010 CR
Bathyergus suillus Cape Dune Mole Rat 2620 LC
Rhinolophus smithersi Smithers's Horseshoe Bat 64588371 NT
Georychus capensis Cape Mole Rat 9077 LC
Chlorotalpa duthieae Duthie's Golden Mole 4768 VU
Chrysochloris visagiei Visagie's Golden Mole 4812 DD
Chrysospalax trevelyani Giant Golden Mole 4828 EN
Chrysospalax villosus Rough-haired Golden Mole 4829 VU
Raphicerus melanotis Cape Grysbok 19306 LC
Elephantulus edwardii Cape Rock Sengi 7136 LC
Gerbilliscus afra Cape Gerbil 21509 LC
Otomys irroratus Southern African Vlei Rat 110662669 LC
Neamblysomus gunningi Gunning's Golden Mole 1087 EN
Neamblysomus julianae Juliana's Golden Mole 1089 EN
Rhinolophus capensis Cape Horseshoe Bat 19529 LC
Thallomys shortridgei Shortrige's Rat 21693 DD
Otomys karoensis Robert’s Vlei Rat 111949037 LC
Bunolagus monticularis Riverine Rabbit 3326 CR
Cryptomys hottentotus African Mole Rat 111932681 LC
Graphiurus ocularis Spectacled Dormouse 9488 LC
Otomys laminatus Laminate Vlei Rat 15655 NT
Rhinolophus cohenae Cohen's Horseshoe Bat 64587154 VU
Rhabdomys pumilio Four-striped Grass Mouse 112168517 LC
Cryptochloris wintoni De Winton's Golden Mole 5748 CR
Cryptochloris zyli Van Zyl's Golden Mole 5749 EN
Chrysochloris asiatica Cape Golden Mole 40600 LC
Equus zebra ssp. zebra Cape Mountain Zebra 7959 LC
Myosorex longicaudatus Long-tailed Forest Shrew 14108 VU
Rhabdomys intermedius Karoo Four-striped Grass Rat 112168732 LC
Myosorex sclateri Sclater's Tiny Mouse Shrew 14114 NT
Myosorex tenuis Thin Mouse Shrew 14115 DD
Hippotragus leucophaeus Bluebuck 10168 EX

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)