List of MAMMALIA species in Zambia



This is a list of MAMMALIA in Zambia 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
Crocidura pitmani Pitman's Shrew 5637 DD
Mus neavei Neave's Mouse 13973 DD
Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. thornicrofti Thornicroft's Giraffe 88421020 VU
Lemniscomys roseveari Rosevear's Lemniscomys 11494 DD
Rhinolophus sakejiensis Sakeji Horseshoe Bat 44785 DD
Kobus leche ssp. robertsi Roberts' Lechwe 11038 EX
Kobus leche ssp. kafuensis Kafue Lechwe 11045 EN
Kobus leche ssp. smithemani Black Lechwe 11046 VU
Fukomys anselli Zambian Mole-rat 44858 NT
Fukomys kafuensis Kafue Mole-rat 44861 VU
Crocidura ansellorum Ansell's Shrew 5558 EN

 

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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)