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Mammals of Zambia

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serval
The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild small cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, where it inhabits grasslands, wetlands, moorlands and bamboo thickets. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in range countries.
Common eland
species of mammal
Otocyon megalotis
species of fox native to the African savanna
Greater kudu
species of mammal
sable antelope
an antelope native to the wooded savanna of East and Southern Africa
sitatunga
The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The sitatunga is mostly confined to swampy and marshy habitats. They occur in tall and dense vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy clearings in forests, riparian thickets and mangrove swamps.
lechwe
The lechwe, red lechwe, or southern lechwe (Kobus leche) is an antelope found in wetlands of south-central Africa.
Oreotragus oreotragus
The klipspringer (; Oreotragus oreotragus) is a small antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of its genus and subfamily/tribe, the klipspringer was first described by German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783. The klipspringer is a small, sturdy antelope; it reaches at the shoulder and weighs from . The coat of the klipspringer, yellowish gray to reddish brown, acts as an efficient camouflage in its rocky habitat. Unlike most other antelopes, the klipspringer has a thick and coarse coat with hollow, brittle hairs. The horns, short and spiky, typica
Raphicerus campestris
The steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the steinbuck or steinbok.
puku
The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Nearly one-third of all puku are found in protected areas, zoos, and national parks due to their diminishing habitat.
Papio ursinus
species of baboon from the Old World monkey family
blue monkey
species of Old World monkey
common dwarf mongoose
species of mammal
brown greater galago
species of mammal
Cape porcupine
species of mammal
African Pygmy Mouse
species of mammal
African striped weasel
species of mammal
Southern reedbuck
species of mammal
Raphicerus sharpei
species of mammal
Mohol bushbaby
species of mammal
red-tailed monkey
species of primate
Pedetes capensis
species of mammal
Greater cane rat
species of mammal
Lichtenstein's hartebeest
species of mammal
vervet monkey
species of mammal
Angola colobus
species of mammal
Angolan genet
species of mammal
Petrodromus tetradactylus
species of mammal
Rhynchogale melleri
species of mammal
Selous' mongoose
species of mammal
Malbrouck
The malbrouck (Chlorocebus cynosuros) is an Old World primate from Africa that belongs to the genus Chlorocebus. The species is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the vervet monkey (C. pygerythrus), or of the widespread grivet (C. aethiops).
Pronolagus randensis
species of mammal
Grant's zebra
subspecies of mammal
Single-Striped Grass Mouse
species of mammal
Galagoides thomasi
species of mammal
Otomops martiensseni
species of mammal
Angolan giraffe
Subspecies of southern giraffe
Southern white rhinoceros
subspecies of mammal
Percival's Trident Bat
species of mammal
Bushveld horseshoe bat
species of mammal
D'Anchieta's fruit bat
species of mammal
Ansell's shrew
species of mammal
Griselda's striped grass mouse
species of mammal
Pitman's Shrew
species of mammal
Fukomys anselli
species of mammal
Papio kindae
species of mammal
Sakeji Horseshoe Bat
species of mammal
South-central black rhinoceros
subspecies of mammal
Bangweulu tsessebe
species of mammal
South African cheetah
subspecies of cheetah
Fukomys kafuensis
species of mammal
Crawshay's zebra
subspecies of mammal
Southern Giant Pouched Rat
species of mammal
Giraffa tippelskirchi thornicrofti
subspecies of Masai giraffe sensu lato
Acomys muzei
species of mammal
Fukomys vandewoestijneae
species of mammal
Zambian Mole Rat
species of mammal
Kafue lechwe
subspecies of mammal
Cercopithecus mitis albogularis
subspecies of Old World monkey
Fukomys micklemi
species of mammal