Category
page 1Mammals of Zambia

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