Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Status
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Order: Insectivora
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Lesser dwarf Shrew
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Suncus varilla
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Puffadder
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Crocidura cyanea
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Least dwarf shrew
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Suncus infinitesimus
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Forest shrew
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Myosorex varius
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Round-eared elephant shrew
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Macroscelides proboscideus
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Greater musk shrew
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Crocidura flavescens
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Sclater's golden mole
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Chlorotalpa scalteri
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Hottentot golden mole
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Amblysomus hottentotus
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Southern African hedgehog
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Atelerix frontalis
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Order: Chiroptera
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Straw-coloured fruit bat
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Eidolon helvum
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Egyptian fruit bat
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Rousettus aegypticus
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Geoffrey's horseshoe bat
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Rhinolophus clivosus
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Cape horseshoe bat
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Rhinolophus capensis
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Cape horseshoe bat
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Rhinolophus capensis
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Cape horseshoe bat
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Rhinolophus capensis
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Temminck's hairy bat
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Myotis tricolor
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Cape serotine bat
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Eptesicus capensis
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Common slit-faced bat
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Nycteris thebaica
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Giant yellow house bat
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Scotophilus nigrita
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Schreiber's long-fingered bat
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Miniopterus schreibersi
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Tomb bat
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Taphozous mauritianus
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Angola free-tailed bat
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Tadarida condylura
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Wahlberg's epaulated bat
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Epomophorus wahlbergi
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Banana bat
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Pipistrellus nanus
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Egyptian free-tailed bat
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Tadarida aegyptiaca
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Lesser woolly bat
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Kerivoula lanosa
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Order: Primata
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Vervet monkey
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Cercopithecus pygerythrus
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Chacma baboon
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Papio ursinus
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Order: Carnivora
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Family: Protelidae
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Aardwolf
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Proteles cristata
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Rare
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Family: Hyenidae
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Spotted Hyena
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Crocuta crocuta
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Brown Hyena
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Parahyaena brunnea
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Family: Canidae
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Bat-eared fox
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Otocyon megalotis
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Cape fox
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Vulpes chama
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Blackbacked Jackal
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Canis mesomelas
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Family: Mustelidae
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Striped polecat
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Ictonyx striatus
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Striped weasel
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Poecilogale albinucha
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Honey badger
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Mellivora capensis
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Vulnerable
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Cape clawless otter
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Aonyx capensis
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Family: Viverridae
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Small-spotted genet
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Genetta genetta
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Large-spotted genet
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Genetta tigrina
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Family: Herpestidae
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Small grey mongoose
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Galerella pulverulenta
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Large grey mongoose
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Herpestes ichneumon
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Water mongoose
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Atilax paludinosus
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Yellow mongoose
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Atilax paludinosus
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Suricate / Meerkat
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Suricata suricatta
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Family: Felidae
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African Wildcat
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Felis lybica
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Vulnerable
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Black-footed cat
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Felis nigripes
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Rare
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Caracal / Rooikat
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Caracal caracal
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Lion
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Panthera leo
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Leopard
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Panthera pardus
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Rare
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Order: Tubulidentata
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Antbear / Aardvark
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Orycteropus afer
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Vulnerable
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Order: Hyracoidea
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Rock Hyrax / Dassie
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Procavia capensis
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Tree Dassie
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Dendrohyrax arboreus
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Rare
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Order: Lagomorpha
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Cape hare
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Lepus capensis
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Scrub hare
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Lepus saxatilis
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Smith's Red Rock Rabbit
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Pronolagus rupestris
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Order: Rodentia
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Common mole rat
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Cryptomys hottentotus
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Cape mole rat
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Georychus capensis
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Porcupine
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Hystrix africae-australis
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Cape springhare
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Pedetes capensis
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Woodland dormouse
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Graphiurus murinus
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Spectacled dormouse
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Graphiurus ocularis
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Grey climbing mouse
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Dendromus melanotis
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Pouched mouse
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Saccostomus campestris
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Dwarf mouse
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Laggada minutoides
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House mouse
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Mus domesticus
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Namaqua rock mouse
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Aethomys namaquensis
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Multimammate mouse
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Mastomys natalensis
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Pygmy mouse
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Mus minutoides
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Brant's climbing mouse
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Dendrmus mesomelas
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Woodland mouse
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Grammomys dolichurus
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House rat
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Rattus rattus
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Striped fieldmouse
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Rhabdomys pumilio
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Vlei rat
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Otomys irroratus
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Angoni vlei rat
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Otomys angoniensis
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Hairy-footed gerbil
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Gerbillus paeba
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Order: Artiodactyla
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Family: Suidae
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Bushpig
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Potamochoerus larvatus
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Warthog
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Phacochoerus africanus
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Family: Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamus
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Hippopotamus amphibius
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Rare
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Family: Bovidae
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Common duiker
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Sylvicapra grimmia
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Cape grysbok
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Raphicerus melanotis
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Steenbok
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Raphicerus campestris
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Klipspringer
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Oreotragus oreotragus
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Springbok
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Antidorcas marsupialis
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Mountain reedbuck
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Redunca fulvorufula
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Grey rhebok
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Pelea capreolus
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Gemsbok
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Oryx gazella
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Red hartebeest
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Alcelaphus buselaphus
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Bushbuck
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Tragelaphus scriptus
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Greater kudu
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Tragelaphus strepsiceros
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Eland
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Taurotragus oryx
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Buffalo
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Syncerus caffer
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Order: Perissodactyla
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Family: Rhinocerotidae
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Black Rhinoceros
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Diceros bicornis bicornis
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Vulnerable
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Family: Equidae
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Burchell's/Plains zebra
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Equus burchelli
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Mountain zebra
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Equus zebra
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Vulnerable
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Order: Proboscoidea
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Elephant
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Loxodonta africana
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