Mammals of the Okavango Delta
For your Okavango Safari - a list of the mammals that inhabit this unique area. Some are common sightings, others less so. This is all part of the fun of game viewing...
Insectivora
Shrew: Giant musk; Lesser red musk; Tiny musk Macroscelidea Elephant Shew: Four-toed Chiroptera Fruit Bat: Peter's epauletted Primata Bushbaby: South African Lesser Baboon: Chacma Monkey: Vervet Lagomorpha
Hare: Scrub Pholidota Pangolin Rodentia Doormouse: Woodland Gerbil: Busveld; Highveld Molerat: Damara Mouse: Brant's climbing; Desert pygmy; Fat; Grey climbing; Groove-tooted; Multimammate; Pouched; Single- striped; Spiny Porcupine: Cape Rat: Greater cane; Red veld; Tree; Water Springhare Squirrel: Tree |
Carnivora
Aardwolf Badger: Honey Civet: African Caracal Cat: African Wild Cheetah Fox: Bat-eared Genet: Large-spotted; Small-spotted Hyaena: Spotted Jackal: Black-backed; Side-striped Leopard Lion Mongoose: Banded; Dwarf; Large grey; White-tailed; Selous; Slender; Water; Yellow; Otter: Cape clawless; Spotted-necked Polecat: Striped Serval Weasel: African Wild Dog |