Mammals found in and around Kloof
Count Common name Scientific name
1 Forest Shrew Mysorexvarius
2 Reddish-grey Musk Shrew Crocidura cyanea
3 Greater Musk Shrew Crocidura flavescens
4 Hottentot Golden Mole Amblysomus hottentotus
5 Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus Wahlbergii
6 Sundevall’s Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros caffer
7 Kuhl’s Pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii
8 Anchieta’s Pipistrelle Pipistrellus anchietai
9 Banana Bat Pipistrellus nanus
10 Long-tailed Serotine Bat Eptesicus hottentotus
11 Yellow House Bat Scotophilus dinganii
12 Thick-tailed Bushbaby Otolemur crassicaudatus
13 Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus aethiops
14 Rock Dassie Procavia capensis
15 Tree Dassie Dendrohyrax arboreus
16 Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis
17 Grey Climbing Mouse Dendromus melanotis
18 Single-striped Mouse Leminiscomys rosalia
19 Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides
20 Natal Multimammate Mouse Mastomys natalensis
21 Multimammate Mouse Mastomys coucha
22 Red Veld Rat Aethomys chrysophilus
23 Red Veld Rat Aethomys ineptus
24 Natal Red Hare Pronolagus crassicaudatus
25 Large-spotted Genet Genetta tigrina
26 Serval Felis serval
27 Clawless Otter Aonyx capensis
28 Striped Weasel Poecilogale albinucha
29 Slender Mongoose Galarella sanguinea
30 Water Mongoose Atilaz paludinosus
31 Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo
32 Bushpig Potamochoerus porcus
33 Blue Duiker Philantomba monticola
34 Red Duiker Cephalophus natalensis
35 Common Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia
36 Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
37 Burchell’s Zebra Equus burchelli
Notes:
1) This list was originally sourced from the Friends of Krantzkloof web-site and contains the recorded
observations of the Honorary Officers of Krantzkloof Nature Reserve
2) This list is not a result of a scientific study and should not be taken as such - it is meant for general
guidance and to increase environmental awareness
3) Any suggestions for improvements/additions/corrections would be most welcome - please contact
Kloof Conservancy via the Contact Us link on the home page
Last Edit Date: May 2011