Table 1: Mammal species that occur at the atherstone collaborative nature reserve.
Common name | Scientific name |
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African elephant | Loxodonta africana |
African wild cat | Felis silvestris lybica |
Bat-eared fox | Octocyon megalotis |
Black-backed jackal | Canis mesomelas |
Black rhino | Diceros bicornis |
Blesbok | Damaliscus dorcas |
Blue wildebeest | Connochaetes taurinus |
Brown hyaena | Parahyaena brunnea |
Buffalo | Syncerus caffer |
Bushbuck | Tragelaphus scriptus |
Bushpig | Potamochoerus porcus |
Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus |
Common duiker | Sylvicapra grimmia |
Eland | Taurotragus oryx |
Gemsbok | Oryx gazelle |
Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis |
Impala | Aepyceros melampus |
Kudu | Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
Leopard | Panthera pardus |
Ostrich | Struthio camelus |
Plains zebra | Equus quqgga |
Red hartebeest | Alcelaphus buselaphus |
Sable antelope | Hippotragus niger |
Serval | Leptailurus serval |
Steenbok | Raphicerus sharpei |
Tsessebe | Damaliscus lunatus |
Warthog | Phacochoerus aethiopicus |
Waterbuck | Kobus ellipsiprymnus |
White rhino | Ceratotherium simum |
All the mammals that appear on the list have been sighted or foot tracks have been spotted and recorded during the study period. Smaller mammals have not been included in Table 1.