- Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews) Order: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews) Order: Chiroptera (bats) Order: Primates Order: Carnivora (carnivorans) Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes) Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Zanzibar. These are the mammal species in Zanzibar and Pemba islands of Eastern coast of Tanzania Archipelago. The first detailed work on mammalian diversity of these two islands was done in 1942 to 1983. Out of 53 mammals found in Zanzibar, 17 species can be found only in Zanzibar islands, whereas 6 species restricted to Pemba Island and 17 others found in both islands. Seven introduced species such as mongooses, pigs and rat species are also abundant.[1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN: | EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. | | EW | Extinct in the Wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized population well outside its historic range. | | CR | Critically Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. | | EN | Endangered | The species is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. | | VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. | | NT | Near Threatened | The species does not currently qualify as being at high risk of extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. | | LC | Least Concern | The species is not currently at risk of extinction in the wild. | | DD | Data Deficient | There is inadequate information to assess the risk of extinction for this species. |
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories: | LR/cd | Lower Risk/conservation dependent | Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued. | | LR/nt | Lower Risk/near threatened | Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes. | | LR/lc | Lower Risk/least concern | Species for which there are no identifiable risks. |
This is the list of Mammals found in Zanzibar. Those restricted only to Pemba Island highlighted by P. Subclass: TheriaInfraclass: EutheriaOrder: Eulipotyphla (shrews)The order Eulipotyphla contains the shrews of southern Africa and the shrew moles, comprising four living families of small mammals that were traditionally part of the order Insectivora. - Family: Soricidae (musk shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
- Genus: Crocidura
- Greater red musk shrew Crocidura flavescens ssp. nyansae LC
- Bicolored musk shrew Crocidura fuscomurina ssp. sansibarica LC
- Savanna path shrew Crocidura viaria ssp. suahelae LC
- Genus: Suncus
- Asian house shrew Suncus murinus LC
Order: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)
Often called elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa. - Family: Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews)
- Genus: Petrodromus
- Four-toed elephant shrew Petrodromus tetradactylus ssp. zanzibaricus LC
- Genus: Rhynchocyon
- Black and rufous elephant shrew Rhynchocyon petersi ssp. adersi VU
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
Bats are the only true fliers in mammalian stock. The flight has given by the membranous skin attached to its elongated fingers. The species found across the globe and accounts for 20% of all mammals described. - Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
- Genus: Eidolon
- Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum ssp. helvum LC
- Genus: Epomophorus
- Minor epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus minor LC
- Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus wahlbergi ssp. wahlbergi LC
- Genus: Pteropus
- Pemba flying fox Pteropus voeltzkowi VU
- Genus: Rousettus
- Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus ssp. leachii LC - P
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Genus: Neoromicia
- Cape serotine Neoromicia capensis ssp. grandidieri LC
- Banana pipistrelle Neoromicia nanus ssp. nanus LC
- Genus: Scotophilus
- Lesser yellow bat Scotophilus borbonicus DD
- Schreber's yellow bat Scotophilus nigrita NT
- Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: Coleura
- African sheath-tailed bat Coleura afra LC - P
- Genus: Taphozous
- Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus LC
- Family: Nycteridae
- Genus: Nycteris
- Large slit-faced bat Nycteris grandis LC
- Hairy slit-faced bat Nycteris hispida LC
- Large-eared slit-faced bat Nycteris macrotis ssp. luteola LC
- Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica LC
- Family: Megadermatidae
- Genus: Cardioderma
- Heart-nosed bat Cardioderma cor LC
- Genus: Lavia
- Yellow-winged bat Lavia frons LC
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Decken's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus deckenii DD
- Swinny's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus swinnyi NT
- Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
- Genus: Hipposideros
- Sundevall's roundleaf bat Hipposideros caffer spp. caffer LC
- Commerson's leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros commersoni ssp. marungensis NT
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Mops
- Sierra Leone free-tailed bat Mops brachypterus LC
- Genus: Chaerephon
- Little free-tailed bat Chaerephon pumilus LC
Order: Primates
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives ranging from most primitive lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, to monkeys, and great apes. The most intelligent group of mammals, they are well distributed around Africa, South America and Asia with more than 100 described species. - Suborder: Strepsirrhini
- Infraorder: Lemuriformes
- Superfamily: Lorisoidea
- Family: Galagidae
- Genus: Galagoides
- Zanzibar bushbaby Galagoides zanzibaricus LR/nt
- Genus: Otolemur
- Northern greater galago Otolemur garnettii ssp. garnettii LR/lc
- Suborder: Haplorhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
- Parvorder: Catarrhini
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Genus: Chlorocebus
- Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus ssp. nesiotes LR/lc - P
- Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis ssp. albogularis LR/lc
- Subfamily: Colobinae
- Genus: Procolobus
- Zanzibar red colobus Procolobus kirkii EN
- Superfamily: Hominoidea
- Family: Hominidae
- Subfamily: Homininae
- Tribe: Hominini
- Genus: Homo
- Human Homo sapiens ssp. sapiens LC
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
Well over 250 species of carnivorans, they are the supreme specialists which fill up the highest ranks in food webs. - Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae (cats)
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Genus: Felis
- Domestic cat Felis catus LC
- Subfamily: Pantherinae
- Genus: Panthera
- Zanzibar leopard Panthera pardus adersi CR
- Family: Canidae (dogs)
- Genus: Canis
- Domestic dog Canis lupus ssp. familiaris LC
- Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
- Genus: Atilax
- Marsh mongoose Atilax paludinosus ssp. rubescens LR/lc - P
- Genus: Bdeogale
- Bushy-tailed mongoose Bdeogale crassicauda ssp. tenuis LR/lc
- Genus: Galerella
- Slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea LR/lc
- Genus: Mungos
- Banded mongoose Mungos mungo LR/lc
- Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
- Subfamily: Viverrinae
- Genus: Civettictis
- African civet Civettictis civetta LR/lc
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
Hyraxes are small, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea, which included 4 living species. - Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes)
- Genus: Dendrohyrax
- Southern tree hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus LC
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
The Artiodactyls are even-toed ungulates. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans, such as cattle, and antelopes. - Family: Suidae (pigs)
- Subfamily: Suinae
- Genus: Potamochoerus
- Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus LR/lc
- Genus: Sus
- Wild boar Sus scrofa LR/lc
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Genus: Cephalophus
- Aders's duiker Cephalophus adersi CR
- Blue duiker Cephalophus monticola ssp. sundavalli LR/lc
- Genus: Neotragus
- Suni Neotragus moschatus LC
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have ever growing two incisors in the upper and lower jaw. - Suborder: Hystricognathi
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Tribe: Protoxerini
- Genus: Heliosciurus
- Zanj sun squirrel Heliosciurus undulatus DD
- Red bush squirrel Paraxerus palliatus ssp. frerei LC
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Genus: Cricetomys
- Gambian pouched rat Cricetomys gambianus ssp. cosensi LC
- Genus: Mus
- House mouse Mus musculus ssp. gentilis LC
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus LC
- Black rat Rattus rattus LC
Notes1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mammalwatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14538645-The-Mammals-of-Zanzibar-and-Pemba.pdf |title=The Mammals of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands |publisher=mammalwatching.com |accessdate=11 March 2017}}
See also- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
- Mammal classification
- New mammal species
References
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}}External links- Online key to mammals of Tanzania
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