Mountain Zebra National Park

Mammals

The highlight of the park’s mammalian fauna is obviously the ±300 or so Cape mountain zebra after which the park is named.

These zebra differ from the plains or Burchell’s zebra, by having narrower stripes, absence of shadow stripes and orange facial colouration. Other noticeable species of the mountain plateau are the red hartebeest, eland and springbok. In the more wooded valleys visitors should search for kudu, and two of the park’s more recent reintroductions, the African buffalo and the black rhino.

Species List

Common Name	Scientific Name
Order INSECTIVORA
Family Macroscelididae
Cape rock elephant-shrew	Elephantulus edwardii (?)
Rock elephant-shrew	Elephantulus myurus
Smith's rock elephant-shrew	Elephantulus rupestris
Round-eared elephant-shrew	Macroscelides proboscideus (?)
Family Erinaceidae
South African hedgehog	Erinaceus frontalis
Family Soricidae
Reddish grey musk shrew	Crocidura cyanea
Forest shrew	Myosorex varius
Family Chrysochloridae
Hottentot golden mole	Amblysomus hottentotus
Order INSECTIVORA
ORDER CHIROPTERA
Family Molossidae
Egyptian free-tailed bat	Tadarida aegyptiaca (?)
Family Vespertilionidae
Cape serotine bat	Eptesicus capensis
Schreibers' long-fingered bat	Miniopterus schreibersi (?)
Family Rhinolophidae
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat	Rhinolophus clivosus
Order PRIMATES
Family Cercopithecidae
Vervet monkey	Cercopithecus pygerythrus
Chacma baboon	Papio ursinus
Order CARNIVORA
Family Hyaenidae
Aardwolf	Proteles cristatus
Brown Hyena	Parahyaena brunnea
Family Felidae
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus
Cape wild cat	Felis lybica
Black-footed cat	Felis nigripes
Caracal	Caracal caracal
Family Canidae
Bat-eared fox	Otocyon megalotis
Silver fox Vulpes chama
Blackbacked jackal	Canis mesomelas
Family Mustelidae
Cape clawless otter	Aonyx capensis
Striped polecat	Ictonyx striatus
Whitenaped weasel	Poeciligale albinucha
Family Viverridae
Small-spotted genet	Genetta genetta
Cape grey mongoose	Galerella pulverulenta
Water mongoose	Atilax paludinosus
Yellow mongoose	Cynictis penicillata
Suricate	Suricata suricatta
Order HYRACOIDEA
Family Procaviidae
Rock dassie	Procavia capensis
Order TUBULIDENTATA
Family Orycteropodidae
Ant bear	Orycteropus afer
Order LAGOMORPHA
Family Leporidae
Scrub hare	Lepus saxatilis
Cape hare	Lepus capensis
Natal red rock rabbit	Pronolagus crassicaudatus (?)
Smith's red rock rabbit	Pronolagus rupestris
Order RODENTIA
Family Bathyergidae
Common mole-rat	Cryptomys hottentotus
Family Hystricidae
Porcupine	Hystrix africaeaustralis
Family Sciuridae
Ground squirrel	Xerus inauris
Family Pedetidae
Springhare	Pedetes capensis
Family Gliridae
Spectacled dormouse	Graphiurus ocularis
Woodland dormouse	Graphiurus murinus
Family Cricetidae
Pouched mouse	Saccostomus campestris
Bush karoo rat	Otomys unisulcatus
Short-tailed gerbil	Desmodillus auricularis
Hairy-footed gerbil	Gerbillurus paeba
Family Muridae
Grant's rock mouse	Aethomys granti
Namaqua rock mouse	Aethomys namaquensis
Multimammate mouse	Praomys natalensis
House rat	Rattus rattus
Striped mouse	Rhabdomys pumilio
Order PERISSODACTYLA
Family Equidae
Cape mountain zebra	Equus zebra zebra
Burchell’s zebra	Equus burchelli
Order ARTIODACTYLA
Family Suidae
Bushpig	Potamochoerus larvatus
Family Bovidae
Eland	Taurotragus oryx
Kudu	Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Mountain reedbuck	Redunca fulvorufula
Red hartebeest	Redunca fulvorufula
Black wildebeest	Connochaetes gnou
Blesbok	Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
Springbok	Antidorcas marsupialis
Grey duiker	Sylvicapra grimmia
Steenbok	Raphicerus campestris
Klipspringer	Oreotragus oreotragus
Grey rhebuck	Pelea capreolus
Cape Buffalo	Syncerus caffer
Order PERISSODACTYLA
Family Rhinocerotidae
Black Rhinoceros	Diceros bicornis