Kruger Mammal List

Kruger Mammal List

A Checklist Of All Mammals Found In The Kruger National Park

The Kruger National Park is without question one of Africa's premier game-watching destinations. For a good reason, 147 mammal species occur within the National Park and surrounding private Game Reserves.

Are you interested in spotting the famed "Big 5"? Well, that might be easier than you expect with estimated numbers as follows; Rhinoceros +-7000 (both white and black), Buffalo +- 27000, Leopard +- 2000, Lion +- 2800 and Elephants +- 12000.

Rare and endangered African Wild Dog (+- 150) and Cheetah (+- 120) can also be found, although their numbers are on the low side.

The above numbers may need to be revised for 2022/2023.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced game-watcher, the Kruger National Park is an ideal destination for you. You will most certainly be able to see a fantastic array of wildlife from the comfort of your hire car or 4x4 safari vehicle when out on a game drive (or night drive)

With the proper preparation, planning and a little luck, you'll be able to check off each of these 147 mammal species in no time!

Mammal Species Checklist In The Kruger National Park, South Africa

  • Aardvark
  • Aardwolf
  • Roan Antelope
  • Sable Antelope
  • Chacma Baboon
  • Honey Badger
  • Peter's Epauletted Bat
  • Wahlberg's Epauletted Bat
  • Angolan Free-tailed Bat
  • Little Free-tailed Bat
  • Mauritian Tomb Bat
  • Buffalo
  • Lesser Bushbaby
  • Thick-tailed Bushbaby
  • Bushbuck
  • Bushpig
  • Greater Cane-Rat
  • Caracal
  • African Cat Wild
  • Cheetah
  • Civet
  • Rock Dassie
  • Yellow-spotted Rock Dassie
  • Dog Wild
  • Common Duiker 
  • Red Duiker 
  • Eland
  • African Elephant 
  • Bat-eared Fox
  • Large-spotted Genet
  • Small-spotted Genet
  • Giraffe
  • Sharpe's Grysbok 
  • Cape Hare 
  • Natal Hare Red
  • Scrub Hare 
  • Lichtenstein's Hartebeest 
  • Hippopotamus
  • Spotted Hyaena 
  • Impala
  • Black-backed Jackal 
  • Side-striped Jackal 
  • Klipspringer
  • Kudu
  • Leopard
  • Lion
  • Banded Mongoose 
  • Dwarf Mongoose 
  • Large Grey Mongoose 
  • Meller's Mongoose 
  • Selous's Mongoose 
  • Slender Mongoose 
  • Water Mongoose 
  • White-tailed Mongoose 
  • Samango Monkey 
  • Vervet Monkey 
  • Natal Multimammate Mouse 
  • Nyala
  • Oribi
  • Cape Clawless Otter 
  • Pangolin
  • Striped Polecat 
  • Porcupine
  • Common Reedbuck 
  • Mountain Reedbuck 
  • Grey Rhebok 
  • Black Rhinoceros 
  • White Rhinoceros 
  • Serval
  • Spring hare
  • Tree Squirrel 
  • Steenbok
  • Suni
  • Tsessebe
  • Warthog
  • Waterbuck
  • Blue Wildebeest 
  • Burchell's Zebra
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