Mammals of the Pilanesberg National Park
Thick Skinned Mammals
African Elephant
Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana
Afrikaans: Afrika-olifant | Setswana: Tlou | Español: Elephant Africano
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
Swartrenoster | Tshukudu e ntsho | Rinoceronte Negro
Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Büffel | Nare | Búfalo del Cabo
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Seekoei | Kubu | Hipopotamo
White Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
Witrenoster | Tshukudu e tshweu | Rinoceronte Blanco
Carnivores
Cats
African Wild Cat
Felis silvestris lybica
Vaalboskat | Phage | Gato Salvage Africano o Gato del Desierto
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Rooikat | Thwane | Caracal
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Jagluiperd | Lengau | Guepardo
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Luiperd | Nkwe | Leopardo
Lion
Panthera leo
Leeu | Tau | León
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Tierboskat | Tadi | Cerval
Doglike
Aardwolf
Proteles cristatus
Aardwolf | Mmabudu | Lobo de Tierra o Proteles
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Bakoorvos | Tlhose | Zoro Orejudo o Otoción
Black-backed Jackal
Canis mesomelas
Rooijakkals | Phokoje | Chacal de Lomo Negro
Brown Hyaena
Parahyaena brunnea
Strandjut | Phiri | Hiena Parda
Cape Fox
Vulpe chama
Silvervos | Lesie | Zorro del Cabo
Reptilian
Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus nioloticus
Nyl Krokodil | Oori | Cocodrilo del Nilo
Miscellaneous Carnivores
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Afrikaanse Siwet | Tsaparangaka | Civeta Africana
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Gebande Muishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Rayada
Cape Clawless Otter
Aonyx capensis
Groototter | Nyedi | Nutria de El Cabo
Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Drewfmuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Enana Común
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Ratel | Magwegwe | Tejón Melívoro o Ratel
Large Spotted Genet
Genetta tigrina
Rooikolmuskejaatkat | Tshipa | Jineta Tigrina
Selous’ Mongoose
Paracynictis selous
Klienwitstertmuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta de Selous
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Swartkwasuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Espalta
Striped Polecat
Ictonyx striatus
Stinkmuishond | Nakedi | Comadreja Rayada
Striped Weasel/ Snake Weasel
Poecilogale albinucha
Slangmuishond | | Comadreja Africana Rayada
Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
Witkwasmuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Amarilla o de Cola Gruesa
Antelope
Blesbok
Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi
Blesbok | Nono | Damalisco de Frente Blanca
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Blouwildebees | Kgokong | Ñu Azul o Alce del Cabo o Ñu Taurino
Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Bosbok | Serolobotlhoko | Antílope Jeroglífico
Common/ Grey Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Gewone Duiker | Photiko | Duiker Común o Duiker Gris
Eland
Tragelaphus oryx
Eland | Phofo | Antílope Elan o Alce del Cabo
Oryx/ Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Gemsbok | Kukama | Órice del Cabo o Oryx
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Rooibok | Phala | Impala
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Klipspringer | Kololo | Saltarroccas
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Kudu | Tholo | Gran Kudú o Kudú Mayor
Mountain Reedbuck
Redunca fulvorufula
Rooiribbok | Mofele o mohibidu | Redunca de Montaña
Red Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Rooihartebees | Kgama | Alcelafo o Búbalo Común
Sprinbok
Antidorcas m. marsupialis
Springbok | Tshepe | Gacela Saltarina o Springbok
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Steenbok | Phudufudu | Raficero Común
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Basterhartbees | Tsesebe | Tsessbe Común
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Waterbok | Pitlhwa | Antílope Aquático
Pigs
Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
Bosvark | Kolobe ya naga | Potamoquero de Río o Jabalí de Agua
Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Vlakvark | Mokorwane | Jabalí Africano o Facóquero
Primates
Chacma Baboon
Papio cynocephalus ursinus
Bobbejaan | Tshwene | Babuino
Lesser Bushbaby
Galago moholi
Nagapie | Kgajwanamasigo | Gálago Moholi o Gálago Sudafricano
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus aethiops
Blouaap | Kgabo | Cercopiteco Verde o Tota o Mono Verde
Other Larger Mammals
Aardvark/ Antbear
Orycteropus afer
Erdvark | Thakadu | Cerdo Hormiguero
Burchell's Zebra
Equus burchelli
Bontsebra | Pitse ya naga | Cebra de Burchell
Cape Pangolin
Manis temminckii
Letermagog | Kgaga | Pangolín de Temmick o Pangolín Terrestre
Rock Hyrax/ Dassie
Procavia capensis
Klipdassie | Pela | Damán del Cabo o Damán Roquero
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa
Kameelperd | Thutlwa | Jirafa
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax/ Dassie
Heterohyrax brucei
Geelkoldassie | Pela | Damán de Bruce
Rabbits and Hares
Cape Hare
Lepus capensis
Vlakhaas | Mmutlwa | Liebre del Cabo
Jameson's Red Rock Rabbit
Pronolagus randensis
Jameson se Rooiklipkonyn | Mmutla | Liebre Roja de Jameson
Scrub Hare
Lepus saxatilis
Kolhaas | Matshwaratselane | Liebre de los Matorrales
Other Smaller Mammals
Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Waaierstertgrondeekhoring | Setlhora | Ardilla Terrestre del Cabo
Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Ystervark | Noko | Puercoespín del Cabo o Puercoespín Sudafricano
South African Hedgehog
Atelerix frontalis
Suid-Afrikaanse Krimpvarkie | Tlhông/ Setlhông | Erizo Sudafricano
Springhare
Pedetes capensis
Springhaas | Ntlolane/ Tshipo | Liebre Saltadora
Tree Squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi
Boomeekhoring | Setlhora | Ardilla de Árbol
Thick Skinned Mammals
African Elephant
Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana
Afrikaans: Afrika-olifant | Setswana: Tlou | Español: Elephant Africano
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
Swartrenoster | Tshukudu e ntsho | Rinoceronte Negro
Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Büffel | Nare | Búfalo del Cabo
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Seekoei | Kubu | Hipopotamo
White Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
Witrenoster | Tshukudu e tshweu | Rinoceronte Blanco
Carnivores
Cats
African Wild Cat
Felis silvestris lybica
Vaalboskat | Phage | Gato Salvage Africano o Gato del Desierto
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Rooikat | Thwane | Caracal
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Jagluiperd | Lengau | Guepardo
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Luiperd | Nkwe | Leopardo
Lion
Panthera leo
Leeu | Tau | León
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Tierboskat | Tadi | Cerval
Doglike
Aardwolf
Proteles cristatus
Aardwolf | Mmabudu | Lobo de Tierra o Proteles
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Bakoorvos | Tlhose | Zoro Orejudo o Otoción
Black-backed Jackal
Canis mesomelas
Rooijakkals | Phokoje | Chacal de Lomo Negro
Brown Hyaena
Parahyaena brunnea
Strandjut | Phiri | Hiena Parda
Cape Fox
Vulpe chama
Silvervos | Lesie | Zorro del Cabo
Reptilian
Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus nioloticus
Nyl Krokodil | Oori | Cocodrilo del Nilo
Miscellaneous Carnivores
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Afrikaanse Siwet | Tsaparangaka | Civeta Africana
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Gebande Muishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Rayada
Cape Clawless Otter
Aonyx capensis
Groototter | Nyedi | Nutria de El Cabo
Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Drewfmuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Enana Común
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Ratel | Magwegwe | Tejón Melívoro o Ratel
Large Spotted Genet
Genetta tigrina
Rooikolmuskejaatkat | Tshipa | Jineta Tigrina
Selous’ Mongoose
Paracynictis selous
Klienwitstertmuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta de Selous
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Swartkwasuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Espalta
Striped Polecat
Ictonyx striatus
Stinkmuishond | Nakedi | Comadreja Rayada
Striped Weasel/ Snake Weasel
Poecilogale albinucha
Slangmuishond | | Comadreja Africana Rayada
Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
Witkwasmuishond | Tshagane | Mangosta Amarilla o de Cola Gruesa
Antelope
Blesbok
Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi
Blesbok | Nono | Damalisco de Frente Blanca
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Blouwildebees | Kgokong | Ñu Azul o Alce del Cabo o Ñu Taurino
Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Bosbok | Serolobotlhoko | Antílope Jeroglífico
Common/ Grey Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Gewone Duiker | Photiko | Duiker Común o Duiker Gris
Eland
Tragelaphus oryx
Eland | Phofo | Antílope Elan o Alce del Cabo
Oryx/ Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Gemsbok | Kukama | Órice del Cabo o Oryx
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Rooibok | Phala | Impala
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Klipspringer | Kololo | Saltarroccas
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Kudu | Tholo | Gran Kudú o Kudú Mayor
Mountain Reedbuck
Redunca fulvorufula
Rooiribbok | Mofele o mohibidu | Redunca de Montaña
Red Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Rooihartebees | Kgama | Alcelafo o Búbalo Común
Sprinbok
Antidorcas m. marsupialis
Springbok | Tshepe | Gacela Saltarina o Springbok
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Steenbok | Phudufudu | Raficero Común
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Basterhartbees | Tsesebe | Tsessbe Común
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Waterbok | Pitlhwa | Antílope Aquático
Pigs
Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
Bosvark | Kolobe ya naga | Potamoquero de Río o Jabalí de Agua
Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Vlakvark | Mokorwane | Jabalí Africano o Facóquero
Primates
Chacma Baboon
Papio cynocephalus ursinus
Bobbejaan | Tshwene | Babuino
Lesser Bushbaby
Galago moholi
Nagapie | Kgajwanamasigo | Gálago Moholi o Gálago Sudafricano
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus aethiops
Blouaap | Kgabo | Cercopiteco Verde o Tota o Mono Verde
Other Larger Mammals
Aardvark/ Antbear
Orycteropus afer
Erdvark | Thakadu | Cerdo Hormiguero
Burchell's Zebra
Equus burchelli
Bontsebra | Pitse ya naga | Cebra de Burchell
Cape Pangolin
Manis temminckii
Letermagog | Kgaga | Pangolín de Temmick o Pangolín Terrestre
Rock Hyrax/ Dassie
Procavia capensis
Klipdassie | Pela | Damán del Cabo o Damán Roquero
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa
Kameelperd | Thutlwa | Jirafa
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax/ Dassie
Heterohyrax brucei
Geelkoldassie | Pela | Damán de Bruce
Rabbits and Hares
Cape Hare
Lepus capensis
Vlakhaas | Mmutlwa | Liebre del Cabo
Jameson's Red Rock Rabbit
Pronolagus randensis
Jameson se Rooiklipkonyn | Mmutla | Liebre Roja de Jameson
Scrub Hare
Lepus saxatilis
Kolhaas | Matshwaratselane | Liebre de los Matorrales
Other Smaller Mammals
Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Waaierstertgrondeekhoring | Setlhora | Ardilla Terrestre del Cabo
Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Ystervark | Noko | Puercoespín del Cabo o Puercoespín Sudafricano
South African Hedgehog
Atelerix frontalis
Suid-Afrikaanse Krimpvarkie | Tlhông/ Setlhông | Erizo Sudafricano
Springhare
Pedetes capensis
Springhaas | Ntlolane/ Tshipo | Liebre Saltadora
Tree Squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi
Boomeekhoring | Setlhora | Ardilla de Árbol