Ruaha NP Animal Checklist
Reptiles
Monitor Lizards: Varanidae
Nile Monitor Lizard
Savannah Monitor Lizard
Lizards: Agamidae
Agama Lizard
Tortoises, Terrapins: Testudinidae
Leopard Tortoise
Freshwater Terrapin
Crocodiles: Crocodylidae
Nile Crocodile
Mammals
Galagos: Galagidae
Lesser Bushbaby
Greater Bushbaby
Monkeys: Cercopithecidae
Yellow Baboon
Vervet Monkey
Blue Monkey
Large Spotted Genet
Small Spotted Genet
Mongooses: Herpestidae
Egyptian Mongoose
Slender Mongoose
Banded Mongoose
Dwarf Mongoose
Marsh Mongoose
White-Tailed Mongoose
Hyenas: Hyaenidae
Aardwolf
Spotted Hyena
Striped Hyena
Cats: Felidae
Lion
Leopard
Cheetah
Caracal
Serval
African Wildcat
Aardvark: Orycteropodidae
Aardvark
Elephants: Elephantidae
Elephant
Hyraxes: Procaviidae
Tree Hyrax
Rock Hyrax
Pangolins: Manidae
Giant Pangolin
Horses: Equidae
Burchell’s Zebra
Hares: Leporidae
Cape Hare
Pigs: Suidae
Warthog
Bushpig
Squirrels: Sciuridae
Ground Squirrel
Springhare: Pedetidae
Spring Hare
Cane Rats: Thryonomyidae
Cane Rat
Elephant Shrews: Macroscelididae
Elephant Shrew
Dormice: Gliridae
African Dormouse
Porcupines: Hystricidae
Porcupine
Dogs: Canidae
Hunting Dog
Bat-eared Fox
Black-backed Jackal
Side-striped Jackal
Weasels: Mustelidae
Ratel
Cape Clawless Otter
Civets, Genets: Viverridae
African Civet
Palm Civet
Hippopotamuses: Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus
Giraffes: Giraffidae
Maasai Giraffe
Antelope: Bovidae
Roan Antelope
Sable Antelope
Lesser Kudu
Greater Kudu
Impala
Defassa Waterbuck
Bushbuck
Liechtenstein’s Hartebeest
Bohor Reedbuck
Klipspringer
Steenbok
Grant’s Gazelle
Oribi
Kirk’s Dikdik
Common Duiker
Eland
Buffalo