Ethiopia

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Ethiopia is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.

For alternative lists of Ethiopian endemic mammal species see (ResearchGate) and (p. 54 of BIODEV 2030 pdf).

Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database and additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.

Capra walie (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Walia Ibex

Tragelaphus buxtoni (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Mountain Nyala

Canis simensis (Carnivora - Canidae) Ethiopian Wolf

Kerivoula eriophora (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Ethiopian Woolly Bat

Myotis scotti (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Scott's Myotis

Plecotus balensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Ethiopian Long-eared Bat

Scotophilus ejetai (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Ejeta's Yellow Bat

Crocidura afeworkbekelei (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Bekele's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura baileyi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Bailey's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura bottegoides (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Bale White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura glassi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Glass' White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura harenna (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Harenna White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura lucina (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Lucina's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura macmillani (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Macmillan's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura phaeura (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Guramba White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura thalia (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Thalia's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura yaldeni (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Yalden's White-toothed Shrew

Lepus fagani (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Ethiopian Hare

Lepus starcki (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Ethiopian Highland Hare

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Bale Mountains Monkey

Theropithecus gelada (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Gelada

Arvicanthis blicki (Rodentia - Muridae) Blick's Grass Rat

Dasymys griseifrons (Rodentia - Muridae) Grayish-brown Shaggy Rat

Desmomys harringtoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Harrington's Rat

Desmomys yaldeni (Rodentia - Muridae) Yalden's Rat

Grammomys minnae (Rodentia - Muridae) Ethiopian Thicket Rat

Lophuromys brevicaudus (Rodentia - Muridae) Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys brunneus (Rodentia - Muridae) Ethiopian Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys chercherensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Mount Chercher Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys chrysopus (Rodentia - Muridae) Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys flavopunctatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Buff-spotted Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys melanonyx (Rodentia - Muridae) Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys menageshae (Rodentia - Muridae) North Western Rift Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys pseudosikapusi (Rodentia - Muridae) Sheko Forest Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys simensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Simien Brush-furred Rat

Mastomys awashensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Awash Multimammate Mouse

Mus imberbis (Rodentia - Muridae) Ethiopian Striped Mouse

Mylomys rex (Rodentia - Muridae) Ethiopian Three-toed Grass Rat

Nilopegamys plumbeus (Rodentia - Muridae) Ethiopian Amphibious Rat

Otomys cheesmani (Rodentia - Muridae) Cheesman's Vlei Rat

Otomys fortior (Rodentia - Muridae) Charada Vlei Rat

Otomys helleri (Rodentia - Muridae) Heller's Vlei Rat

Otomys simiensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Simien Vlei Rat

Otomys typus (Rodentia - Muridae) Ethiopian Vlei Rat

Otomys yaldeni (Rodentia - Muridae) Yalden's Vlei Rat

Stenocephalemys albocaudatus (Rodentia - Muridae) White-tailed Ethiopian Rat

Stenocephalemys griseicauda (Rodentia - Muridae) Gray-tailed Ethiopian Rat

Stenocephalemys ruppi (Rodentia - Muridae) Rupp's Ethiopian Rat

Dendromus lovati (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Lovat's African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus nikolausi (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Nikolaus' African Climbing Mouse

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Giant Root Rat

The following additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 6 species added to the 51 listed above total 57 endemic mammal species for Ethiopia.

Crocidura makeda (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Makeda White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura similiturba (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Mebado White-toothed Shrew

Chingawaemys rarus (Rodentia - Muridae) Chingawa Forest Rat

Mus harennensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Harenna Mouse

Stenocephalemys sokolovi (Rodentia - Muridae) Sokolov's Ethiopian Rat

Stenocephalemys zimai (Rodentia - Muridae) Zima's Ethiopian Rat

Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World:

Alcelaphus swaynei (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Swayne's Hartebeest

Oreotragus saltatrixoides (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Ethiopian Klipspringer

Tragelaphus meneleki (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Ethiopian Highlands Bushbuck