Tanzania

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Tanzania 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.

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.

Cephalophus spadix (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Abbott's Duiker

Madoqua thomasi (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Thomas's Dik-dik

Mops bakarii (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Bakari's Free-tailed Bat

Pteropus voeltzkowi (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Pemba Flying Fox

Kerivoula africana (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Tanzanian Woolly Bat

Pipistrellus permixtus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Dar-es-Salaam Pipistrelle

Congosorex phillipsorum (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Phillips' Congo Shrew

Crocidura desperata (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Desperate White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura gracilipes (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Peters' White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura mdumai (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Mduma's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura monax (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Kilimanjaro White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura munissii (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Munissi's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura newmarki (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Newmark's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura tansaniana (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Tanzanian White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura telfordi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Telford's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura usambarae (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Usambara White-toothed Shrew

Myosorex geata (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Geata Mouse Shrew

Myosorex kihaulei (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Kihaule's Mouse Shrew

Myosorex zinki (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew

Sylvisorex howelli (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Howell's Forest Shrew

Rhynchocyon udzungwensis (Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae) Gray-faced Sengi

Cercocebus sanjei (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Sanje River Mangabey

Erythrocebus baumstarki (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Southern Patas Monkey

Piliocolobus gordonorum (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Udzungwa Red Colobus

Piliocolobus kirkii (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Zanzibar Red Colobus

Rungwecebus kipunji (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Kipunji

Paragalago rondoensis (Primates - Galagidae) Rondo Dwarf Galago

Paragalago zanzibaricus (Primates - Galagidae) Tanzania Coast Dwarf Galago

Fukomys hanangensis (Rodentia - Bathyergidae) Hanang Mole-rat

Fukomys livingstoni (Rodentia - Bathyergidae) Livingstone's Mole-rat

Acomys muzei (Rodentia - Muridae) Muze Spiny Mouse

Acomys ngurui (Rodentia - Muridae) Nguru Spiny Mouse

Dasymys alleni (Rodentia - Muridae) Glover Allen's Shaggy Rat

Dasymys sua (Rodentia - Muridae) Tanzanian Shaggy Rat

Grammomys selousi (Rodentia - Muridae) Selous' Thicket Rat

Hylomyscus arcimontensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Eastern Arc Wood Mouse

Hylomyscus mpungamachagorum (Rodentia - Muridae) Mahale Wood Mouse

Hylomyscus stanleyi (Rodentia - Muridae) Stanley's Wood Mouse

Lophuromys aquilus (Rodentia - Muridae) Dark-colored Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys kilonzoi (Rodentia - Muridae) Kilonzo's Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys makundii (Rodentia - Muridae) Makundi's Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys verhageni (Rodentia - Muridae) Verhagen's Brush-furred Rat

Otomys zinki (Rodentia - Muridae) Mount Kilimanjaro Vlei Rat

Paraxerus vexillarius (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel

The following additional species was recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. This single species added to the 44 listed above total 45 endemic mammal species for Tanzania.

Crocidura bloyeti (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Bloyet's White-toothed Shrew

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

Damaliscus eurus (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Ruaha Topi

Philantomba lugens (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Mountain Blue Duiker