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Khomas Plateau - Africa

Namibia

Area

2649 km²

Elevation

773 - 2093 m

Hierarchy

Higher Ranges

Africa
Southern African Ranges
Great Escarpment
Southwestern Great Escarpment
Windhoek Escarpment
Khomas Plateau

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Artiodactyla

Springbok

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Southern giraffe

Southern giraffe

Giraffa giraffa

Klipspringer

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

Gemsbok

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

Common warthog

Common warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Steenbok

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

Common duiker

Common duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

Greater kudu

Greater kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Carnivora

Caracal

Caracal

Caracal caracal

Spotted hyena

Spotted hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Yellow mongoose

Yellow mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

Eucyon

Eucyon

Eucyon khoikhoi

Black-footed cat

Black-footed cat

Felis nigripes

Rusty-spotted genet

Rusty-spotted genet

Genetta maculata

Striped polecat

Striped polecat

Ictonyx striatus

Honey badger

Honey badger

Mellivora capensis

Bat-eared fox

Bat-eared fox

Otocyon megalotis

Leopard

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Aardwolf

Aardwolf

Proteles cristata

Meerkat

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

Cape fox

Cape fox

Vulpes chama

Chiroptera

Long-tailed house bat

Long-tailed house bat

Eptesicus hottentotus

Cape serotine

Cape serotine

Laephotis capensis

Natal long-fingered bat

Natal long-fingered bat

Miniopterus natalensis

Zulu serotine

Zulu serotine

Neoromicia zuluensis

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus clivosus

Damara horseshoe bat

Damara horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus damarensis

Rüppell's horseshoe bat

Rüppell's horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus fumigatus

Egyptian free-tailed bat

Egyptian free-tailed bat

Tadarida aegyptiaca

Erinaceomorpha

Southern African hedgehog

Southern African hedgehog

Atelerix frontalis

Hyracoidea

Rock hyrax

Rock hyrax

Procavia capensis

Lagomorpha

Cape hare

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

Jameson's red rock hare

Jameson's red rock hare

Pronolagus randensis

Macroscelidea

Bushveld elephant shrew

Bushveld elephant shrew

Elephantulus intufi

Western rock elephant shrew

Western rock elephant shrew

Elephantulus rupestris

Perissodactyla

White rhinoceros

White rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Black rhinoceros

Black rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Primates

Chacma baboon

Chacma baboon

Papio ursinus

Rodentia

Red rock rat

Red rock rat

Aethomys chrysophilus

Cape short-eared gerbil

Cape short-eared gerbil

Desmodillus auricularis

Cape porcupine

Cape porcupine

Hystrix africaeaustralis

Gerbil mouse

Gerbil mouse

Malacothrix typica

Namaqua rock rat

Namaqua rock rat

Micaelamys namaquensis

House mouse

House mouse

Mus musculus

South African springhare

South African springhare

Pedetes capensis

Dassie rat

Dassie rat

Petromus typicus

Pygmy rock mouse

Pygmy rock mouse

Petromyscus collinus

Black rat

Black rat

Rattus rattus

Black-tailed tree rat

Black-tailed tree rat

Thallomys nigricauda

Soricomorpha

Reddish-gray musk shrew

Reddish-gray musk shrew

Crocidura cyanea

Trombidiformes

Hypotrombidium felinum

Straelensia africana

Walchia felis

Tubulidentata

Aardvark

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

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