Nigerian Highlands - Africa
Nigeria
Area
8464 km²
Elevation
38 - 1736 m
Hierarchy
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Artiodactyla
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Red-flanked duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Kob
Kobus kob
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Bohor reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Common duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Harnessed bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Carnivora
African clawless otter
Aonyx capensis
Marsh mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
African civet
Civettictis civetta
Common genet
Genetta genetta
Rusty-spotted genet
Genetta maculata
Hausa genet
Genetta thierryi
Egyptian mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Spotted-necked otter
Hydrictis maculicollis
White-tailed mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Striped polecat
Ictonyx striatus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Honey badger
Mellivora capensis
Gambian mongoose
Mungos gambianus
Banded mongoose
Mungos mungo
Lion
Panthera leo
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Chiroptera
Afronycteris nanus
Afronycteris nanus
Ansorge's free-tailed bat
Chaerephon ansorgei
Nigerian free-tailed bat
Chaerephon nigeriae
Little free-tailed bat
Chaerephon pumilus
Straw-coloured fruit bat
Eidolon helvum
Gambian epauletted fruit bat
Epomophorus gambianus
Epomophorus pusillus
Epomophorus pusillus
Noack's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros ruber
Yellow-winged bat
Lavia frons
Angolan free-tailed bat
Mops condylurus
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Nanonycteris veldkampii
Tiny serotine
Neoromicia guineensis
Somali serotine
Neoromicia somalica
Hairy slit-faced bat
Nycteris hispida
Egyptian slit-faced bat
Nycteris thebaica
Nycticeinops schlieffenii
Nycticeinops schlieffenii
Rusty pipistrelle
Pipistrellus rusticus
Rendall's serotine
Pseudoromicia rendalli
Rüppell's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus fumigatus
Lander's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus landeri
Greater mouse-tailed bat
Rhinopoma microphyllum
African yellow bat
Scotophilus dinganii
White-bellied yellow bat
Scotophilus leucogaster
Mauritian tomb bat
Taphozous mauritianus
Naked-rumped tomb bat
Taphozous nudiventris
Erinaceomorpha
Four-toed hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris
Hyracoidea
Rock hyrax
Procavia capensis
Lagomorpha
African savanna hare
Lepus victoriae
Primates
Tantalus monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Common patas monkey
Erythrocebus patas
Senegal bushbaby
Galago senegalensis
Olive baboon
Papio anubis
Rodentia
Gambian pouched rat
Cricetomys gambianus
Gerbilliscus kempii
Gerbilliscus kempii
Kellen's dormouse
Graphiurus kelleni
Gambian sun squirrel
Heliosciurus gambianus
Crested porcupine
Hystrix cristata
Typical striped grass mouse
Lemniscomys striatus
Guinea multimammate mouse
Mastomys erythroleucus
Natal multimammate mouse
Mastomys natalensis
Dalton's mouse
Praomys daltoni
Greater cane rat
Thryonomys swinderianus
Rudd's mouse
Uranomys ruddi
African striped ground squirrel
Xerus erythropus
Soricomorpha
Fox's shrew
Crocidura foxi
Savanna shrew
Crocidura fulvastra
Bicolored musk shrew
Crocidura fuscomurina
Lamotte's shrew
Crocidura lamottei
African giant shrew
Crocidura olivieri
Flat-headed shrew
Crocidura planiceps
Fraser's musk shrew
Crocidura poensis
Savanna path shrew
Crocidura viaria
Tubulidentata
Aardvark
Orycteropus afer