Southern Great Escarpment - Africa
South Africa
Area
40407 km²
Elevation
76 - 2422 m
Hierarchy
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Artiodactyla
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Grey rhebok
Pelea capreolus
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Cape grysbok
Raphicerus melanotis
Common duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
African buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common eland
Taurotragus oryx
Carnivora
African clawless otter
Aonyx capensis
Marsh mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Yellow mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
Eucyon
Eucyon khoikhoi
Black-footed cat
Felis nigripes
Striped polecat
Ictonyx striatus
Honey badger
Mellivora capensis
Bat-eared fox
Otocyon megalotis
Leopard
Panthera pardus
African striped weasel
Poecilogale albinucha
Aardwolf
Proteles cristata
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
Cape fox
Vulpes chama
Chiroptera
Cape serotine
Laephotis capensis
Natal long-fingered bat
Miniopterus natalensis
Zulu serotine
Neoromicia zuluensis
Egyptian slit-faced bat
Nycteris thebaica
Cape horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus capensis
Egyptian fruit bat
Rousettus aegyptiacus
Egyptian free-tailed bat
Tadarida aegyptiaca
Hyracoidea
Rock hyrax
Procavia capensis
Lagomorpha
Cape hare
Lepus capensis
Cape scrub hare
Lepus saxatilis
Hewitt's red rock hare
Pronolagus saundersiae
Macroscelidea
Western rock elephant shrew
Elephantulus rupestris
Macroscelides proboscideus
Macroscelides proboscideus
Perissodactyla
White rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
Black rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
Primates
Chacma baboon
Papio ursinus
Rodentia
Common mole-rat
Cryptomys hottentotus
Cape short-eared gerbil
Desmodillus auricularis
Spectacled dormouse
Graphiurus ocularis
Cape porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Namaqua rock rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
African pygmy mouse
Mus minutoides
House mouse
Mus musculus
Bush vlei rat
Myotomys unisulcatus
Soricomorpha
Reddish-gray musk shrew
Crocidura cyanea
Lesser dwarf shrew
Suncus varilla
Tubulidentata
Aardvark
Orycteropus afer