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Orange River Valley - Africa

Namibia, South Africa

Area

3022 km²

Elevation

163 - 1200 m

Hierarchy

Higher Ranges

Africa
Southern African Ranges
Central Plateau (Southern Africa)
Kalahari Ranges
Orange River Valley

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Artiodactyla

Springbok

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Klipspringer

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

Gemsbok

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

Steenbok

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

Common duiker

Common duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

Carnivora

Cheetah

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Marsh mongoose

Marsh mongoose

Atilax paludinosus

Caracal

Caracal

Caracal caracal

Yellow mongoose

Yellow mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

Eucyon

Eucyon

Eucyon khoikhoi

Black-footed cat

Black-footed cat

Felis nigripes

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

Straw-coloured fruit bat

Straw-coloured fruit bat

Eidolon helvum

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

Egyptian slit-faced bat

Egyptian slit-faced bat

Nycteris thebaica

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus clivosus

Damara horseshoe bat

Damara horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus damarensis

Roberts's flat-headed bat

Roberts's flat-headed bat

Sauromys petrophilus

Egyptian free-tailed bat

Egyptian free-tailed bat

Tadarida aegyptiaca

Hyracoidea

Rock hyrax

Rock hyrax

Procavia capensis

Lagomorpha

Cape hare

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

Cape scrub hare

Cape scrub hare

Lepus saxatilis

Macroscelidea

Western rock elephant shrew

Western rock elephant shrew

Elephantulus rupestris

Macroscelides proboscideus

Macroscelides proboscideus

Macroscelides proboscideus

Perissodactyla

White rhinoceros

White rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Black rhinoceros

Black rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Primates

Vervet monkey

Vervet monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Chacma baboon

Chacma baboon

Papio ursinus

Rodentia

Cape short-eared gerbil

Cape short-eared gerbil

Desmodillus auricularis

Bushveld gerbil

Bushveld gerbil

Gerbilliscus leucogaster

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

Bush vlei rat

Bush vlei rat

Myotomys unisulcatus

Brants's whistling rat

Brants's whistling rat

Parotomys brantsii

Littledale's whistling rat

Littledale's whistling rat

Parotomys littledalei

South African springhare

South African springhare

Pedetes capensis

Dassie rat

Dassie rat

Petromus typicus

Pygmy rock mouse

Pygmy rock mouse

Petromyscus collinus

Soricomorpha

Reddish-gray musk shrew

Reddish-gray musk shrew

Crocidura cyanea

Lesser dwarf shrew

Lesser dwarf shrew

Suncus varilla

Trombidiformes

Hypotrombidium felinum

Walchia felis

Tubulidentata

Aardvark

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

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