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Table 5.3 Mammals Found in the Seasonal Forests of Africa and Madagascar
O
RDER
F
AMILY
C
OMMON
N
AMES
Afrosoricida
Tenrecidae
Tenrecs and otter shrews
Artiodactyla
Boviidae
Antelope
Suidae
Pigs
Carnivores
Caniidae
Jackals
Felidae
Leopards, lions, servals, caracals
Herpestidae
Mongoose
Hyaenidae
Hyenas
Mustelidae
Ratels
Viveridae
Civets and genets
Chiroptera
Emballonuridae
Sac-winged, sheath-tailed bats
Hipposideridae
Leaf-nosed bats
Megadermatidae
False vampire bats
Molossidae
Free-tailed bats
Myzopodidae
Old World sucker-footed bats
Nycteridae
Slit-faced bats
Pteropodidae
Old World fruit bats
Rhinolophidae
Horseshoe bats
Rhinopomatidae
Mouse-tailed bats
Vespertilionidae
Insect-eating bats
Hyracoidea
Procaaaviidae
Hyraxes
Macroscelidea
Macroscelidae
Elephant shrews
Pholidota
Manidae
Pangolins
Primates
Cercopithecidae
Old World monkeys
Cheirogaleidae
Dwarf lemurs
Daubentoniidae
Aye ayes
Galagidae
Galagos
Hominidae
Chimpanzee
Indriidae
Indris, sifakas
Lemuridae
True lemurs
Lepilemuridae
Sportive lemurs
Lorisidae
Pottos
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephants
Rodents
Anomaluridae
Flying squirrels
Gliridae
Door mice
Hystricidae
Old World porcupine
Muridae
Old World rats and mice
Nesomyidae
African and Malagasy endemic mice,
rats
Sciuridae
Squirrels
Soricomorpha
Scoricidae
Shrews
Tubulidentata
Orycteropodidae
Aardvarks
