Tables, Section 6 (Mammals)

 

Table 6.1. Checklist of mammals occuring in the Uluguru Mountains*.

 

 

Double underlining:

Endemic to the Uluguru Mountains according to Collar and Stuart (1988).

Single underlining:

Endemic to the Eastern Arc.

On the IUCN list:

On the 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (IUCN 1994). Some of these species (those with codes K and I) are not well known and although it is thought that they are probably threatened they have not been given a formal threat status by IUCN.

CITES:

On the CITES list (Skov- og Naturstyrelsen 1987)

 

 

INSECTIVORA

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni tropichalis F,G

Golden Mole

Crocidura bicolorF

 

C. fumosa

 

C. gracilipes

 

C. hirta

 

C. (flavescens) martiensseni

 

C. monaxA,on the IUCN list (K)

 

C. telfordiF,G,Hutterer (1986),on the IUCN list (K)

 

Myosorex geataF,G,on the IUCN list (K)

 

Sylvisorex howelli howelliF,G,Jenkins (1984),on the IUCN list (K)

 

Rhynchocyon petersF,G,on the IUCN list (R)

Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew

Petrodromus tetradactylus tetradactylus

 

(P. rovumae nigrisetaB)

 

 

CHIROPTERA

Rousettus lanosus kempi

Mountain Fruit Bat

Nycteris thebaica

 

N. hispida

 

N. thebaica

 

Rhinolophus landeri lobatus

 

Hipposideros caffer caffer

 

Myotis welwitschii venustus

 

Pipistrellus kuhlii fuscatus

 

P. nanus nanus

 

Scotophilus viridis viridis

 

Chalinolobus argentatus

 

Kerivoula africanaon the IUCN list (EX?)

(There is some debate on whether this species occurs)

Miniopterus shreibersi arenarius

 

 

PRIMATES

Galago crassicaudatus crassicaudatus

Greater Galago

G. zanzibaricuson the IUCN list (V),C,F,G

Zanzibar Galago

Cercopithecus mitis kibonotensisF

Blue Monkey

Colobus (polycomos) angolensis palliatusF

Black and White Colobus

 

CARNIVORA

Aonyx capensis

African Clawless Otter

Civettictis civetta

African Civet

Genetta tigrina

Blotched Genet

Nandinia binotataF

Palm Civet

Herpestes sanguineus

Slender Mongoose

Felis serval

Serval Cat

Panthera parduson the IUCN list (I),CITES

Leopard

 

HYRACOIDEA

Dendrohyrax validus terricolaF,G,on the IUCN list (I)

Tree Hyrax

(Dendrohyrax validus schusteriD,G

Tree Hyrax)

 

ARTIODACTYLA

Potamochoerus porcus

Bush-Pig

Cephalophus harvei harveiF

Harvey's Red Duiker

C. monticola schusteriCITES,F

Blue Duiker

C. spadixIUCN List (V),F,G

Abbot's Duiker

Neostragus moschatus

Suni

Tragelaphus scriptus

Bushbuck

 

RODENTIA

Paraxerus ochraceus ochraceus

 

P. palliatusF,G

 

Funisciurus (Paraxerus) lucifer byattiF,G

 

Anomalurus derbianus orientalisCITES,F

Lord Derby's Anomalure

Grammomys surdaster surdaster

 

Dasymys incomtus

 

Pelomys fallax iridiscens

 

Lemniscomys griselda

 

Rattus rattus

Black Rat

R. jacksoni jacksoniH

 

R. taitaeH

 

R. carillus weileriH

 

R. coucha victoridaeH

 

Mus minutoides

 

Lophuromys flavopunctatusF

 

L. sikapusiF

 

Cricetomys gambianus

 

Dendromus mesomelas

 

Otomys dentiF,E

 

 

v        *The checklist is based on Swynnerton and Hayman (1950). Species names have been revised according to Honacki et al. (1982), Kingdon (1971, 1974, 1977, 1979 and 1982) and Meester and Setzer (1971). One newly described species (Jenkins 1984) and one new subspecies (Hutterer 1986) of insectivore have been added.

 

A.       According to Kingdon (1974), Crocidura monax occurs on Mt. Kilimanjaro only. However, it is included because specimens attributable to the species-group within which it occurs are known from the Ulugurus.

B.        According to Honacki et al. (1982) Petrodromus rovumae is now included in P. tetradactylus as P. t. rovumae subsp.

C.        Swynnerton and Hayman (1950) mention two subsp. of galagos: Galago demidovii orinus and Galago senegalensis zanzibaricus which according to Kingdon (1971) are both synonymous with Galago zanzibaricus. According to P. Honess (in litt. 1994) the bushbaby previously named as Galago demidovii orinus is a dwarf galago but certainly not a demidovii. Research into this form and a lowland evergreen forest dwarf bushbaby (found at Kimboza) is ongoing to determine their phylogenetic relationships within the group and to name them correctly.

D.       Kingdon (1971) does not recognise Dendrohyrax validus schusteri as a separate subspecies but believes that this single individual may be a hybrid between D. validus and Heterohyrax brucei. This seems odd as Heterohyrax brucei is not reported from the Ulugurus.

E.         Otomys kempi is now included in O. denti according to Honacki et al. (1982).

F.         Forest-dependent (Kingdon and Howell 1993).

G.       Restricted to eastern and southwestern Tanzania (Kingdon and Howell 1993).

H.       These species are not included in Honarcki et al. (1982) and are therefore treated under the names used by Swynnerton and Hayman (1950).