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Animals in Malawi
Of course, the 'Big Five' famous African animals, lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos and elephants, are all found here, which is not surprising due to its location at the crossroads of major habitats. Malawi also boasts nine huge national parks and wildlife reserves to harbor her diverse wildlife.
Other kinds of animals that can be found in Malawi are crocodiles and hippos. In fact, hippopotamuses thrive in such numbers in the lakes and rivers that they have become almost the unofficial symbol of Malawi wildlife. There are antelopes of several varieties, as well as warthogs, zebras and hyenas. The south of the country is home to bushbucks, impalas, nyalas, kudus and duikers. There are also two rare breeds of wild cats, caracels and servals. These cats are slightly larger and look very similar to common house cats, but can be very dangerous.
In the north of the country are found jackals, civets and eight different kinds of mongoose. Lions and leopards roam here, as well as the occasional cheetah, which all share the plain with African wild dogs and spotted hyenas. There are also 43 different species of bats that call Malawi home.
Another interesting fact is that over 600 varieties if fishes are endemic to Malawi. Endemic means they are found there and nowhere else. Other animals endemic to Malawi include: four species of lizards, four species of amphibians, 15 species of insects and arachnids, and three mammal species that are found in Malawi and nowhere else: the Nyika Burrowing Shrew, Ansell's Epauletted Fruit Bat and Johnston's African Dormouse.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Malawi.
Even-toed ungulates in Malawi
Klipspringer Impala Oribi Grey duiker African buffalo Common hippopotamus Common warthog Blue duiker Bushpig Natal duiker Bushbuck Roan antelope Nyala Sable antelope Greater kudu Sharpe's grysbok Blue & white-bearded wildebeest Southern reedbuck Waterbuck Puku SuniCarnivores in Malawi
African palm civet Speckle-throated otter African wild dog Marsh mongoose Cheetah Bushy-tailed mongoose Slender mongoose Common dwarf mongoose Egyptian mongoose Wild cat Banded mongoose Selous' mongoose Meller's mongoose African lion Honey badger Leopard Striped polecat African clawless otter African striped weasel African civet Angolan genet Side-striped jackal Panther genet African caracal Spotted hyaena ServalBats in Malawi
Large-eared slit-faced bat Long-haired rousette Egyptian slit-faced bat Straw-coloured fruit bat Wood's slit-faced bat Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Light-winged lesser house bat Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Dark-winged lesser house bat Lesser long-fingered bat Dobson's fruit bat African yellow bat Angolan free-tailed bat Large-eared free-tailed bat Long-tailed house bat Schreber's yellow bat Midas free-tailed bat Greenish yellow bat Madagascan large free-tailed bat African giant free-tailed bat Mauritian tomb bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Noack's roundleaf bat Rüppel's pipistrelle Rusty pipistrelle Nigerian free-tailed bat Little free-tailed bat Damara woolly bat Persian trident bat Lesser woolly bat Blasius's horseshoe bat Botswanan long-eared bat Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Yellow-winged bat Darling's horseshoe bat Cape hairy bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Welwitch's bat Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat Lander's horseshoe bat Large slit-faced bat Bushveld horseshoe bat Hairy slit-faced batHyraxes in Malawi
Bush hyraxHares, pikas, and rabbits in Malawi
Smith's red rockhareElephant-shrews in Malawi
Checkered elephant shrew Short-snouted elephant shrew Dusky elephant shrew Four-toed elephant shrewHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Malawi
Black rhinoceros Burchell's zebraPangolins in Malawi
Cape pangolinPrimates in Malawi
Garnett's greater galago Mohol galago Blue monkey Angolan black-and-white colobusElephants in Malawi
African elephantRodents in Malawi
Pouched mouse Natal multimammate mouse Spiny mouse Red rock rat Angoni vlei rat Kaiser's rock rat Pygmy mouse Dent's vlei rat Namaqua rock rat Fat mouse Gray-bellied pygmy mouse Nyika rock rat Woodland thicket rat Ruwenzori thicket rat Lord derby's flying squirrel Small-eared dormouse Silvery mole rat African grass rat Smith's bush squirrel Mutable sun squirrel Greater hamster-rat Boehm's gerbil Striped bush squirrel Bushveld gerbil Black and red bush squirrel Acacia rat Red bush squirrel Lesser cane rat Creek groove-toothed swamp rat African groove-toothed rat Cape porcupine Delectable soft-furred mouse Rudd's bristle-furred rat Gambian rat Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Four-striped grass mouse African mole rat Single-striped grass mouse African marsh rat Typical lemniscomys Gray glimbing mouse Brant's climbing mouse Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat Chestnut climbing mouse Nyika climbing mouseAardvark in Malawi
Aardvark
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