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Animals in Zambia
Although at the point of extinction because of poachers, the black rhino exists in the outskirts of the national parks, although are seldom seen. The white rhino can be mostly found in the game park of Victoria Falls.
As with any safari region you will find large herds of elephants, zebra, and impalas. Predators like the leopard, hyena and lion are nearby the grazing animals. There are also large herd of Cape buffalo in the national parks.
Zambia has a large population of antelope, most notably the pukus, which is exclusive to this region. A rare breed of lechwe antelope is the black lechwe and can be found in the grasslands. The Kafue lechwe can be found in the western region. The sitatungas antelope can be found in the Kasanka National Park, this is an unusual type of antelope who loves water.
Giraffes can also be found in the national parks with Zambia's own breed of giraffe, the Thornicroft's giraffe, in the northern part of the country. Liuwa Plain is the place to find the Cookson's wildebeest, a wildebeest that is native to this area.
The endangered species of Wild dogs, or Cape hunting dogs, have also been seen the area and they appear to be picking up in numbers. Also endangered are the honey badger, which can be seen at night and the pangolin and aardvark which are rarely seen.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Zambia.
Even-toed ungulates in Zambia
Oribi Lechwe Tsessebe Waterbuck Puku Impala Grey duiker African buffalo Giraffe Blue duiker Natal duiker Common warthog Sharpe's grysbok Yellow-backed duiker Bushpig Steenbok Southern reedbuck Marshbuck Bushbuck Greater kudu Common hippopotamus Klipspringer Roan antelope Sable antelope Blue & white-bearded wildebeestCarnivores in Zambia
African wild dog African palm civet African lion Cheetah Marsh mongoose Bushy-tailed mongoose Leopard Slender mongoose Common dwarf mongoose Egyptian mongoose White-tailed mongoose Banded mongoose Selous' mongoose Meller's mongoose Honey badger African clawless otter Striped polecat African striped weasel African civet Wild cat Side-striped jackal Angolan genet African caracal Common genet Panther genet Aardwolf Bat-eared fox Serval Spotted hyaena Speckle-throated otterBats in Zambia
Dark-winged lesser house bat Damara woolly bat Lesser woolly bat African yellow bat White-bellied yellow bat Greenish yellow bat Botswanan long-eared bat Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Yellow-winged bat Moloney's flat-headed bat Lesser long-fingered bat Angolan free-tailed bat Midas free-tailed bat Egyptian free-tailed bat White-bellied free-tailed bat Straw-coloured fruit bat Madagascan large free-tailed bat Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat African giant free-tailed bat Rüppel's pipistrelle Dobson's fruit bat Mauritian tomb bat Rusty pipistrelle Long-tailed house bat Cape hairy bat Welwitch's bat Large slit-faced bat Hairy slit-faced bat Spotted free-tailed bat Blasius's horseshoe bat Large-eared slit-faced bat Nigerian free-tailed bat Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Ja slit-faced bat Little free-tailed bat Darling's horseshoe bat Egyptian slit-faced bat Wood's slit-faced bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Percival's trident bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat Noack's roundleaf bat Persian trident bat Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat Lander's horseshoe bat Bushveld horseshoe bat Large-eared free-tailed bat Swinny's horseshoe batHyraxes in Zambia
Bush hyraxHares, pikas, and rabbits in Zambia
Smith's red rockhareElephant-shrews in Zambia
Short-snouted elephant shrew Dusky elephant shrew Four-toed elephant shrew Checkered elephant shrewHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Zambia
Black rhinoceros Burchell's zebraPangolins in Zambia
Cape pangolin Three-cusped pangolinPrimates in Zambia
Mohol galago Black-cheeked white-nosed monkey Blue monkey Angolan black-and-white colobus Garnett's greater galagoElephants in Zambia
African elephantRodents in Zambia
Large vlei rat African mole rat Big-eared swamp rat Mechow's mole rat African marsh rat Spiny mouse Natal multimammate mouse Angolan marsh rat Kreb's fat mouse Gray glimbing mouse Red rock rat Tiny fat mouse Boehm's bush squirrel Brant's climbing mouse Kaiser's rock rat Fat mouse Smith's bush squirrel Griselda's lemniscomys Chestnut climbing mouse Namaqua rock rat Black and red bush squirrel Single-striped grass mouse Nyika climbing mouse Nyika rock rat Spring hare Creek groove-toothed swamp rat Lord derby's flying squirrel Least groove-toothed swamp rat Desert pygmy mouse Pygmy mouse African grass rat Neave's mouse Greater hamster-rat Boehm's gerbil Setzer's pygmy mouse Highveld gerbil Delectable soft-furred mouse Gray-bellied pygmy mouse Bushveld gerbil Jackson's praomys Savanna gerbil Woodland thicket rat Black-tailed tree rat Ruwenzori thicket rat Acacia rat Small-eared dormouse Lesser cane rat Rock dormouse Greater cane rat Four-striped grass mouse Gambian sun squirrel Mutable sun squirrel Rosevear's lemniscomys Typical lemniscomys African wading rat Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Peters' hybomys Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat Gambian rat Angoni vlei rat Montane hylomyscus Pouched mouse Dent's vlei rat Cape porcupine Damara mole ratAardvark in Zambia
Aardvark
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