S.N. | Order and family | English name | Scientific name | Swahili name |
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1. | Order - INSECTIVORA Family - Erinaceidae | Hedgehogs - All races | Erinaceidae | Kalunguyeye |
2. | Order - PRIMATA Family - |
(1) Loricidae | Edward's Potto | Perodicticus potto edwardsi | Potto |
(2) Cercopithecidae | Black Mangabey | Cercocebus atterimus (Oudemans) | Babakoto |
(3) Colobidae | White-nosed Monkey | | |
| Patas (Red) Monkey | Cercopithecus ascanius (Oudebert) | Kima uso mweupe |
(4) Pongidae | S.W. Tanganyika Guereza | Erythrocebus patas (Schereber) | Kima mwekundu |
3. | Order - PHILIDOTA Family - Manidae | S. Tanganyika Guereza | Colobus angolensis angolensis (P.L. Sclater) | Mbega mweupe wa Rukwa |
4. | Order - LAGOMORPHA Family - Leporidae | N. W. Tanganyika Guereza | Colobus angolensis palloiatus (P.L.S. Sclater) | Mbega mweupe wa (i.a) Kusini |
5. | Order - RODENTIA Family - Pedetidae | Red Colobus - All races | Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii (P.L. Sclater) | Mbega mweupe wa Bukoba |
6. | Order - CARNIVORA Family - |
(1) Canidae | Tanganyika Chimpanzee | Colobus badius (Kerr) | Mbega wekundu wote |
(2) Viverridae | Pangolin - All races Red (Rock) Hare | Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii (Blumenbach) | Sokwe mtu |
| Monis spp. | Kakakuona |
African Rabbit | Pronolagus crassicaudatus (1. Geoffray) | Kitungulea |
Spring Hare | Poelagus marjorita (St. leger) | Sungura Masikiofupi |
Wild dog | Pedetes canensis (Forster) | Kamendegere |
Giant Genet | Lycaon pictus (Temminck) | Mbwa mwitu |
Aquatic Civet (Genet) | Genetta victoriae (Thomas) | Kanu ziwa Victoria |
Black-legged Mongoose | Osbornictis piscivora (J.A. Allen) | Kanu maji |
Mellers (Brown) Mongoose | Beogale nigripes Jacksonii (Pucheran) | Nguchiro miguu mweusi |
| Rynchogale melleri caniceps - (Gray) | Nguchiro Kahawia |
(3) Hyanidae | Striped Hyaena | Hyaena hyaena (L) | Fisi miraba |
Aardwolf | Proteles cristatus (Sparrman) | Fisi ya Nkole |
(4) Felidae | Caracal | Felis (lynx) caracal - (Schereber) | Simba mangu |
Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus (Schereber) | Duma |
7. | Order - TUBULIDENTATA |
Family - Orycteropidae | Aardvark | Orycteropus afer (Pallas) | Muhanga |
8. | Order - PROBOSCIDAE Family - Elephantidae | Elephant with tusks weighing less than 12 kilogrammes per pair | Loxodonta africana (Blamenbach) | Tembo wenye meno mawili yanayopungua kilo 12. |
9. | Order - ARTIODACTYLA Family - |
(1) Suidae | Giant Forest Hog | Hylochoerus meinertzhageni (Thomas) | Nguruwe - Kuu |
(2) Giraffidae | Giraffe | Giraffa camelo-pardalis (L) | |
(3) Cephalophinae | Yellow-backed Duiker | Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius) | Mindi njano |
Black fronted Duiker | Cephalophus Nigrifrons (Gray) | Funo uso mweusi |