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Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:50 pm**

KNP Mammal Challenge - Battle of the Sexes

The KNP mammal challenge will follow the same format as the KNP bird challenge - a team effort...Ladies vs Gents!!

Each poster will receive points for their contributions, and those points will go towards the team score...ladies or gents!

Anyone can join in at any time, but, best to start nagging your fellow gender-members!! $\O$

You can start posting pics here of any mammal found in the Kruger Park and the mods will assist and move your pic into the relevant post.

Rules:
1. The pic must be taken in the Kruger Park.
2. You can only score points once for each single species. You may post pics of male/female/juveniles, but points will only be awarded for the first pic. See check list below.
3. Bonus points will be awarded for multiple species in one photo - the more species in one photo, the more points. See below for the bonus points.
4. Please specify where in Kruger the pic was taken. You are also welcome to add anything interesting about the mammal. There is a separate thread for comments and discussions.
5. Mammals incorrectly identified will not receive points.
6. Please post only one species per post. Any photo will do as we are not judging the quality of the photo but the uniqueness of the mammal.

An index will be added later as we continue with the listings.

The prize is to have fun with the challenge but obviously the team with the most points wins!! $O/\$ $O/\$

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:51 pm**

SHREWS, HEDGEHOG & GOLDEN MOLES
Family Soricidae (Shrews)
Greater dwarf shrew Suncus lixus 200 points
Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta 200 points
Lesser Grey-brown Musk Shrew Crocidura silacea 200 points
Reddish-grey musk shrew Crocidura cyanea 200 points
Swamp musk Shrew Crocidura mariquensis 200 points
Tiny musk shrew Crocidura fuscomurina 200 points
Family Erinaceidae (Hedgehog)
South African hedgehog Atelerix frontalis 200 points
Family Chrysochloridae (Moles)
Juliana’s golden mole Neamblysomus julianae 200 points
Yellow golden mole Calcochloris obtrusirostris 200 points

ELEPHANT SHREWS - SENGIS
Family Macroscelididae
Four-toed Sengi, Four-toed Elephant-shrew Petrodromus tetradactylus 200 points
Eastern Rock Sengi Elephantulus myurus 200 points
Short-snouted Sengi, Short-snouted elephant-shrew Elephantulus brachyrhynchus 200 points

BATS
Family Emballonuridae (Sac-wing Bats)
Tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus 150 points
Family Nycteridae (Slit-faced Bats)
Common/Egytptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica 150 points
Family Hipposideridae (Leaf-nosed Bats)
Sundevalls leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros caffer 150 points
Family Molossidae (Free-tail Bats)
Angolan free-tailed bat Mops condylus 100 points
Little free-tailed Bat Chaerephon pumila 150 points
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus 150 points
Peters’ epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus gambianus 100 points
Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit-bat Epomophorus wahlbergi 150 points
Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats)
Banana Bat Neoromicia nanus 150 points
Cape serotine bat Neoromicia capensis 100 points
Yellow house bat Scotophilus dinganii 150 points

BUSHBABIES, BABOONS & MONKEYS
Family Lorisidae (Bushbabies, Galagos)
Southern Lesser Galago Galago moholi 60 points
Thick-tailed bushbaby Otolemur crassicaudatus 60 points
Family Cercopithecidae (Monkeys & Baboons)
Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus 10 points
Samango monkey Ceropithecus mitis erythrarchus 200 points
Vervet monkey Cercopithecus pygerythrus previously classified as Cercopithecus aethiops 10 points
Vervet Monkey (Leucistic) Cercopithecus pygerythrus 60 points

PANGOLIN
Family Manidae (Pangolin)
Temminck's Ground Pangolin Smutsia temminckii 200 points

HARES & RABBITS
Family Leporidae (Hares & Rabbits)
Cape hare Lepus capensis 200 points
Jameson's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus randensis 200 points
Hewitt’s Red Rock Hare Pronolagus saundersiae 200 points
Savanna Hare (Scrub Hare) Lepus saxatilis 50 points

RODENTS
Family Bathyergidae (African Molerats)
Natal Molerat Cryptomys natalensis 100 points
Family Hystricidae (Old-world Porcupines)
Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis 100 points
Family Thryonomyidae (Cane Rats)
Greater Canerat Thryonomys swinderianus 150 points
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Tree Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi 20 points
Family Muridae (Rats, Mice & Gerbils)
Bushveld gerbil Gerbilliscus leucogaster 150 points
House mouse Mus musculus 100 points
House rat Rattus rattus 100 points
Southern Multimammate Mouse Mastomys coucha 200 points
Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis 200 points
Namaqua rock mouse Micaelamys namaquensis 200 points
Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides 150 points
Red veld rat Aethomys chrysophilus 150 points
Single-striped grass mouse Lemniscomys rosalia 150 points
Spiny mouse Acomys spinosossimus 150 points
Tree rat Thallomys paedulcus 100 points
Robert's Marsh rat Dasymys robertsi 200 points
Woodland Thicket Rat (Woodland Mouse) Grammomys dolichurus 150 points
Family Pedetidae (Springhare)
Springhare Pedetes capensis 100 points
Family Myoxidae (Dormice)
Woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus 150 points

CARNIVORES
Family Hyaenidae (Aardwolf & Hyenas)
Aardwolf Proteles cristatus 200 points
Brown Hyena Parahyaena brunnea 200 points
Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta 20 points
Family Felidae (Cats)
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus 60 points
Domestic/Feral Cat 200 points
Leopard Panthera pardus 50 points
Lion Panthera leo 30 points
Lion (White) Panthera leo 60 Points
Caracal Caracal caracal 100 points
African Wild Cat Felis silvestris 60 points
Serval Leptailurus serval formerly classified as Felis serval 150 points
Family Canidae (Wild Dogs, Foxes & Jackals)
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus 50 points
Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis 200 points
Black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas 30 points
Side-striped jackal Canis adustus 60 points
Family Mustelidae (Otters, Honey Badger, Weasels & Polecat)
African Clawless Otter Aonyx capensis 100 points
Honey Badger Mellivora capensis 50 points
Striped polecat Ictonyx striatus 150 points
Family Viverridae (Civet & Genets)
African Civet Civettictis civetta 70 points
South African Small-spotted genet/Feline Genet Genetta genetta 70 points
Rusty-spotted Genet (Large-spotted genet) Genetta tigrina 50 points
Family Herpestidae (Mongooses)
Banded mongoose Mungos mungo 50 points
Dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula 40 points
Meller’s Mongoose Rhynchogale melleri 200 points
Selous’ Mongoose Paracynictis selousi 200 points
Slender mongoose Herpestes sanguinea 50 points
White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda 100 points
Water mongoose Atilax paludinosus 100 points

AARDVARK
Family Orycteropodidae (Aardvark)
Aardvark Orycteropus afer 200 points

ELEPHANT
Family Elephantidae (Elephant)
African Elephant Loxodonta africana 10 points

DASSIE
Family Procaviidae (Dassies, Hyraxes)
Rock Hyrax, Dassie Procavia capensis 50 point
Yellow-spotted Rock Dassie Heterohyrax brucei 200 points

ODD-TOED UNGULATES
Family Rhinocerotidae (Rhinoceros)
Square-lipped Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum 20 points
Hook-lipped Rhinoceros, Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis 100 points
Family Equidae (Zebra)
Burchell’s Zebra Equus quagga burchelli 10 points

EVEN-TOED UNGULATES
Family Suidae (Pigs)
Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus 200 points
Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus 10 points
Family Hippopodamidae (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius 10 points
Family Giraffidae (Giraffe)
South African Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa 10 points
Giraffe (Leucistic) Giraffa camelopardalis 60 points
Family Bovidae (Antelopes & Buffalo)
African Buffalo, Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer 20 points
Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus 10 points
Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus 20 points
Common Duiker, Grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia 30 points
Common Eland Taurotragus oryx 80 points
Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros 10 points
Grey Rhebok Pelea capreolus 200 points
Impala Aepyceros melampus 10 points
Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus 30 points
Lichtenstein’s Hartebeest Sigmoceros lichtensteinii 200 points
Nyala Tragelaphus angasii 30 points
Oribi Ourebia ourebi 200 points
Red Duiker Cephalophus natalensis 150 points
Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus 150 points
Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger 80 points
Sharpe’s Grysbok Raphicerus sharpie 50 points
Sharpe's Grysbok (Albino) Raphicerus sharpie 100 points
Southern Reedbuck Redunca arundinum 50 points
Steenbok Raphicerus campestris 20 points
Suni Neotragus moschatus 200 points
Tsessebe Damaliscus lumatus 50 points
Mountain Reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula 80 points
Waterbuck Kobus elpsiprymnus 20 points

ADDITIONAL BONUS POINTS
Any albino or leucistic mammal will receive an extra 50 points.
Any mammal not listed in the checklist will receive 200 points.

Two in one: You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 30 points
Three in one: You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 50 points.
Four in one: You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 100 points.
Five or more in one: You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 200 points.

Predators or scavengers at a kill: You will get the points for each mammal PLUS an additional 200 points.

An animal at a place with that same animal's name: You will get the points for the animal PLUS an additional 50 points.

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:56 pm**

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:58 pm**

Common Duiker, Grey Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia

© Toko
Male, S56

© Flutterby
Female, H1-2

© harrys
Satara

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© Dindingwe
Lake Panic Access Road

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© Leachy
S39

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© ExFmem
S114

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© Richprins
S25

© harrys
H4-2

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:10 pm**

Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger

Estimated abundance in the Kruger Park: 290 (2009)
Status: not endangered.
Mass: ♂ 200-270 kg; ♀ 190-230 kg. Shoulder height: ♂ 1.2-1.6 m; ♀ 1-1.4 m.
Distinguishing features: Black and white facial mask, a dark brownish-black face, with a white patch over the muzzle, mouth, chin and lower jaw; and a white patch extending from the base of the horns through the eyes down the cheeks and on to the mouth. Ears fringed with white.
Life-span: ± 15 years.
Predators: Young fall prey to lion, leopard, wild dog, crocodile and spotted hyena.
Kruger Park distribution: Found in suitable habitat in ecozones A (Mixed bushwillow woodlands), B (Sourveld), C (Malelane Mountain bushveld), D (Thorn thickets), F (Knobthorn/marula savanna), J (Thorn veld on basalt), N (Sandveld communities), O (Tree mopane savanna) and P (Mopane/bushwillow woodlands) of the Kruger Park. The highest population densities are found in the Pretoriuskop area, on the S36 Nhulanguleni Road near Manzimlope (around 15 km southwest of Tshokwane), and near Phalaborwa Gate.
Living requirements: Roan favour open savanna woodland with medium to tall grass. They feed on the upper parts of leaves, stems, and inflorescences of only a few favoured grass species. Optimum habitat is limited by their apparent sensitivity to grass species composition and height, as well as woody plant height and density. They are dependent on drinking water. In favourable habitat roan occur at 1/25 ha.
Social organisation: Certain adult males are territorial. These males generally remain with some adult females and their offspring to form harem-nursery herds, of up to 12 animals. Some males occur singly or in small bachelor herds.
Population dynamics: The roan is not a seasonal breeder. Age at first parturition is 31 to 33 months, after a gestation of 9 months, mean calving interval is 10 months (i.e. a potential of six calves in five years), and reproductive lifespan is 10 to 12 years. Calf mortality in South African habitats, which are considered sub-optimal, can be as high as 80 % during the first six weeks.

© Toko
Calf, S36

© Flutterby
S145, Fairfield

© harrys
S145

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© nan
S65

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© leachy
S52 near Bateleur

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© ExFmem
Rooibosrandt Dam

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© Richprins
Jones' Dam

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:18 pm**

Steenbok Raphicerus campestris

© Toko
Female, H7

© Flutterby
Male, S41

© harrys
Satara

© Bush Brat
S41

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© nan
Tihongonyeni

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© Dindingwe
H1-4

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© leachy
S39

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© Pumbaa
S110

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© ExFmem
Crocodile Bridge Area

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© Richprins
H13-1

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© Lisbeth
H14 - 2019

© Bookworm
Satara Area

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:24 pm**

Waterbuck Kobus elpsiprymnus

Estimated abundance in the Kruger Park: 3,100-7,800 (2010)

© Toko
Females, H1-6

© Flutterby
Female and male calf, Shitlhave Dam

© harrys
Male, Satara

© Bush Brat
Male, H7

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© Dindingwe
Sabie River

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© Leachy
S100

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© Pumbaa
Crocodile River

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© ExFmem
Mpondo Dam

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© Richprins
Vutome

© Bookworm
Satara Area

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:29 pm**

Sharpe’s Grysbok Raphicerus sharpie

© Toko
Female, S56

© Flutterby
Female, S60

© harrys
Shingwedzi

© Bush Brat
S60

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© Leachy
H1-3

Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:40 pm**

Tsessebe Damaliscus lumatus

Estimated abundance in the Kruger Park: 220 (2009)
Status: Not endangered.
Mass: ♂ 130-160 kg; ♀ 100-130 kg. Shoulder height: ♂ 1-1.3 m; ♀ 1-1.2 m.
Distinguishing features: Head long and narrow. Shoulders higher than the hindquarters.
Life-span: ± 12-15 years.
Predators: Main predators include lion, leopard, wild dog and spotted hyena. Young fall prey to serval, caracal, cheetah, jackals and python.
Kruger Park distribution: Found in ecozones L (Mopane shrubveld), N (Sandveld communities), O (Tree mopane savanna) and P (Mopane/bushwillow woodlands) of the Kruger Park, north of the Letaba River. The highest concentration is found in the eastem parts of this range. South of the Letaba Riber, they are found in small scattered herds in ecozones A (Mixed bushwillow woodlands) and E (Thorn veld on gabbro), and in ecozones F (Knobthorn/marula savanna) and I (Lembobo Mountain bushveld) in the Mlondozi Dam area, situated around 10 km north of Lower Sabie.
Living requirements: Tsessebe are grazers, preferring longer grass than do blesbok, selective for palatable grass species and young stages, removing peripheral leaves of tussocks. Water is drunk at least once a day. In the Kruger National Park, the ecological density is roughly 1/20 - 1/40 ha.
Social organisation: Each territorial male remains with a harem-nursery herd throughout the year. Mean herd size is 10. Separate bachelor herds are formed.
Population dynamics: Breeding is seasonal. Mating takes place mainly during February, and calving reaches a peak during October and November. Gestation is 8 months, and age at first parturition is usually 3 years, sometimes 2 years.

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© leachy
S143

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Posted: **Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:46 pm**

Common Eland Taurotragus oryx

Estimated Abundance in the Kruger Park: 460 (2009)
Status: Not endangered.
Mass: ♂ 700-940 kg; ♀ 450-600 kg. Shoulder height: ♂ 1.4-1.8 m; ♀ 1.3-1.6 m.
Distinguishing features: The largest of the antelopes. Both sexes have a dorsal crest and a tutted dewlap on the throat, the latter very prominent in bulls. Bulls also have a thick tuft of long hair on the forehead. When moving, adult bulls produce a distinctive clicking sound with their front hooves.
Life-span: ± 15-20 years.
Predators: Main predators include lion and spotted hyena. Young fall prey to wild dog, leopard and cheetah.
Kruger Park distribution: Found in ecozones B (Sourveld), L (Mopane shrubveld), M (Alluvial Plains), N (Sandveld communities), O (Tree mopane savanna) and P (Mopane/bushwillow woodlands) of the Kruger Park, occurring widely to the north of the Olifants River. Major concentrations are found in woodland savanna in the western parts of this range, in the eastem open plains north of the Shingwedzi River, and in the sandveld and floodplain areas between the Luvuvhu and Limpopo rivers. Very occasionally they are found in the Pretoriuskop area.

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Common Duiker - 30 Points

Sable Antelope - 80 Points

Steenbok - 20 Points

Waterbuck - 20 Points

Sharpe’s Grysbok - 50 Points

Tsessebe - 50 points

Common Eland - 80 Points