List of mammals of Burundi

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Burundi. There are 155 mammal species in Burundi, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 10 are vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institute, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:

ubclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Tubulidentata (aardvarks)

----The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the Aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced.

*Family: Orycteropodidae
**Genus: "Orycteropus"
*** Aardvark "Orycteropus afer" LC

Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)

----The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.

*Family: Procaviidae (hylaxes)
**Genus: "Heterohyrax"
*** Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax "Heterohyrax brucei" LC

Order: Proboscidea (elephants)

----The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.

*Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
**Genus: "Loxodonta"
*** African Bush Elephant "Loxodonta africana" VU

Order: Primates

----The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimians, monkeys of the New World, and monkeys and apes of the Old World.

*Suborder: Strepsirrhini
**Infraorder: Lorisiformes
***Family: Lorisidae (lorises, bushbabies)
****Genus: "Perodicticus"
***** Potto "Perodicticus potto" LR/lc
***Family: Galagidae
****Genus: "Galago"
***** Demidoff's Dwarf Galago "Galago demidoff" LR/lc
***** Eastern Needle-clawed Bushbaby "Galago matschiei" LR/nt
***** Mohol Galago "Galago moholi" LR/lc
***** Thomas's Bushbaby "Galago thomasi" LR/lc
****Genus: "Otolemur"
***** Brown Greater Galago "Otolemur crassicaudatus" LR/lc
*Suborder: Haplorrhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
***Parvorder: Catarrhini
****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
******Genus: "Cercopithecus"
******* Chlorocebus "Cercopithecus aethiops" LR/lc
******* Black-cheeked White-nosed Monkey "Cercopithecus ascanius" LR/lc
******* L'Hoest's Monkey "Cercopithecus lhoesti" LR/nt
******* Blue Monkey "Cercopithecus mitis" LR/lc
******Genus: "Lophocebus"
******* Grey-cheeked Mangabey "Lophocebus albigena" LR/lc
******Genus: "Papio"
******* Olive Baboon "Papio anubis" LR/lc
******Subfamily: Colobinae
*******Genus: "Colobus"
******** Angola Colobus "Colobus angolensis" LR/lc
****Superfamily: Hominoidea
*****Family: Hominidae (humans)
******Subfamily: Homininae
*******Tribe: Hominini
********Genus: "Pan"
********* Common Chimpanzee "Pan troglodytes" EN

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

*Suborder: Hystricomorpha
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
***Genus: "Hystrix"
**** Cape Porcupine "Hystrix africaeaustralis" LC
***Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats)
****Genus: "Thryonomys"
***** Greater Cane Rat "Thryonomys swinderianus" LC
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Xerinae
****Tribe: Protoxerini
*****Genus: "Funisciurus"
****** Carruther's Mountain Squirrel "Funisciurus carruthersi" LC
****** Fire-footed Rope Squirrel "Funisciurus pyrropus" LC
*****Genus: "Heliosciurus"
****** Red-legged Sun Squirrel "Heliosciurus rufobrachium" LC
****** Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel "Heliosciurus ruwenzorii" LC
*****Genus: "Paraxerus"
****** Boehm's Bush Squirrel "Paraxerus boehmi" LC
*****Genus: "Protoxerus"
****** Forest Giant Squirrel "Protoxerus stangeri" LC
**Family: Spalacidae
***Subfamily: Tachyoryctinae
****Genus: "Tachyoryctes"
***** Ruanda Mole Rat "Tachyoryctes ruandae" LC
**Family: Nesomyidae
***Subfamily: Dendromurinae
****Genus: "Dendromus"
***** Kivu Climbing Mouse "Dendromus kivu" LC
***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
****Genus: "Cricetomys"
***** "Cricetomys emini" LC
****** Gambian Pouch Rat "Cricetomys gambianus" LC
**Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily: Deomyinae
****Genus: "Lophuromys"
***** Woosnam's Brush-furred Rat "Lophuromys woosnami" LC
***Subfamily: Otomyinae
****Genus: "Otomys"
***** Dent's Vlei Rat "Otomys denti" NT
***** Tropical Vlei Rat "Otomys tropicalis" LC
***Subfamily: Gerbillinae
****Genus: "Tatera"
***** Boehm's Gerbil "Tatera boehmi" LC
***** Kemp's Gerbil "Tatera kempi" LC
***** Savanna Gerbil "Tatera valida" LC
***Subfamily: Murinae
****Genus: "Aethomys"
***** Hinde's Rock Rat "Aethomys hindei" LC
***** Kaiser's Rock Rat "Aethomys kaiseri" LC
****Genus: "Arvicanthis"
***** African Grass Rat "Arvicanthis niloticus" LC
****Genus: "Colomys"
***** African Water Rat "Colomys goslingi" LC
****Genus: "Grammomys"
***** Woodland Thicket Rat "Grammomys dolichurus" LC
***** Forest Thicket Rat "Grammomys dryas" NT
***** Shining Thicket Rat "Grammomys rutilans" LC
****Genus: "Hybomys"
***** Peters' Striped Mouse "Hybomys univittatus" LC
****Genus: "Hylomyscus"
***** Beaded Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus aeta" LC
***** Montane Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus denniae" LC
***** Stella Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus stella" LC
****Genus: "Lemniscomys"
***** Typical Striped Grass Mouse "Lemniscomys striatus" LC
****Genus: "Mastomys"
***** Guinea Multimammate Mouse "Mastomys erythroleucus" LC
***** Natal Multimammate Mouse "Mastomys natalensis" LC
****Genus: "Mus"
***** Toad Mouse "Mus bufo" LC
***** African Pygmy Mouse "Mus minutoides" LC
***** Gray-bellied Pygmy Mouse "Mus triton" LC
****Genus: "Oenomys"
***** Rufous-nosed Rats "Oenomys hypoxanthus" LC
****Genus: "Pelomys"
***** Creek Groove-toothed Swamp Rat "Pelomys fallax" LC
***** Hopkins's Groove-toothed Swamp Rat "Pelomys hopkinsi" VU
****Genus: "Praomys"
***** "Praomys degraaffi" VU
***** Jackson's Soft-furred Mouse "Praomys jacksoni" LC
****Genus: "Thamnomys"
***** Kemp's Thicket Rat "Thamnomys kempi" VU
****Genus: "Zelotomys"
***** Hildegarde's Zelotomys "Zelotomys hildegardeae" LC

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

----

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

*Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
**Genus: "Poelagus"
*** Bunyoro Rabbit "Poelagus marjorita" LR/lc
**Genus: "Lepus"
*** Cape Hare "Lepus capensis" LR/lc
*** African Savanna Hare "Lepus microtis" LR/lc

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

----

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.

*Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
**Subfamily: Erinaceinae
***Genus: "Atelerix"
**** Four-toed Hedgehog "Atelerix albiventris" LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

----The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.

*Family: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Crocidurinae
***Genus: "Crocidura"
**** Long-tailed Musk Shrew "Crocidura dolichura" LC
**** Tiny Musk Shrew "Crocidura fuscomurina" LC
**** Hildegarde's Shrew "Crocidura hildegardeae" LC
**** Jackson's Shrew "Crocidura jacksoni" LC
**** Greater Gray-brown Musk Shrew "Crocidura luna" LC
**** Dark Shrew "Crocidura maurisca" DD
**** Tenebrous Shrew "Crocidura nigrofusca" LC
**** Stony Shrew "Crocidura niobe" LC
**** Olivier's Shrew "Crocidura olivieri" LC
**** Small-footed Shrew "Crocidura parvipes" LC
**** Tumultuous Shrew "Crocidura turba" LC
***Genus: "Paracrocidura"
**** Greater Shrew "Paracrocidura maxima" NT
***Genus: "Ruwenzorisorex"
**** Ruwenzori Shrew "Ruwenzorisorex suncoides" VU
***Genus: "Scutisorex"
**** Armored Shrew "Scutisorex somereni" LC
***Genus: "Sylvisorex"
**** Johnston's Shrew "Sylvisorex johnstoni" LC
**** Crescent Shrew "Sylvisorex lunaris" LC
**** Climbing Shrew "Sylvisorex megalura" LC
**** Volcano Shrew "Sylvisorex vulcanorum" LC
**Subfamily: Myosoricinae
***Genus: "Myosorex"
**** Babault's Mouse Shrew "Myosorex babaulti" VU

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

----The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

*Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
**Subfamily: Pteropodinae
***Genus: "Eidolon"
**** Straw-coloured Fruit Bat "Eidolon helvum" LC
***Genus: "Epomophorus"
**** Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomophorus labiatus" LC
**** Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomophorus wahlbergi" LC
***Genus: "Lissonycteris"
**** Angolan Rousette "Lissonycteris angolensis" LC
***Genus: "Micropteropus"
**** Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat "Micropteropus pusillus" LC
***Genus: "Rousettus"
**** Egyptian fruit bat "Rousettus aegyptiacus" LC
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: "Myotis"
**** Rufous Mouse-eared Bat "Myotis bocagii" LC
**** Welwitch's Bat "Myotis welwitschii" LC
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: "Glauconycteris"
**** Silvered Bat "Glauconycteris argentata" LC
***Genus: "Neoromicia"
**** Cape Serotine "Neoromicia capensis" LC
**** Yellow Serotine "Neoromicia flavescens" DD
**** Banana Pipistrelle "Neoromicia nanus" LC
**** White-winged Serotine "Neoromicia tenuipinnis" LC
***Genus: "Pipistrellus"
**** Rüppel's Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus rueppelli" LC
***Genus: "Scotophilus"
**** African Yellow Bat "Scotophilus dinganii" LC
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: "Chaerephon"
*** Spotted Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon bivittata" LC
*** Nigerian Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon nigeriae" LC
*** Little Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon pumila" LC
**Genus: "Mops"
*** Angolan Free-tailed Bat "Mops condylurus" LC
*** Midas Free-tailed Bat "Mops midas" LC
*Family: Nycteridae
**Genus: "Nycteris"
*** Bate's Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris arge" LC
*** Hairy Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris hispida" LC
*** Large-Eared Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris macrotis" LC
*** Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris thebaica" LC
*Family: Megadermatidae
**Genus: "Lavia"
*** Yellow-winged bat "Lavia frons" LC
*Family: Rhinolophidae
**Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
***Genus: "Rhinolophus"
**** Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus clivosus" LC
**** Darling's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus darlingi" LC
**** Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus fumigatus" LC
**** Hildebrandt's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus hildebrandti" LC
**** Lander's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus landeri" LC
**Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
***Genus: "Hipposideros"
**** Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros caffer" LC
**** Noack's Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros ruber" LC

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

----The order Philodota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species.

*Family: Manidae
**Genus: "Manis"
*** Giant Pangolin "Manis gigantea" LR/lc
*** Long-tailed Pangolin "Manis tetradactyla" LR/lc

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

----The carnivores include over 260 species, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. Carnivores have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

*Suborder: Feliformia
**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
****Genus: "Acinonyx"
***** Cheetah "Acinonyx jubatus" VU
****Genus: "Felis"
***** Wildcat "Felis silvestris" LC
****Genus: "Leptailurus"
***** Serval "Leptailurus serval" LC
****Genus: "Profelis"
***** African Golden Cat "Profelis aurata" VU
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: "Panthera"
***** Lion "Panthera leo" VU
***** Leopard "Panthera pardus" LC
**Family: Nandiniidae
***Genus: "Nandinia"
**** African Palm Civet "Nandinia binotata" LR/lc
**Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
***Genus: "Mungos"
**** Banded Mongoose "Mungos mungo" LR/lc
**Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
***Genus: "Crocuta"
**** Spotted Hyena "Crocuta crocuta" LR/cd
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: "Canis"
**** Side-striped Jackal "Canis adustus" LC
***Genus: "Lycaon"
**** African Wild Dog "Lycaon pictus" EN
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: "Ictonyx"
**** Striped Polecat "Ictonyx striatus" LR/lc
***Genus: "Poecilogale"
**** African Striped Weasel "Poecilogale albinucha" LR/lc
***Genus: "Mellivora"
**** Ratel "Mellivora capensis" LR/lc
***Genus: "Lutra"
**** Speckle-throated Otter "Lutra maculicollis" LC
***Genus: "Aonyx"
**** Oriental Small-clawed Otter "Aonyx congicus" DD

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

----The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

*Family: Equidae (horses etc.)
**Genus: "Equus"
*** Burchell's Zebra "Equus burchellii" LC

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

----The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

*Family: Suidae (pigs)
**Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
***Genus: "Phacochoerus"
**** Warthog "Phacochoerus africanus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Suinae
***Genus: "Hylochoerus"
**** Giant forest hog "Hylochoerus meinertzhageni" LR/lc
***Genus: "Potamochoerus"
**** Bushpig "Potamochoerus larvatus" LR/lc
*Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)
**Genus: "Hippopotamus"
*** Hippopotamus "Hippopotamus amphibius" VU
*Family: Tragulidae
**Genus: "Hyemoschus"
*** "Hyemoschus aquaticus" DD
****Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
*****Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
******Genus: "Alcelaphus"
******* Lichtenstein's Hartebeest "Alcelaphus lichtensteinii" LR/cd
***Genus: "Damaliscus"
**** Topi "Damaliscus lunatus" LR/cd
**Subfamily: Antilopinae
***Genus: "Oreotragus"
**** Klipspringer "Oreotragus oreotragus" LR/cd
***Genus: "Ourebia"
**** Oribi "Ourebia ourebi" LR/cd
**Subfamily: Bovinae
***Genus: "Syncerus"
**** African Buffalo "Syncerus caffer" LR/cd
***Genus: "Tragelaphus"
**** Common Eland "Tragelaphus oryx" LR/cd
**** Bushbuck "Tragelaphus scriptus" LR/lc
**** Sitatunga "Tragelaphus spekii" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Cephalophinae
***Genus: "Cephalophus"
**** Blue Duiker "Cephalophus monticola" LR/lc
**** Black-fronted Duiker "Cephalophus nigrifrons" LR/nt
**** Yellow-backed Duiker "Cephalophus silvicultor" LR/nt
**** Weyns's Duiker "Cephalophus weynsi" LR/nt
***Genus: "Sylvicapra"
**** Common Duiker "Sylvicapra grimmia" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Hippotraginae
***Genus: "Hippotragus"
**** Roan Antelope "Hippotragus equinus" LR/cd
**Subfamily: Aepycerotinae
***Genus: "Aepyceros"
**** Impala "Aepyceros melampus" LR/cd
**Subfamily: Reduncinae
***Genus: "Kobus"
**** Waterbuck "Kobus ellipsiprymnus" LR/cd
***Genus: "Redunca"
**** Bohor Reedbuck "Redunca redunca" LR/cd

Notes

References

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ee also

*List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of prehistoric mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species