Carnivora in the reserves

32 mammal species of the order Carnivora are recorded around 278 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Cape Gray Mongoose, near 69 reserves. 8 are on the IUCN Red List as threatened or near threatened.

Families

Herpestidae 9 Felidae 6 Mustelidae 5

Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta69 reserves

LionPanthera leo64 reserves · Vulnerable

African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis62 reserves · Near threatened

Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillata57 reserves

CaracalCaracal caracal57 reserves

Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus55 reserves

Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus52 reserves

LeopardPanthera pardus48 reserves · Vulnerable

Slender MongooseGalerella sanguinea47 reserves

Cape GenetGenetta tigrina45 reserves

Banded MongooseMungos mungo41 reserves

Spotted HyenaCrocuta crocuta34 reserves

All 32 species

Species	Family	Reserves	Records	IUCN	Recorded most near
Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta	Herpestidae	69	1 132	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
LionPanthera leo	Felidae	64	1 372	VU	Kruger National Park
African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis	Mustelidae	62	459	NT	Table Mountain National Park
Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillata	Herpestidae	57	900	NE	Addo Elephant National Park
CaracalCaracal caracal	Felidae	57	440	LC	Hottentots-Holland
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus	Otariidae	55	4 154	LC	St. James Spring
Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus	Herpestidae	52	355	LC	Rondevlei Nature Reserve
LeopardPanthera pardus	Felidae	48	791	VU	Kruger National Park
Slender MongooseGalerella sanguinea	Herpestidae	47	411	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Cape GenetGenetta tigrina	Viverridae	45	501	LC	Boland Mountain Complex
Banded MongooseMungos mungo	Herpestidae	41	641	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Spotted HyenaCrocuta crocuta	Hyaenidae	34	1 081	LC	Kruger National Park
Honey BadgerMellivora capensis	Mustelidae	26	268	LC	Hottentots-Holland
Brown HyenaHyaena brunnea	Hyaenidae	26	298	NT	Pilanesberg National Park
CheetahAcinonyx jubatus	Felidae	23	1 847	VU	Pilanesberg National Park
Common Dwarf MongooseHelogale parvula	Herpestidae	21	231	LC	Kruger National Park
African Wild DogLycaon pictus	Canidae	19	270	EN	Kruger National Park
Common GenetGenetta genetta	Viverridae	19	91	LC	Augrabies Falls National Park
MeerkatSuricata suricatta	Herpestidae	18	414	LC	Addo Elephant National Park
WildcatFelis silvestris	Felidae	17	122	LC	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Southern Elephant SealMirounga leonina	Phocidae	17	112	VU	Table Mountain National Park
Bat-eared FoxOtocyon megalotis	Canidae	17	175	LC	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
ServalLeptailurus serval	Felidae	17	71	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
White-tailed MongooseIchneumia albicauda	Herpestidae	12	74	LC	Iphithi Nature Reserve
AardwolfProteles cristata	Hyaenidae	11	79	LC	Marrick Private Game Reserve
Striped PolecatIctonyx striatus	Mustelidae	11	50	LC	Hottentots-Holland
African CivetCivettictis civetta	Viverridae	11	65	LC	Kruger National Park
Cape FoxVulpes chama	Canidae	10	52	LC	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Black-backed JackalCanis mesomelas	Canidae	10	42	LC	Sterkfontein
Egyptian MongooseHerpestes ichneumon	Herpestidae	9	30	LC	Garden Route Safari Camp
Spotted-necked OtterHydrictis maculicollis	Mustelidae	3	15	NT	Marievale Bird Sanctuary
African Striped WeaselPoecilogale albinucha	Mustelidae	3	22	LC	Boland Mountain Complex

Other mammal orders

Rodentia 31 Chiroptera 16 Cetacea 9 Perissodactyla 6 Primates 6

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).