99 species
Mammals in Africa
Here are 99 species of mammals that live in Africa. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.
Carnivores3
Lagomorphs1
Primates5
Endangered
🦬 Primates
Aye-aye
Daubentonia madagascariensis
2.5–3.5 kg
10–23 yrs
RainforestForest
Endangered
🦬 Primates
Common Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
32–60 kg
40–60 yrs
ForestRainforestWoodland+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Primates
Mandrill
Mandrillus sphinx
10–37 kg
20–31 yrs
RainforestForest
Endangered
🦬 Primates
Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
2.2–3.5 kg
16–25 yrs
ForestscrublandSavanna
Critically Endangered
🦬 Primates
Western Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla
68–270 kg
35–50 yrs
RainforestForest
Ungulates11
Critically Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
60–125 kg
19–25 yrs
DesertscrublandGrassland
Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
African Elephant
Loxodonta africana
2700–6000 kg
60–70 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+2
Critically Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
800–1400 kg
35–50 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
120–290 kg
15–20 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland
Near Threatened
🦬 Ungulates
Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
300–900 kg
15–25 yrs
GrasslandSavannaWetland+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Ungulates
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
700–1930 kg
20–26 yrs
SavannaWoodlandGrassland
Vulnerable
🦬 Ungulates
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
1500–3000 kg
40–50 yrs
RiverWetlandSavanna+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Ungulates
Mountain Zebra
Equus zebra
204–372 kg
20–29 yrs
MountainscrublandGrassland
Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Okapi
Okapia johnstoni
200–350 kg
20–30 yrs
RainforestForest
Near Threatened
🦬 Ungulates
Plains Zebra
Equus quagga
175–385 kg
20–30 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+1
Near Threatened
🦬 Ungulates
White Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
1440–2300 kg
35–50 yrs
SavannaGrasslandscrubland
Other79
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
African Brush-tailed Porcupine
Atherurus africanus
1.5–4 kg
8–15 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
African Golden Wolf
Canis anthus
7–15 kg
8–12 yrs
SavannaGrasslandDesert+2
Endangered
🦬 Mammals
African Wild Dog
Lycaon pictus
18–36 kg
7–11 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Stenella frontalis
100–143 kg
25–30 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
1.5–2.3 kg
8–15 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Barbary Sheep
Ammotragus lervia
40–145 kg
15–20 yrs
MountainDesertRocky Cliffs+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
75–230 g
1–3 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
800–1200 kg
27–45 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
55–80 kg
12–17 yrs
GrasslandSavanna
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
0.14–0.5 kg
1–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
12000–25000 kg
40–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
11–21 kg
10–14 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cape Hare
Lepus capensis
1.5–3 kg
3–8 yrs
GrasslandSavannaDesert+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cape hyrax
Procavia capensis
1.8–5.4 kg
9–14 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsSavanna+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Caracal
Caracal caracal
8–20 kg
12–17 yrs
SavannaGrasslandDesert+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cat
Felis catus
3.6–4.5 kg
12–18 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
21–72 kg
10–12 yrs
SavannaGrasslandscrubland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Collared Mangabey
Cercocebus torquatus
5.5–13 kg
20–30 yrs
RainforestForestMangrove+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
70–110 kg
20–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Genet
Genetta genetta
1–2.5 kg
8–13 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cow
Bos taurus
400–1000 kg
15–22 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
5–9 kg
6–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
13–27 kg
12–20 yrs
ForestGrasslandSavanna+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Donkey
Equus asinus
180–480 kg
25–50 yrs
DesertSavannaGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Dorcas Gazelle
Gazella dorcas
15–25 kg
8–12 yrs
DesertGrasslandSavanna
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Drill
Mandrillus leucophaeus
10–50 kg
20–28 yrs
RainforestForestMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Dromedary
Camelus dromedarius
400–690 kg
40–50 yrs
DesertGrasslandSavanna
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Dugong
Dugong dugon
230–500 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoastMangrove+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Dwarf Galago
Galagoides demidoff
45–85 g
8–14 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eastern Tree Hyrax
Dendrohyrax arboreus
1.5–4.5 kg
10–14 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus
80–170 g
20–30 yrs
caveForestWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Elephant Shrew
Elephantulus intufi
25–70 g
2–4 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandRocky Cliffs
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Free-Tailed Bat
Tadarida teniotis
20–35 g
8–12 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsCoast+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
1100–2200 kg
50–63 yrs
OceanCoast
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Fossa
Cryptoprocta ferox
5.5–8.6 kg
15–20 yrs
ForestRainforestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Garden Dormouse
Eliomys quercinus
60–140 g
3–5 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Geoffroy's Bat
Myotis emarginatus
7–15 g
4–18 yrs
WoodlandForestFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Giant Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
180–270 kg
15–20 yrs
WoodlandSavannaGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Goat
Capra hircus
20–140 kg
10–18 yrs
MountainGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Golden Jackal
Canis aureus
6–15 kg
8–14 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Big-eared Bat
Plecotus austriacus
5–13 g
4–12 yrs
WoodlandForestFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
17–34 g
10–30 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
120–315 kg
7–15 yrs
SavannaWoodlandGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater Mouse-eared Bat
Myotis myotis
28–45 g
4–22 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura russula
6–14 g
0.75–2 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Green Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
3.5–8 kg
10–20 yrs
SavannaWoodlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Grivet
Chlorocebus aethiops
3.5–8 kg
10–20 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Guinea Baboon
Papio papio
13–26 kg
20–35 yrs
SavannaWoodlandGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
10–30 kg
20–30 yrs
Rocky CliffsSavannaDesert+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hausa Genet
Genetta thierryi
1.4–2.2 kg
8–13 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Horse
Equus caballus
380–1000 kg
25–30 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandForest+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
House Mouse
Mus musculus
12–30 g
0.5–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
human
Homo sapiens
45–90 kg
60–120 yrs
ForestWetlandMountain+18
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii
5–10 g
4–10 yrs
UrbanFarmlandWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Least Weasel
Mustela nivalis
25–250 g
1–3 yrs
ForestGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Lesser Galago
Galago senegalensis
95–300 g
10–16 yrs
SavannaWoodlandForest
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros
4–7 g
4–21 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Maxwell's Duiker
Philantomba maxwellii
7–10 kg
10–14 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
0.62–0.97 kg
6–14 yrs
DesertSavannascrubland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mountain Gazelle
Gazella gazella
16–35 kg
8–12 yrs
DesertMountainGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mustached Monkey
Cercopithecus cephus
2.5–4.5 kg
15–25 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Natal Multimammate Mouse
Mastomys natalensis
30–80 g
0.5–2 yrs
GrasslandSavannaFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
10–50 kg
20–35 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pale Fox
Vulpes pallida
1.5–3.6 kg
4–10 yrs
DesertSavannaGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Patas Monkey
Erythrocebus patas
4–13 kg
12–23 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pygmy Hippopotamus
Hexaprotodon liberiensis
160–275 kg
30–55 yrs
RainforestWetlandRiver+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
3–12 g
0.5–2 yrs
GrasslandSavannaFarmland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Red-tailed Guenon
Cercopithecus ascanius
2.5–4.5 kg
15–28 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Ruffed Lemur
Varecia variegata
3.1–4.5 kg
15–20 yrs
RainforestForest
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Savi's Pipistrelle
Hypsugo savii
5–10 g
5–16 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsUrban+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Schreibers' bat
Miniopterus schreibersii
9–16 g
12–19 yrs
caveMountainForest+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
90–210 kg
15–20 yrs
DesertGrasslandSavanna
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Serotine Bat
Eptesicus serotinus
15–35 g
4–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
40–86 kg
12–25 yrs
SavannaGrasslandscrubland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
90–156 kg
45–58 yrs
Ocean
Near Threatened
🦬 Mammals
Striped Hyena
Hyaena hyaena
22–55 kg
10–25 yrs
scrublandGrasslandDesert+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Water Buffalo
Bubalus bubalis
300–1200 kg
15–25 yrs
WetlandGrasslandRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
13–27 g
0.5–2 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Yellow Baboon
Papio cynocephalus
11–45 kg
20–30 yrs
SavannaGrasslandWoodland