Kruger Mammal List

Kruger Mammal List

The Kruger National Park is without question one of Africa's premier game-watching destinations and for a good reason, 147 mammal species that occur within the Park and surrounding reserves.

Interested in spotting the famed "Big 5" well that might just be easier than you might expect with estimated numbers as follows; Rhinoceros +-7000 (both white and black), Buffalo +- 27000, Leopard +- 2000, Lion +- 2800 and Elephants +- 12000.

Rare and endangered Wild Dog (+- 150) and Cheetah (+- 120) can also be found although their numbers are on the low side.

Kruger Park Mammal Checklist

  • Aardvark
  • Aardwolf
  • Roan Antelope
  • Sable Antelope
  • Chacma Baboon
  • Honey Badger
  • Peter's Epauletted Bat
  • Wahlberg's Epauletted Bat
  • Angolan Free-tailed Bat
  • Little Free-tailed Bat
  • Mauritian Tomb Bat
  • Buffalo
  • Lesser Bushbaby
  • Thick-tailed Bushbaby
  • Bushbuck
  • Bushpig
  • Greater Cane-Rat
  • Caracal
  • African Cat Wild
  • Cheetah
  • Civet
  • Rock Dassie
  • Yellow-spotted Rock Dassie
  • Dog Wild
  • Common Duiker 
  • Red Duiker 
  • Eland
  • African Elephant 
  • Bat-eared Fox
  • Large-spotted Genet
  • Small-spotted Genet
  • Giraffe
  • Sharpe's Grysbok 
  • Cape Hare 
  • Natal Hare Red
  • Scrub Hare 
  • Lichtenstein's Hartebeest 
  • Hippopotamus
  • Spotted Hyaena 
  • Impala
  • Black-backed Jackal 
  • Side-striped Jackal 
  • Klipspringer
  • Kudu
  • Leopard
  • Lion
  • Banded Mongoose 
  • Dwarf Mongoose 
  • Large Grey Mongoose 
  • Meller's Mongoose 
  • Selous's Mongoose 
  • Slender Mongoose 
  • Water Mongoose 
  • White-tailed Mongoose 
  • Samango Monkey 
  • Vervet Monkey 
  • Natal Multimammate Mouse 
  • Nyala
  • Oribi
  • Cape Clawless Otter 
  • Pangolin
  • Striped Polecat 
  • Porcupine
  • Common Reedbuck 
  • Mountain Reedbuck 
  • Grey Rhebok 
  • Black Rhinoceros 
  • White Rhinoceros 
  • Serval
  • Spring hare
  • Tree Squirrel 
  • Steenbok
  • Suni
  • Tsessebe
  • Warthog
  • Waterbuck
  • Blue Wildebeest 
  • Burchell's Zebra
Kruger Park Lodges Map
Kruger National Park Travel Topics

  • Singita Sweni Lodge Review

    Are you looking to immerse yourself in a once-in-a-lifetime African safari experience? Look no further than the iconic Singita Sweni Lodge.

    As one of South Africa’s premier safari lodges, Singita Sweni offers stunningly luxurious accommodations and an abundance of exciting wildlife sightings that will create memories to last a lifetime.

  • Greater Kruger Family Safari

    "How many more sleeps?” this became our son's wake-up call as the days neared his first ‘safari’ to the Greater Kruger National Park.

    James and I had decided to combine a bit of family time with a quick update of the 'family friendly safari lodges' in the greater Kruger area.

  • My 4 Day Kruger Adventure

    My 4-Day Kruger Adventure was one of the highlights of my travelling; having not visited the area for such a long time, the Kruger National Park was stunning.

    Leaving Cape Town and flying north to OR Tambo and then a 5-hour drive to the Kruger from where we stayed in parks board accommodation.