| Common
name |
Scientific name |
Sample Destinations |
|
Squirrels |
|
* |
| Cape
Hare |
Lepus
capensis |
Common in Serengeti |
| Spring Hare |
Pedetes
capensis |
* |
| Lesser
Galago |
Galago
senegalensis |
Common in almost all National Park |
| Anubis
Baboon |
Papio
anubis |
Most commonly seen in all National Parks
including
Mikumi
|
| Blue Monkey |
Cercopithecus mitis |
* |
|
Vervet |
Cercopithecus aethiops |
* |
|
Black-and-white Colobus |
Colobus
guereza |
* |
|
Common Jackal |
Canis
aureus |
* |
|
Black-backed Jackal |
Canis
mesomelas |
* |
| Common Genet |
Genetta
genetta |
Almost any park |
| Marsh
Mangoose |
Atilax
paludinosus |
* |
| Slander
Mangoose |
Herpestes
sanguineus |
* |
| Dwarf
Mongoose |
Helogale
parvula |
* |
|
Banded Mongoose |
Mungos
mungo |
* |
|
Spotted Hyaena |
Crocuta
crocuta |
* |
| Serval |
Felis
serval |
Saw during the sunset when we arrived at
Seronera |
| Caracal |
Felis
caracal |
Most common in Serengeti - Seronera but
seen
also in other parks |
|
Lion |
Panthera
leo |
* |
|
Leopard |
Panthera
pardus |
Almost all National Parks |
|
Cheetah |
Acinonyx
jubatus |
Almost all National Parks and Ngorongoro
Conservation Area |
|
Rock Dassie |
Procavia
capensis |
* |
|
African Elephant |
Lexodonta
africana |
* |
|
Burchell's Zebra |
Equus
burchelli |
* |
|
Black Rhinoceros |
Diceros
bicornis |
Ngorongoro crater ,
Selous Game Reserve which is the largest African Wildlife Sanctuary,
Mkomazi Umba Game Reserve
National Rhino Project (But requires prior booking) |
|
Hippopotamus |
Hippopotamus amphibius |
* |
|
Warthog |
Phacochoerus aethiopicus |
* |
| Giant Forest
Hog |
Hylochoerus meinertzhgeni |
Commonly seen in almost all
National Parks and Ngorongoro Crater |
|
Giraffe |
Giraffa
camelopardalis |
* |
|
Cape Eland |
Taurotragus oryx |
* |
|
Bushbuck |
Tragelaphus sciptus |
* |
| Beisa Oryx |
Oryx
beisa |
* |
| Roan
Antelope |
Hippotragus equinus |
Very furtive sight during a drive
between any two camps |
|
Defassa Waterbuck |
Kobus
defassa |
* |
|
Common Waterbuck |
Kobus
ellipsiprymnus |
* |
|
Bohor Reedbuck |
Redunca
redunca |
* |
| Bubal
Hartebeest |
Alcelaphus buselaphus |
* |
|
Topi |
Damaliscus korrigum |
* |
|
Blue Wildebeest Bull |
Connochaetes taurinus |
* |
| Gerenuk |
Litocranius walleri |
* |
|
Impala |
Aepyceros
melampus |
* |
|
Grant's Gazelle |
Gazella
granti |
* |
|
Thomson's Gazelle |
Gazella
thomsoni |
* |
|
Klipspringer |
Oreotragus oreotragus |
Almost all National Parks. Several in
the Serengeti |
|
Steenbok |
Raphicerus campestris |
Common in almost all National Parks
including Tarangire NP |
|
Kirk's Damaraland |
Rhynchotragus kirki |
Several in Arusha NP |
|
African Buffalo |
Syncerus
caffer |
* |
|
Bat |
|
* |
|
Nile crocodile |
Crocodylus niloticus |
* |
|
Hermann's Tortoise |
Testudo
hermanni |
* |
|
Other Turtles |
|
* |
| Nile monitor |
Varanus
niloticus |
* |
|
Lizards |
|
* |
| Snake |
|
* |
| Chameleon |
|
Commonly seen when driving by one of the
National Parks |