Research Article
Large Mammal Diversity in Nensebo Forest, Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Large mammal species composition and their conservation status at Nensebo forest, Southern Ethiopia.
| Taxon (scientific name) | Common name | IUCN status | CITES status | Occurrence status | Local status |
| Order Artiodactyla | | | | | | Family Bovidae | | | | | | Tragelaphus buxtoni Lydekker, 1910 | Mountain nyala | Endangered | — | Endemic | Rare | Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki Neumann 1902 | Menelik’s bushbuck | Least concern | | Endemic | Rare | Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus, 1758 | Common duiker | Least concern | — | Native | Uncommon | Family Suidae | | | — | | | Phacochoerus africanus Gmelin, 1788 | Common warthog | Least concern | | Native | Common | Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas, 1904 | Giant forest hog | Least concern | — | Native | Uncommon | Potamochoerus larvatus F. Cuvier, 1822 | bush pig | Least concern | — | Native | Uncommon |
| Order Carnivora | | | — | | | Family Canidae | | | | | | Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common jackal | Least concern | — | Native | Uncommon | Family Haenidae | | | | | | Crocuta crocuta Erxleben, 1777 | Spotted hyena | Least concern | — | Native | Common | Family Felidae | | | | | | Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758 | Leopard | Vulnerable | Appendix I | Native | Rare | Panthera leo Linnaeus, 1758 | Lion | Vulnerable | Appendix II | Native | Rare | Felis serval Schreber, 1776 | Serval cat | Least concern | Appendix II | Native | Rare | Family Viverridae | | | | | | Civettictis civetta Schreber, 1776 | African civet | Least concern | Appendix III | Native | Rare |
| Order Primates | | | | | | Family Cercopithecidae | | | | | | Papio anubis Lesson, 1827 | Olive baboon | Least concern | Appendix. II | Native | Uncommon | Colobus guereza Rüppell, 1835 | Colobus guereza | Least concern | Appendix II | Native | Common |
| Order Rodentia | | | | | | Family Hystricidae | | | | | | Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758 | Crested porcupine | Least concern | — | Native | Uncommon |
| Order Tubulidentata | | | | | | Family Orycteropodidae | | | | | | Orycteropus afer Pallas, 1766 | Aardvark | Least concern | — | Native | Uncommon |
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