Ugalla, Tongwe East Forest Reserve-Fauna

This page contains a rough collection of the fauna located within the Ugalla region as designated by Moore, J. (nd)., Nishida, T. (1989), and Itani, J. (1979). The lists found in the above references contains only mammals lists, no other comprehensive fauna lists were found.

The following tables are grouped according to mammals, reptiles/amphibians, birds and insects. The source reference number can be found in the Works Cited list located at the bottom of this page.

Choose from the following groups:

  1. Mammals
  2. Reptiles & Amphibians
  3. Birds
  4. Insects

Works Cited

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Mammals

Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes
Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Syncerus cafferAfrican buffalo3
BovidaeTragelaphus scriptusbushbuck3
BovidaeTragelaphusspekiiSitatunga4:137
BovidaeTragelaphus
(Taurotragus)
oryxSouthern Eland3
BovidaeKobusellipsiprymnus defassaDefassa waterbuck1:59
BovidaeAlcelaphuslichtensteiniLichtenstein's Hartebeest3
BovidaeSylvicarpagrimmiabush duiker3
BovidaeHippotragusequinusRoan antelope3
BovidaeHippotragusnigerSable antelope3
BovidaeOreotragusoreotragusKlipspringer3
HippopotamidaeHippopotamusamphibiushippopotamus3
SuidaePotamochoerus porcusforest bush pig3
SuidaePhacochoerusaethiopicuswoodland warthog3
Carnivora
Canidae
Lycaonpictus Wild dog1:59
CanidaeCanisadustusSide-striped jackal3
FelidaePantheraleolion3
FelidaePantherapardusleopard4:137
HyaenidaeCrocutacrocutaSpotted hyena3
ViverridaeViverracivettaAfrican civet1:59
ViverridaeHelogaleparvuladwarf mongoose3
MustelidaeMellivoracapensisratel, honey badger1:59
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
LepuscapensisAfrican Hare3
Primate
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecusaethiopsvervet monkey3
CercopithecidaeCercopithecusascaniusred-tail monkey3
CercopithecidaeCercopithecusmitis blue monkey3
CercopithecidaePapioanubisBaboon3
CercopithecidaePapiocynocephalus cynocephalusYellow baboon3
GalagonidaeGalagocrassicaudatusThick-tailed galago3
most likely
GalagonidaeGalagosenegalensisLesser galago3
most likely
PongidaePantroglodytes schweinfurthiieastern chimpanzee3
Rodentia
Hystricidae
Hystrixspporcupine3
SciuridaeProtoxerusstangeriGiant forest squirrel?4:137
SciuridaeHeliosciurusspSun squirrel4:137 & 3
Tubulidentata
Orycteropodidae
OrycteropusaferAardvark1:59
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
LoxodontaafricanaAfrican elephant3
Hyracoidea
Procaviidae
Heterohyraxbrucei?hyrax3
ProcaviidaeProcaviacapensisRock hyrax1:59
Perissodactyla
Equidae
EquusburchelliGrant's zebra3

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Reptiles/Amphibians

Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes

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Birds

Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes

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Insects

Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Source (:page#)
Notes
IsopteraMacrotermes?herusTermites3

Cubitermessptermites3

Works Cited

Sources for this site correspond the following numbers:
  1. Itani, J. (1979). Distribution and adaptation of chimpanzees in an arid area. pp. 55-71. IN Hamburg, D. A. & McCown, E. R. (Ed.), The Great Apes. Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings.
  2. Moore, J. (n. d.). Survey of arid-country chimpanzees and their habitat in Ugalla (Sept. - Dec. 1988). Summary report to COSTECH/SWRI.
  3. Nishida, T. (1989). A note on the chimpanzee ecology of the Ugalla area, Tanzania. Primates. 30: 129-138.
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