African Animals namelist

This is a list of animals you can view in East Africa with their names in English, Latin and Kiswahili

ANTELOPES

Bongo
Tragelaphus eurycerus
Kiswahili: bongo

Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Kiswahili: pongo

Kirk’s Dik Dik
Madoqua kirki
Kiswahili: dik dik

Common or Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Kiswahili: nsya

Eland
Tragelaphus oryx
Kiswahili: pofu

Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
Kiswahili: swala tiga

Grant’s Gazelle
Gazella granti
Kiswahili: swala granti

Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Kiswahili: tandala mkubwa

Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Kiswahili: kongoni

Impala
Aepyceros melmpus
Kiswahili: swala pala

Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Kiswahili: mbuzi mawe

Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Kiswahili: tandala ndogo

Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Kiswahili: taya

Oryx
Oryx gazella callotis
Kiswahili: choroa

Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Kiswahili: tohe

Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Kiswahili: korongo

Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Kiswahili: pala hala

Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekei
Kiswahili: nzohe

Thomson’s Gazelle
Gazella thomsonii
Kiswahili: swala tomi

Topi
Damaliscus lunatus
Kiswahili: nyamera

Waterbuck
Defassa or common waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Kiswahili: kuru

Wildebeest (Gnu)
Blue wildebeest or brindled gnu
Connochaetes taurinus
Kiswahili: nyumbu

BIRDS

Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minor, Phoenicopterus ruber
Kiswahili: heroe

Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Kiswahili: mbuni

Vulture
Nubian vulture
Torgos tracheliotus
Kiswahili: gushu

BUFFALO

Syncerus caffer (Kaffernbôffel)
Kiswahili: mbogo

CARNIVORES

Cheetah (Gepard)
Acinonyx jubatus
Kiswahili: duma

Civet
Viverra civetta or Civetticus civetta
Kiswahili: fungo

Genet
Small spotted or common genet
Genetta genetta
Kiswahili: kanu

Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Kiswahili: mbwa mwitu

Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Kiswahili: fisi

Jackal
Common or golden jackal
Canis aureus
Kiswahili: bweha

Leopard
Panthera pardus
Kiswahili: chui

Lion
Panthera leo
Kiswahili: simba

Mongoose
Banded mongoose
Mungos mungo
Kiswahili: kicheche

Serval
Felis serval
Kiswahili: mondo

ELEPHANT

Loxodonta africana
Kiswahili: ndovu or tembo

GIRAFFE

Rothschild’s Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis rothschild
Kiswahili: twiga

Reticulated Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Kiswahili: twigo

HIPPOPOTAMUS

Hippopotamus amphibius
Kiswahili: kiboko

HYRAX or DASSIE

Procavia capensis
Kiswahili: pimbi

PRIMATES

Baboon
Papio cynocephalus
Kiswahili: nyani

Eastern Black &White Colobus
Colobus guereza caudatus
Kiswahili: mbega

Greater Bushbaby
Galago crassicaudatus
Kiswahili: komba

Vervet
Green monkey or grivet
Cercopithecus aethiops
Kiswahili: tumbili

RHINOCEROS

Diceros bicornis
Kiswahili: kifaru

WART HOG

Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Kiswahili: ngiri

ZEBRA

Equus burchelli, Equus grevyi
Kiswahili:punda milia