page_title: List of mammals of Djibouti
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Djibouti / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: A cheetah rests in the shade at a refuge in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan 24, 2009. Military members deployed to Camp Lemonier have the opportunity to perform volunteer duties at the refuge. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti-terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Djibouti. Of the mammal species in Djibouti, one is critically endangered, another is endangered, five are vulnerable, and two are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Acinonyx
  Species: Acinonyx jubatus VU
  Genus: Caracal
  Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
  Genus: Felis
  African wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica LC
  Genus: Leptailurus
  Serval, Leptailurus serval LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Species: Panthera pardus NT
  African leopard, P. p. pardus
  Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
  Subfamily: Viverrinae
  Genus: Genetta
  Abyssinian genet, Genetta abyssinica DD
  Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
  Genus: Crocuta
  Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta LR/cd
  Genus: Hyaena
  Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena LR/nt
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Canis
  Somali wolf, Canis anthus riparius LC
  Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas LC
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Ictonyx
  Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus LR/lc
  Genus: Mellivora
  Ratel, Mellivora capensis LR/lc
caption: Sudan cheetah
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