page_title: List of mammals of Sudan
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Sudan / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Cheetah standing on looking point at Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sudan. There are 188 mammal species in Sudan, of which three are critically endangered, five are endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and nine are near threatened.
  One of the species listed for Sudan can no longer be found in the wild.
  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
  Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus VU
  Genus: Caracal
  Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
  Genus: Felis
  African wildcat, Felis lybica LC
  Genus: Leptailurus
  Serval, Leptailurus serval LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Lion, Panthera leo VU
  Leopard, Panthera pardus VU
  Family: Viverridae
  Subfamily: Viverrinae
  Genus: Civettictis
  African civet, Civettictis civetta LC
  Genus: Genetta
  Family: Nandiniidae
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Atilax
  Marsh mongoose, Atilax paludinosus LC
  Genus: Galerella
  Slender mongoose, Galerella sanguinea LC
  Genus: Helogale
  Common dwarf mongoose, Helogale parvula LC
  Genus: Herpestes
  Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon LC
  Genus: Ichneumia
  White-tailed mongoose, Ichneumia albicauda LC
  Genus: Mungos
  Banded mongoose, Mungos mungo LC
  Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
  Genus: Crocuta
  Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta LC
  Genus: Hyaena
  Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena NT
  Genus: Proteles
  Aardwolf, Proteles cristatus LC
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Pale fox, Vulpes pallida LC
  Rueppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli LC
  Fennec, Vulpes zerda LC
  Genus: Canis
  Side-striped jackal, Canis adustus LC
  African golden wolf, Canis anthus NE
  Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas LC
  Genus: Lycaon
  African wild dog, Lycaon pictus EN
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Ictonyx
  Saharan striped polecat, Ictonyx libyca LC
  Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus LC
  Genus: Mellivora
  Ratel, Mellivora capensis LC
  Genus: Lutra
  Spotted-necked otter, Hydrictis maculicollis NT
  Genus: Aonyx
  African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis NT
caption: Cheetah
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