page_title: List of mammals of Tanzania
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Tanzania / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: Leopard on a tree stump
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Tanzania. Of the mammal species in Tanzania, 2 are critically endangered, 13 are endangered, 19 are vulnerable, and 17 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: Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Lion, Panthera leo VU
  Leopard, Panthera pardus VU
  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
  Family: Viverridae
  Subfamily: Viverrinae
  Genus: Civettictis
  African civet, Civettictis civetta LC
  Genus: Genetta
  Angolan genet, Genetta angolensis LC
  Common genet, Genetta genetta LC
  Rusty-spotted genet, Genetta maculata LC
  Servaline genet, Genetta servalina LC
  Family: Nandiniidae
  Genus: Nandinia
  African palm civet, Nandinia binotata LC
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Atilax
  Marsh mongoose, Atilax paludinosus LC
  Genus: Bdeogale
  Bushy-tailed mongoose, Bdeogale crassicauda LC
  Jackson's mongoose, Bdeogale jacksoni VU
  Genus: Galerella
  Slender mongoose, Galerella sanguinea LC
  Genus: Helogale
  Common dwarf mongoose, Helogale parvula LC
  Genus: Herpestes
  Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon LC
  Long-nosed mongoose, Herpestes naso LC
  Genus: Mungos
  Banded mongoose, Mungos mungo LClc
  Genus: Rhynchogale
  Meller's mongoose, Rhynchogale melleri 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: Canis
  Side-striped jackal, Canis adustus LC
  African golden wolf, Canis anthus LC
  Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas LC
  Genus: Otocyon
  Bat-eared fox, Otocyon megalotis LC
  Genus: Lycaon
  African wild dog, Lycaon pictus EN
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Ictonyx
  Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus LC
  Genus: Poecilogale
  African striped weasel, Poecilogale albinucha LC
  Genus: Mellivora
  Ratel, Mellivora capensis LC
  Genus: Lutra
  Speckle-throated otter, Lutra maculicollis LC
  Genus: Aonyx
  African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis LC
caption: African leopard
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