page_title: List of mammals of Eswatini
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Eswatini / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Panthera pardus pardus, Etosha National Park, Namibia English: African Leopard in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Français&#160;: Namibie Etosha National Park Léopard Čeština: Levhart skvrnitý z Národního parku Etoša v Namibii
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Eswatini. There are 107 mammal species in Eswatini, of which one is critically endangered, two are endangered, five are vulnerable, and four 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
  South African cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus jubatus VU
  Genus: Caracal
  Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
  Genus: Felis
  Wildcat, Felis silvestris LC
  Genus: Leptailurus
  Serval, Leptailurus serval LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Kalahari lion, Panthera leo vernayi
  Transvaal lion, Panthera leo krugeri VU
  African leopard, Panthera pardus pardus
  Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
  Genus: Hyaena
  Brown hyena, Hyaena brunnea NT
  Genus: Proteles
  Aardwolf, Proteles cristatus LC
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Canis
  Side-striped jackal, Canis adustus LC
  Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas LC
  Genus: Lycaon
  Cape wild dog, Lycaon pictus pictus EN
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Ictonyx
  Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus LC
  Genus: Mellivora
  Ratel, Mellivora capensis LC
  Genus: Aonyx
  African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis LC
caption: African leopard
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