page_title: List of mammals of Lesotho
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Lesotho / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: Uncurable (injured from a trap) cheetah from Africat Foundation, Namibia
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Lesotho. There are sixty mammal species in Lesotho, of which 0one is endangered, two are vulnerable, and one is 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
  Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus VU
  South African cheetah, A. j. jubatus
  Genus: Caracal
  Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
  Genus: Felis
  African wildcat, Felis lybica LC
  Genus: Leptailurus
  Serval, Leptailurus serval LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Leopard, Panthera pardus NT
  African leopard, P. p. pardus
  Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
  Subfamily: Viverrinae
  Genus: Genetta
  Cape genet, Genetta tigrina LR/lc
  Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
  Genus: Hyaena
  Brown hyena, Hyaena brunnea LR/nt
  Genus: Proteles
  Aardwolf, Proteles cristatus LR/lc
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Canis
  Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas LC
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Ictonyx
  Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus LR/lc
  Genus: Lutra
  Speckle-throated otter, Lutra maculicollis LC
  Genus: Aonyx
  African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis LC
caption: South African cheetah
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