page_title: List of mammals of Angola
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Angola / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: Southern Elephant Seal
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Angola. Of the mammal species in Angola, one is critically endangered, five are endangered, eight are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.
  There are 291 extant species of mammals in Angola and 67 fossil species.
  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
  African golden cat, Caracal aurata VU
  Genus: Felis
  Black-footed cat, Felis nigripes VU
  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
  Angolan genet, Genetta angolensis LC
  Common genet, Genetta genetta LC
  Rusty-spotted genet, Genetta maculata LC
  Family: Nandiniidae
  Genus: Nandinia
  African palm civet, Nandinia binotata LC
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Atilax
  Marsh mongoose, Atilax paludinosus LC
  Genus: Crossarchus
  Angolan kusimanse, Crossarchus ansorgei LC
  Genus: Cynictis
  Yellow mongoose, Cynictis penicillata LC
  Genus: Galerella
  Angolan slender mongoose, Galerella flavescens LC
  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
  Genus: Paracynictis
  Selous' mongoose, Paracynictis selousi LC
  Genus: Suricata
  Meerkat, Suricata suricatta LC
  Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
  Genus: Crocuta
  Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta LC
  Genus: Hyaena
  Brown hyena, Hyaena brunnea NT
  Genus: Proteles
  Aardwolf, Proteles cristatus LC
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Cape fox, Vulpes chama LC
  Genus: Canis
  Side-striped jackal, Canis adustus LC
  Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas LC
  Genus: Otocyon
  Bat-eared fox, Otocyon megalotis LC
  Genus: Lycaon
  Cape wild dog, Lycaon pictus 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
  Cameroon clawless otter, Aonyx congicus NT
  Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
  Genus: Arctocephalus
  Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus LC
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Mirounga
  Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina LC
caption: Southern elephant seal
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