Peters’s Duiker

Mammals > Antelopes & Gazelles

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Peters’s DuikerScientific Name: Cephalophus callipygusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: Antelopes & GazellesSize: Shoulder height 45 to 55 cm (18 to 22 in); head-body length 80 to 105 cm (31 to 41 in)Weight: 18 to 24 kg (40 to 53...

Colorado Chipmunk

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Colorado ChipmunkScientific Name: Tamias quadrivittatusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsSize: Head-body length 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in); tail length 9 to 11 cm (3.5 to 4.3 in)Weight: 45 to 70 g (1.6 to 2.5 oz)Lifespan: 3 to 5 years in...

Western Yellow-bellied Racer

Reptiles > Colubrids

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Western Yellow-bellied RacerScientific Name: Coluber constrictor mormonCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: ColubridsSize: Total length 75 to 120 cm (30 to 47 in); maximum up to 150 cm (59 in)Weight: 150 to 350 g (5.3 to 12.3 oz)Lifespan: 8 to 12...

Harris’s Antelope Squirrel

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Harris’s Antelope SquirrelScientific Name: Ammospermophilus harrisiiCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsSize: Total length 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10.2 in); tail length 7 to 9.5 cm (2.8 to 3.7 in)Weight: 110 to 150 g (3.9 to 5.3 oz)Lifespan:...

Four-striped Grass Mouse

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Four-striped Grass MouseScientific Name: Rhabdomys pumilioCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: Southern Africa, widely distributed across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Lesotho, particularly in the Succulent Karoo and fynbos...