| English
name |
Scientific
name |
Chichewa name |
|
Aardvark |
Orycteropus
afer |
Godi |
| African
civet |
Civettictis
civetta |
Njunzi |
| African
elephant |
Loxodonta
africana africana |
Njobvu |
| African
wildcat |
Felis
silvestris |
Mvumbwe |
| Banded
mongoose |
Mungos
mungo |
Msula |
| Bat
species |
- |
Mleme |
| Buffalo |
Syncerus
caffer caffer |
Njati |
| Bushbuck |
Trachelapus
scriptus |
Mbawala |
| Bushpig |
Potamochoerus
larvatus |
Nguluwe |
| Cape
clawless otter |
Aonyx
capensis |
Katumbu |
| Common
duiker |
Sylvicapra
grimmia |
Gwape/Insa |
| Greater
bushbaby |
Galago
crassicaudatus |
Changa |
|
Greater cane-rat |
Thryonomys
swinderianus |
Ntchezi |
| Greater
kudu |
Trachelapus
strepsiceros |
Ngoma |
| Honey
badger |
Mellivora
capensis |
Chuuli |
| Klipspringer |
Oreotragus
oreotragus |
Chinkhoma |
| Large-spotted
genet |
Genetta
tigrina |
Mwili |
| Leopard |
Panthera
pardus |
Kambuku |
| Man |
Homo
sapiens |
Munthu |
| Molerat
species |
- |
Fuko |
| Mouse
species |
- |
Mbewa |
| Porcupine |
Hystrix
africaeaustralis |
Nungu |
| Rat
species |
- |
Khoswe |
| Scrub
hare |
Lepus
saxatilis |
Kalulu |
| Serval |
Leptailurus
serval |
Njuzi |
| Sharpe's
grysbok |
Raphicerus
sharpei |
Kasenya |
| Slender
mongoose |
Galerella
sanguinea |
Kalikongwe/Kaligondo |
|
Small-spotted genet |
Genetta
genetta |
Mwili |
| Spotted
hyena |
Crocuta
crocuta |
Fisi |
| Striped
polecat |
Ictonyx
striatus |
Kanyimbi |
| Tree
mouse |
Thallomys
paedulcus |
Sontho |
| Tree
squirrel |
Paraxerus
cepapi |
Gologolo |
| Vervet
monkey |
Cercopithecus
aethiops |
Pusi |
| Warthog |
Phacochoerus
aethiopicus |
Kaphulika |
| Water
mongoose |
Atilax
paludinosus |
Katumbu |
| White-bellied
hedgehog |
Atelerix
albiventrus |
Chisoni |
| Yellow
baboon |
Papio
cynocephalus cynocephalus |
Nkhwere/Nyani |
| Yellow-spotted
rock hyrax |
Heterohyrax
brucei |
Mbira |