Tanzania
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Tanzania is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (Eds.)(2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Galago orinus (Primates - Galagidae) Uluguru Bushbaby
Galago rondoensis (Primates - Galagidae) Rondo Bushbaby
Cercocebus sanjei (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Sanje Mangabey
Piliocolobus gordonorum (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Uzungwa Red Colobus
Piliocolobus kirkii (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Zanzibar Red Colobus
Crocidura desperata (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Desperate Shrew
Crocidura gracilipes (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Peters's Musk Shrew
Crocidura monax (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Kilimanjaro Shrew
Crocidura tansaniana (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Tanzanian Shrew
Crocidura telfordi (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Telford's Shrew
Crocidura usambarae (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Usambara Shrew
Sylvisorex howelli (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Howell's Forest Shrew
Myosorex geata (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Geata Mouse Shrew
Myosorex kihaulei (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Kihaule's Mouse Shrew
Myosorex zinki (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew
Pteropus voeltzkowi (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Pemba Flying Fox
Rhinolophus maendeleo (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Maendeleo Horseshoe Bat
Pipistrellus permixtus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Dar-es-Salaam Pipistrelle
Kerivoula africana (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Tanzanian Woolly Bat
Cephalophus spadix (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Abbot's Duiker
Paraxerus vexillarius (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel
Tachyoryctes daemon (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Demon African Mole Rat
Dasymys sua (Rodentia - Muridae) Tanzanian Dasymys
Lophuromys verhageni (Rodentia - Muridae) Verhagen's Brush-furred Rat
Additional endemic mammal species described too recently to be included in Wilson & Reeder (2005) are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the Dutch Wikipedia for 2008 (here), 2007 (here), 2006 (here), 2005 (here), and 2004 (here). In addition to the 24 endemic mammal species listed above, these additional 7 species total 31 species of mammals known solely from Tanzania.
Rhynchocyon udzungwensis (Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae) Gray-faced Sengi 2008
Rungwecebus kipunji (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Kipunji 2005
Congosorex phillipsorum (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Phillip's Congo Shrew 2005
Mops bakarii (Chiroptera - Molossidae) 2008
Lophuromys kilonzoi (Rodentia - Muridae) 2007
Lophuromys makundii (Rodentia - Muridae) 2007
Lophuromys sabunii (Rodentia - Muridae) 2007