164 ANIMAL LIFE IN AFRICA 



III. Division HYSTRICOMORPHAPA 



1. Family PEDETID.E (Spring Hares). One genus in South 

 Africa. 



2. Family OCTODONTID^ (Rock Rat and Cane Rat). Two 

 genera in South Africa. , 



3. Family HYSTRICID^E (The Porcupine). One genus in 

 South Africa. 



Suborder DUPLICIDENTATA 

 Family LEPORID.E (Hares). Two genera in South Africa. 



Order EDENTATA 

 Family MANID^E 



GENUS SPECIES ENGLISH NAME 



Manis temmincki The Pangolin or Scaly 



Ant Eater 

 Orycteropus afer The Ant-Bear 



Order PRIMATES 

 Family CERCOPITHE.CID.E 



Cetcofrtlhecus labiatus Samango Monkey 



, , stairsi mossambicus Stair's Mo9ambique 



Monkey 



,, albogularis Sykes' Monkey 



., ,, beirensis Sykes' Beira Monkey 



,, pygerythrus Vervet 



,, ,, rufoviridis Vervet 



Papio percarius Chacma Baboon 



,, cynocephalus Yellow Baboon 



Galago crassicaudatus Thick-Tailed Lemur 



garnetti Garnett's Lemur 



,, moholi Moholi Lemur or " bush 



baby " 



granti Grant's Lemur 



, ; mossambicus Mogambique Lemur 



zuluensis Zululand Lemur 



NOTE. The Guereza Monkeys are not found in South Africa. 



