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[[File:Male Drakensberg Siskin 2019 01 27 10 25 20 1129cr.jpg|thumb|[[Drakensberg siskin]]]]

The wildlife of [[Lesotho]] is composed of its [[flora]] and [[fauna]].
The wildlife of [[Lesotho]] is composed of its [[flora]] and [[fauna]].
Lesotho has 60 species of [[mammals]] and 339 species of birds.
Lesotho has 60 species of [[mammals]] and 339 species of birds.


==Fauna==
==Fauna==

===Mammals===
===Mammals===
{{main|List of mammals of Lesotho}}
{{main|List of mammals of Lesotho}}
*[[African leopard]]
*[[South African cheetah]]


===Birds===
===Birds===
{{main|List of birds of Lesotho}}
{{main|List of birds of Lesotho}}

===Reptiles===
{{main|List of reptiles of Lesotho}}


==Flora==
==Flora==
[[Grass]] is the natural vegetation in Lesotho. The high plateau is covered with montane or subalpine grassland. Red oat grass forms a dry carpet in much of the Drakensberg foothill region.
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web

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|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search.php?kingname=ANIMALIA&phyname=CHORDATA&claname=MAMMALIA&freetext=&modifier=phrase&criteria=wholedb&taxa_species=1&redlistCategory%5B0%5D=all&redlistAssessyear%5B0%5D=all&country%5B0%5D=LS&aquatic%5B0%5D=all&regions%5B0%5D=all&habitats%5B0%5D=all&threats%5B0%5D=all&Submit_x=34&Submit_y=9&extendedResults=0&terrestrial=0&marine=0&freshwater=0&offset=0&sortorder%5B0%5D=spcscientificname&sortorder%5B1%5D=genname&sortorder%5B2%5D=spcname&sortorder%5B3%5D=spcauthor&sortorder%5B4%5D=spcinfrarank&sortorder%5B5%5D=spcinfraepithet&sortorder%5B6%5D=spcinfrarankauthor&sortorder%5B7%5D=spcstockname&sortorder%5B8%5D=comname_comp&sortorder%5B9%5D=rlcabb&sortorder%5B10%5D=rlscriteria&sortorder%5B11%5D=poptrend_code&sortorder%5B12%5D=rlcatcrit2001&sortorder%5B13%5D=spcrecid&sortorder%5B14%5D=kingname&debug=0&taxa_subspc=0&taxa_stock=0&newsort=Genus
==Sources==
|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Lesotho
*Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. ''[[African Invertebrates]]'' '''52''' (1): 167-175.[http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Kovtunovich_Ustjuzhanin_2011_52_1_490.aspx]
|publisher=IUCN
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search.php?kingname=ANIMALIA&phyname=CHORDATA&claname=MAMMALIA&freetext=&modifier=phrase&criteria=wholedb&taxa_species=1&redlistCategory%5B0%5D=all&redlistAssessyear%5B0%5D=all&country%5B0%5D=LS&aquatic%5B0%5D=all&regions%5B0%5D=all&habitats%5B0%5D=all&threats%5B0%5D=all&Submit_x=34&Submit_y=9&extendedResults=0&terrestrial=0&marine=0&freshwater=0&offset=0&sortorder%5B0%5D=spcscientificname&sortorder%5B1%5D=genname&sortorder%5B2%5D=spcname&sortorder%5B3%5D=spcauthor&sortorder%5B4%5D=spcinfrarank&sortorder%5B5%5D=spcinfraepithet&sortorder%5B6%5D=spcinfrarankauthor&sortorder%5B7%5D=spcstockname&sortorder%5B8%5D=comname_comp&sortorder%5B9%5D=rlcabb&sortorder%5B10%5D=rlscriteria&sortorder%5B11%5D=poptrend_code&sortorder%5B12%5D=rlcatcrit2001&sortorder%5B13%5D=spcrecid&sortorder%5B14%5D=kingname&debug=0&taxa_subspc=0&taxa_stock=0&newsort=Genus |title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Lesotho |publisher=IUCN |year=2001 |access-date=22 May 2007 }}
|date=2001
|accessdate = 22 May 2007}}
*{{cite web
*{{cite web
|url=http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
|url=http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
|title=Mammal Species of the World
|title=Mammal Species of the World
|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
|date=2005
|year=2005
|access-date = 22 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070427043030/http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ |archive-date = 27 April 2007}}
|accessdate = 22 May 2007}}
*{{cite web
*{{cite web
|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
|title=Animal Diversity Web
|title=Animal Diversity Web
|publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
|publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
|date=1995-2006
|date=1995–2006
|accessdate = 22 May 2007}}
|access-date = 22 May 2007}}
*{{cite web
*{{cite web
| last = Lepage
| last = Lepage
| first = Denis
| first = Denis
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| year =
| url = http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?region=ls&pg=checklist&list=clements
| url = http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?region=ls&pg=checklist&list=clements
| title = Checklist of birds of Lesotho
| title = Checklist of birds of Lesotho
| format =
| work = Bird Checklists of the World
| work = Bird Checklists of the World
| publisher = Avibase
| publisher = Avibase
| accessdate = 27 April
| access-date = 27 April 2007
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| accessyear = 2007
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*{{cite book
*{{cite book
| title=Birds of the World: a Checklist
| title=Birds of the World: a Checklist
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| last = Clements
| last = Clements
| publisher = Cornell University Press
| publisher = Cornell University Press
| date = 2000
| year = 2000
| id = ISBN 0934797161
| isbn = 0-934797-16-1
| pages = 880
| pages = 880
}}
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[[Category:Biota of Lesotho]]
[[Category:Biota of Lesotho]]
[[Category:Wildlife by country|Lesotho]]
[[Category:Wildlife by country|Lesotho]]

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Drakensberg siskin

The wildlife of Lesotho is composed of its flora and fauna. Lesotho has 60 species of mammals and 339 species of birds.

Fauna

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Mammals

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Main article: List of mammals of Lesotho

Birds

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Main article: List of birds of Lesotho

Reptiles

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Main article: List of reptiles of Lesotho

Flora

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Grass is the natural vegetation in Lesotho. The high plateau is covered with montane or subalpine grassland. Red oat grass forms a dry carpet in much of the Drakensberg foothill region.

References

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Sources

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  • Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. African Invertebrates 52 (1): 167-175.[1]
  • "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Lesotho". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  • "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  • "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  • Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of birds of Lesotho". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
  • Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: a Checklist. Cornell University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.
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