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[[File:Male Drakensberg Siskin 2019 01 27 10 25 20 1129cr.jpg|thumb|[[Drakensberg siskin]]]] |
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The wildlife of [[Lesotho]] is composed of its [[flora]] and [[fauna]]. |
The wildlife of [[Lesotho]] is composed of its [[flora]] and [[fauna]]. |
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Lesotho has 60 species of [[mammals]] and 339 species of birds. |
Lesotho has 60 species of [[mammals]] and 339 species of birds. |
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==Fauna== |
==Fauna== |
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===Insects=== |
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{{main|List of insects of Lesotho}} |
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===Mammals=== |
===Mammals=== |
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{{main|List of mammals of Lesotho}} |
{{main|List of mammals of Lesotho}} |
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*[[African leopard]] |
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*[[South African cheetah]] |
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===Birds=== |
===Birds=== |
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==Flora== |
==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. |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==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.[http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Kovtunovich_Ustjuzhanin_2011_52_1_490.aspx] |
*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] |
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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®ions%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 }} |
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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®ions%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 |
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|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Lesotho |
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|publisher=IUCN |
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|year=2001 |
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|accessdate = 22 May 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} |
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|url=http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ |
|url=http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ |
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|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History |
|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History |
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|year=2005 |
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|access-date = 22 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070427043030/http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ |archive-date = 27 April 2007}} |
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|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html |
|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html |
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|title=Animal Diversity Web |
|title=Animal Diversity Web |
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|publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology |
|publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology |
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|date=1995–2006 |
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|access-date = 22 May 2007}} |
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*{{cite web |
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| last = Lepage |
| last = Lepage |
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| first = Denis |
| first = Denis |
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| 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 |
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| title = Checklist of birds of Lesotho |
| title = Checklist of birds of Lesotho |
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| work = Bird Checklists of the World |
| work = Bird Checklists of the World |
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| publisher = Avibase |
| publisher = Avibase |
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| publisher = Cornell University Press |
| publisher = Cornell University Press |
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| year = 2000 |
| year = 2000 |
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| isbn = 0-934797-16-1 |
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| pages = 880 |
| pages = 880 |
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[[Category:Biota of Lesotho]] |
[[Category:Biota of Lesotho]] |
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[[Category:Wildlife by country|Lesotho]] |
[[Category:Wildlife by country|Lesotho]] |
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{{Lesotho-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 03:39, 15 July 2024
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (May 2022) |
The wildlife of Lesotho is composed of its flora and fauna. Lesotho has 60 species of mammals and 339 species of birds.
Fauna
[edit]Mammals
[edit]Birds
[edit]Reptiles
[edit]Flora
[edit]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
[edit]Sources
[edit]- 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.
External links
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