List of mammals that start with K

There are 28 mammals that start with the letter K, from Kaffir Cat to Kwahu. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.

For each item you will find the following information

Order: The subclass the mammals belongs to

Habitat: The places or type of weather the mammals lives in

Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species

Kaffir Cat

Name: Kaffir Cat

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Southern Africa

Scientific name: Felis nigripes

Kafue Lechwe

Name: Kafue Lechwe

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Wetlands of Zambia

Scientific name: Kobus leche kafuensis

Kafue Sitatunga

Name: Kafue Sitatunga

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Wetlands of Zambia

Scientific name: Tragelaphus spekei kafuensis

Kaguru Bat

Name: Kaguru Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Coastal East Africa

Scientific name: Glauconycteris kenyacola

Kaibab Squirrel

Name: Kaibab Squirrel

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Ponderosa pine forests of the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona

Scientific name: Sciurus kaibabensis

Kalahari Scrub Rat

Name: Kalahari Scrub Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Kalahari Desert of southern Africa

Scientific name: Aethomys granti

Kalinowski's Mouse

Name: Kalinowski's Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Andes Mountains of South America

Scientific name: Calomys kalinoswkii

Kaluta

Name: Kaluta

Order: Dasyuromorphia

Habitat: Southwestern Australia

Scientific name: Dasyurus kalutaensis

Kamchatka Brown Bear

Name: Kamchatka Brown Bear

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Kamchatka Peninsula of eastern Russia

Scientific name: Ursus arctos beringianus

Kamchatka Sable

Name: Kamchatka Sable

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Kamchatka Peninsula of eastern Russia

Scientific name: Martes zibellina kamtschatica

Kamdeboo Golden Mole

Name: Kamdeboo Golden Mole

Order: Afrosoricida

Habitat: South Africa

Scientific name: Neamblysomus julianae

Kamehameha Bat

Name: Kamehameha Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Hawaiian Islands

Scientific name: Lasiurus semotus

Kampen's Mouse

Name: Kampen's Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Turkey and Cyprus

Scientific name: Apodemus sylvaticus campbelli

Kanchil

Name: Kanchil

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Tragulus kanchil

Kangaroo Hare

Name: Kangaroo Hare

Order: Lagomorpha

Habitat: Western Australia

Scientific name: Lagorchestes hirsutus

Kangaroo Mouse

Name: Kangaroo Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Deserts and sagebrush scrublands of western North America

Scientific name: Microdipodops

Kangaroo Rat

Name: Kangaroo Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Arid regions of western North America

Scientific name: Dipodomys

Kanwar Rat

Name: Kanwar Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Scrublands and agricultural areas of the Indian subcontinent

Scientific name: Bandicota bengalensis

Kaokaveld Rock Dassie

Name: Kaokaveld Rock Dassie

Order: Hyracoidea

Habitat: Mountainous areas of northwestern Namibia

Scientific name: Procavia capensis welwitschii

Kapiti Island Shrew

Name: Kapiti Island Shrew

Order: Soricomorpha

Habitat: Kapiti Island off the coast of Kenya

Scientific name: Crocidura katinka

Karelian Bear Dog

Name: Karelian Bear Dog

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Developed in Finland for bear hunting

Scientific name: Karjalankarhukoira

Kiang

Name: Kiang

Order: Perissodactyla

Habitat: Highlands of Tibet

Scientific name: Equus kiang

Kinkajou

Name: Kinkajou

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical rainforests of Central and South America

Scientific name: Potos flavus

Klipspringer

Name: Klipspringer

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Rocky areas in Africa

Scientific name: Oreotragus oreotragus

Koala

Name: Koala

Order: Diprotodontia

Habitat: Eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia

Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus

Kob

Name: Kob

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Grasslands and savannas of Africa

Scientific name: Kobus kob

Komondor

Name: Komondor

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Hungary

Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris

Kwahu

Name: Kwahu

Order: Primates

Habitat: Forests of West Africa

Scientific name: Procolobus verus

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Kaffir CatCarnivoraSouthern AfricaFelis nigripes
Kafue LechweArtiodactylaWetlands of ZambiaKobus leche kafuensis
Kafue SitatungaArtiodactylaWetlands of ZambiaTragelaphus spekei kafuensis
Kaguru BatChiropteraCoastal East AfricaGlauconycteris kenyacola
Kaibab SquirrelRodentiaPonderosa pine forests of the Kaibab Plateau in northern ArizonaSciurus kaibabensis
Kalahari Scrub RatRodentiaKalahari Desert of southern AfricaAethomys granti
Kalinowski's MouseRodentiaAndes Mountains of South AmericaCalomys kalinoswkii
KalutaDasyuromorphiaSouthwestern AustraliaDasyurus kalutaensis
Kamchatka Brown BearCarnivoraKamchatka Peninsula of eastern RussiaUrsus arctos beringianus
Kamchatka SableCarnivoraKamchatka Peninsula of eastern RussiaMartes zibellina kamtschatica
Kamdeboo Golden MoleAfrosoricidaSouth AfricaNeamblysomus julianae
Kamehameha BatChiropteraHawaiian IslandsLasiurus semotus
Kampen's MouseRodentiaTurkey and CyprusApodemus sylvaticus campbelli
KanchilArtiodactylaSoutheast AsiaTragulus kanchil
Kangaroo HareLagomorphaWestern AustraliaLagorchestes hirsutus
Kangaroo MouseRodentiaDeserts and sagebrush scrublands of western North AmericaMicrodipodops
Kangaroo RatRodentiaArid regions of western North AmericaDipodomys
Kanwar RatRodentiaScrublands and agricultural areas of the Indian subcontinentBandicota bengalensis
Kaokaveld Rock DassieHyracoideaMountainous areas of northwestern NamibiaProcavia capensis welwitschii
Kapiti Island ShrewSoricomorphaKapiti Island off the coast of KenyaCrocidura katinka
Karelian Bear DogCarnivoraDeveloped in Finland for bear huntingKarjalankarhukoira
KiangPerissodactylaHighlands of TibetEquus kiang
KinkajouCarnivoraTropical rainforests of Central and South AmericaPotos flavus
KlipspringerArtiodactylaRocky areas in AfricaOreotragus oreotragus
KoalaDiprotodontiaEucalyptus forests of eastern AustraliaPhascolarctos cinereus
KobArtiodactylaGrasslands and savannas of AfricaKobus kob
KomondorCarnivoraHungaryCanis lupus familiaris
KwahuPrimatesForests of West AfricaProcolobus verus

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