ORYCTEROPODIDAE Gray, 1821

Amori, Giovanni, Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Decher, Jan, Assou, Delagnon, Gippoliti, Spartaco & Luiselli, Luca, 2016, Non-marine mammals of Togo (West Africa): an annotated checklist, Zoosystema 38 (2), pp. 201-244 : 233

Family ORYCTEROPODIDAE Gray, 1821

Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — This species is widespread in Togo according to IUCN (2014).

VOUCHERS. — Three vouchers, originating from Sansanné-Mango, Oti-Keran, and Sokodé are stored at ZMB.

COMMENSAL SPECIES

Three species of commensal rodents are reported from Togo. Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) was firstly cited to occur in Togo by Matschie (1893b). It is common in Lomé, Togoville, Kara and likely many other urban and suburban areas, where it was repeatedly observed in 2012-2015. Rattus norvegicus (Berkenout, 1769) was also frequently observed near waste waters of Lomé (years 2012-2015). This latter species was first mentioned for Togo by Matschie (1893b). In addition, there is a ZMB voucher, classified as Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848) , that originated from Sansanné-Mango. This specimen needs careful inspection, as it may be wrongly classified.