checklist-of-mammals-of-liwonde-national-park

Cornell O. Dudley; D. Stead; Cornell D. Dudley; D. Stead

doi:10.15468/ru1ibd

checklist-of-mammals-of-liwonde-national-park

Citation

Dudley C O, Stead D, Chingagwe B, Dudley C D (2022). checklist-of-mammals-of-liwonde-national-park. Version 1.2. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ru1ibd accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-16.

Description

The resource basically covers much about the larger mammals of Liwonde National Park. By the time this resource was developed, no proper research had been conducted about the mammals of the national park. Even this time when this research was conducted, a lot of larger mammals had already disappeared but the variety was still high.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Liwonde National Park is in Machinga district. The data was collected when the national park had just been established as a protected area.

Sampling

The inventory of both plants and animals of Liwonde National Park actively involved research work of the students of Chancellor College. The inventory was conducted before the park was publicly declared a national park.

Method steps

Literature does not outline methods undertaken to produce this resource. Probably, the step by step description of the research can be found in the students academic papers at Chancellor College.

Taxonomic Coverages

This resource give a brief description of the then major mammal groups within Liwonde National park. The smaller mammals needed an intensive investigation.

Connochaetes
rank: genus
Taurotragus
rank: genus
Equus
rank: genus
Syncerus
rank: genus
Loxodonta
rank: genus
Hippopotamus
rank: genus
Kobus
rank: genus
Hippotragus
rank: genus
Tragelaphus
rank: genus
Aepyceros
rank: genus
Ourebia
rank: genus
Tragelaphus
rank: genus
Oreotragus
rank: genus
Sylvicapra
rank: genus
Raphicerus
rank: genus
Panthera
rank: genus
Crocuta
rank: genus
Panthera
rank: genus
Canis
rank: genus
Phacochoerus
rank: genus
Potamochoerus
rank: genus
Orycteropus
rank: genus
Mellivora
rank: genus
Civettictis
rank: genus
Lepus
rank: genus
Alcelaphus
rank: genus
Hystrix
rank: genus
Paraxerus
rank: genus
Papio
rank: genus
Galago spp.
rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Liwonde is in Machinga District in the eastern region of Malawi

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Cornell O. Dudley
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com

D. Stead
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
1429
Malawi
MW
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com

Blessings Chingagwe
metadata author
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com

Blessings Chingagwe
point of contact
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com

Cornell D. Dudley
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi, P.O Box 30293
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW

D. Stead
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW

Tiwonge Gawa
curator
position: Wildlife Research Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
email: birdsmalawi@gmail.com

Blessings Chingagwe
administrative point of contact
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com