Wildlife of Lesotho explained

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

Fauna

Mammals

See main article: List of mammals of Lesotho.

• African leopard
• South African cheetah

Reptiles

See main article: List of reptiles of Lesotho.

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.

Sources

• 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
• Web site: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Lesotho . IUCN . 2001 . 22 May 2007 .
• Web site: Mammal Species of the World. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. 22 May 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070427043030/http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ . 27 April 2007.
• Web site: Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. 22 May 2007.
• Web site: Lepage . Denis . Checklist of birds of Lesotho . Bird Checklists of the World . Avibase . 27 April 2007 .
• Book: Clements , James F. . Birds of the World: a Checklist . Cornell University Press . 2000 . 0-934797-16-1 . 880 .