Wildlife of Lesotho

Drakensberg siskin

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

Fauna

Mammals

Main article: List of mammals of Lesotho

• African leopard
• South African cheetah

Birds

Main article: List of birds of Lesotho

Reptiles

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.[1]