Bwabwata National Park ("Diospyros mespiliformis") and makalani palm ("Hyphaene petersiana"). Several rare large mammal and bird species are found in Bwabwata. Elephants regularly move between Namibia, Angola, Botswana and Zambia. Other species found are Cape buffalo, hippopotamus, roan antelope, sable antelope, tsessebe, zebra, wildebeest, common reedbuck, red lechwe, sitatunga and crocodile. Main predators are lion, leopard, cheetah and spotted hyena. The Mahango Area and Kavango River in western Bwabwata are listed as an internationally Important Bird Area supporting globally threatened species and is an avian diversity hotspot. Species include black-winged pratincole, slaty egret, wattled crane, African skimmer, African pygmy-goose, coppery-tailed coucal, white-backed night
Pygmy possum species are able to leap long distances. Conservation International (CI) and the Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI) reported on the possible discovery of a new species of "Cercartetus" pygmy possum upon visit to the Foja Mountains in June 2007. The two genera of pygmy possums are "Burramys" and "Cercartetus". "Burramys" contains only one extant species, the mountain pygmy possum, "B. parvus". As currently understood, "Cercartetus" consists of four extant species. † = extinct species Pygmy possum The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The five extant species of pygmy possum are