List of mammals of Algeria
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Algeria. There are 104 mammal species in Algeria
, of which 3 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 10 are vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for Algeria is extinct and 1 can no longer be found in the wild.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN
:
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:
Often called sengisi, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa
. Their common English name derives from their elongated flexible snout and their resemblance to the true shrew
s.
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemur
s, monkey
s, and ape
s, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimian
s, monkeys of the New World
, and monkeys and apes of the Old World
.
Order: Rodent
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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisor
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara
can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Order: Lagomorpha
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The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae
(hare
s and rabbit
s), and Ochotonidae (pika
s). Though they can resemble rodent
s, and were classified as a superfamily
in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehog
s and gymnure
s. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
Order: Soricomorpha
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The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
Order: Cetacea
----
The order Cetacea includes whale
s, dolphin
s and porpoise
s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic
life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
Order: Carnivora
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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
The even-toed ungulates are ungulate
s whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to human
s.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, of which 3 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 10 are vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for Algeria is extinct and 1 can no longer be found in the wild.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN
World Conservation Union
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to finding "pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges." The organization publishes the IUCN Red List, compiling information from a network of...
:
| EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
| EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
| CR | Critically Endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
| EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| NT | Near Threatened | The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. |
| LC | Least Concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
| DD | Data Deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:
| LR/cd | Lower Risk/conservation dependent | Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued. |
| LR/nt | Lower Risk/near threatened | Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes. |
| LR/lc | Lower Risk/least concern | Species for which there are no identifiable risks. |
Order: Macroscelidea (elephant-shrews)
----Often called sengisi, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Their common English name derives from their elongated flexible snout and their resemblance to the true shrew
Shrew
A shrew or shrew mouse is a small molelike mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha. True shrews are also not to be confused with West Indies shrews, treeshrews, otter shrews, or elephant shrews, which belong to different families or orders.Although its external appearance is generally that of...
s.
- Family: Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews)
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- Genus: ElephantulusElephantulusElephantulus is a genus of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family.It contains the following species:* Short-snouted Elephant Shrew * Cape Elephant Shrew...
- North African Sengi Elephantulus rozeti LC
- Genus: Elephantulus
-
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
----The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
- Family: Procaviidae (hylaxes)
-
- Genus: Heterohyrax
- Yellow-spotted Rock HyraxYellow-spotted Rock HyraxThe Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax or Bush Hyrax is a species of mammal in the Procaviidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Northern South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,...
Heterohyrax brucei LC
- Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax
- Genus: Procavia
- Cape HyraxCape HyraxThe Rock Hyrax , or Cape Hyrax, is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only living species in the genus Procavia. Like all hyraxes, it is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal, superficially resembling a guinea pig with short ears and tail...
Procavia capensis LC
- Cape Hyrax
- Genus: Heterohyrax
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Order: Primates
----Lemur
Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...
s, monkey
Monkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
s, and ape
Ape
Apes are Old World anthropoid mammals, more specifically a clade of tailless catarrhine primates, belonging to the biological superfamily Hominoidea. The apes are native to Africa and South-east Asia, although in relatively recent times humans have spread all over the world...
s, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimian
Prosimian
Prosimians are a grouping of mammals defined as being primates, but not monkeys or apes. They include, among others, lemurs, bushbabies, and tarsiers. They are considered to have characteristics that are more primitive than those of monkeys and apes. Prosimians are the only primates native to...
s, monkeys of the New World
New World monkey
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since...
, and monkeys and apes of the Old World
Catarrhini
Catarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates . It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes, which in turn are further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...
.
- Suborder: HaplorrhiniHaplorrhiniThe haplorhines, the "dry-nosed" primates , are members of the Haplorhini clade: the prosimian tarsiers and the anthropoids...
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
- Parvorder: CatarrhiniCatarrhiniCatarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates . It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes, which in turn are further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
-
- Genus: MacacaMacaqueThe macaques constitute a genus of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. - Description :Aside from humans , the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to Afghanistan and, in the case of the barbary macaque, to North Africa...
- Barbary MacaqueBarbary MacaqueThe Barbary Macaque , or Common macaque, is a macaque with no tail. Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco with a small population, of unknown origin, in Gibraltar, the Barbary Macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species. Besides humans, they are the only primates that...
Macaca sylvanus VU
- Barbary Macaque
- Genus: Macaca
-
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Parvorder: Catarrhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
Order: RodentRodentRodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
ia (rodents)
----Incisor
Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and mandible below.-Function:...
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara
Capybara
The capybara , also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs...
can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
- Suborder: HystricomorphaHystricomorphaThe term Hystricomorpha has had many definitions throughout its history. In the broadest sense it refers to any rodent with a hystricomorphous zygomasseteric system. This includes the Hystricognathi, Ctenodactylidae, Anomaluridae, and Pedetidae...
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
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- Genus: HystrixHystrixHystrix is a genus of porcupine that contains what are the best known and most distinctive of the Old World porcupines.-Species:*Genus Hystrix**Subgenus Thecurus***Hystrix crassispinis - Thick-spined Porcupine...
- Crested PorcupineCrested PorcupineThe crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the Hystricidae family.It is extant in mainland Italy, Sicily, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.-Physical Attributes:...
Hystrix cristata LC
- Crested Porcupine
- Genus: Hystrix
-
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
- Suborder: SciurognathiSciurognathiSciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as the root of the incisors...
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Subfamily: XerinaeXerinaeXerinae is a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini , Xerini , and Protoxerini .-References:* Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754-818 in Wilson, E. D...
- Tribe: Xerini
- Genus: Atlantoxerus
- Barbary Ground SquirrelBarbary Ground SquirrelThe Barbary Ground Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Atlantoxerus.It is endemic to Algeria, Morocco, and has also been introduced to the Canary Islands....
Atlantoxerus getulus LC
- Barbary Ground Squirrel
- Genus: Atlantoxerus
- Tribe: Xerini
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
- Subfamily: LeithiinaeLeithiinaeLeithiinae is a subfamily of dormice.-Classification:Subfamily Leithiinae*Genus Chaetocauda**Chinese Dormouse, Chaetocauda sichuanensis*Genus Dryomys**Woolly Dormouse, Dryomys laniger...
- Genus: EliomysEliomysEliomys is a genus of rodent in the Gliridae family.It contains the following species:* Asian Garden Dormouse, Eliomys melanurus* Maghreb Garden Dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus* Garden Dormouse, Eliomys quercinus-References:...
- Asian Garden DormouseAsian Garden DormouseThe Asian Garden Dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family.It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey....
Eliomys melanurus LC
- Asian Garden Dormouse
- Genus: Eliomys
- Subfamily: Leithiinae
- Family: DipodidaeDipodidaeThe Dipodidae, or dipodids, are a family of rodents found across the northern hemisphere. This family includes over 50 species among the 16 genera....
(jerboas)- Subfamily: DipodinaeDipodinaeDipodinae is a subfamily of Dipodidae.-Classification:Subfamily Dipodinae*Tribe Dipodini**Genus Dipus***Northern Three-toed Jerboa, Dipus sagitta**Genus Eremodipus***Lichtenstein's Jerboa, Eremodipus lichtensteini...
- Genus: JaculusJaculus (rodent)The genus Jaculus is a member of the Dipodinae subfamily of dipodoid rodents . Jaculus species are distributed in desert and semi-arid regions across northern Africa, the Sahara, the Horn of Africa, Arabia, the Middle East, and Central Asia....
- Lesser Egyptian JerboaLesser Egyptian JerboaThe Lesser Egyptian Jerboa الجربوع , Jaculus jaculus, is a little rodent of Africa and the Middle East.Its diet consists of seeds and grasses, however the Jerboa needs very little water to survive.-References:...
Jaculus jaculus LC - Greater Egyptian JerboaGreater Egyptian JerboaThe Greater Egyptian Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy shores, and arable land.-References:* Aulagnier, S. 2004. . ...
Jaculus orientalis LC
- Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
- Genus: Jaculus
- Subfamily: Dipodinae
- Family: MuridaeMuridaeMuridae is the largest family of mammals. It contains over 600 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide. The group includes true mice and rats, gerbils, and relatives....
(mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)- Subfamily: DeomyinaeDeomyinaeThe subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae until very recently. They are sometimes called Acomyinae, particularly in references that predate the discovery that the link rat, Deomys ferugineus, is part of the...
- Genus: Acomys
- Seurat's Spiny MouseSeurat's Spiny MouseSeurat's Spiny Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Algeria.Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts....
Acomys seurati LC
- Seurat's Spiny Mouse
- Genus: Acomys
- Subfamily: Gerbillinae
- Genus: DipodillusDipodillusDipodillus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Botta's Gerbil * North African Gerbil * Wagner's Gerbil...
- North African GerbilNorth African GerbilThe North African Gerbil is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, possibly Chad, possibly Mauritania....
Dipodillus campestris LC
- North African Gerbil
- Genus: GerbillusGerbillusGerbillus is a genus that contains most common gerbils. Traditionally the genera Dipodillus and Microdillus have been included in this genus by some authorities.-Species:Genus Gerbillus*Subgenus Hendecapleura...
- Gerbillus gerbillusGerbillus gerbillusGerbillus gerbillus is distributed mainly in Morocco, Northern Nigeria to Jordan and Kenya. It is known as the lesser gerbil or small Egyptian gerbil. It is much smaller than other gerbils sometimes kept as pets....
LC - Pygmy GerbilPygmy GerbilGerbillus henleyi is distributed mainly in Algeria to Israel and the Arabian Peninsula. It is known as Henley's gerbil or pygmy dipodil.-References: Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern...
Gerbillus henleyi LC - Gerbillus nanusGerbillus nanusGerbillus nanus is distributed mainly from Morocco to Somalia and western Pakistan. It is called the Balochistan gerbil or Wagner's gerbil.-References: Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern...
LC - Gerbillus simoniGerbillus simoniDipodillus simoni is distributed mainly from eastern Morocco to Egypt. It is known as Simon's dipodil or the lesser short-tailed gerbil.-References: Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern...
LC - Tarabul's GerbilTarabul's GerbilTarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli is distributed from Senegal and Mauritania to Libya and Chad.-References: Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern...
Gerbillus tarabuli LC
- Gerbillus gerbillus
- Genus: MerionesMeriones (genus)Meriones is a rodent genus that includes the gerbil most commonly kept as a pet, Meriones unguiculatus. The genus contains most animals referred to as jirds, but members of the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys are also known as jirds. The distribution of Meriones ranges...
- Sundevall's JirdSundevall's JirdSundevall's Jird is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, and possibly Mali....
Meriones crassus LC - Libyan JirdLibyan JirdThe Libyan Jird is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan....
Meriones libycus LC - Shaw's JirdShaw's JirdShaw's Jird is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.Its natural habitats are arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.-References:...
Meriones shawi LC
- Sundevall's Jird
- Genus: Pachyuromys
- Fat-tailed GerbilFat-tailed GerbilPachyuromys duprasi is a rodent belonging to subfamily Gerbillinae. It is the only member of the genus Pachyuromys. These rodents are the most docile species of the Gerbil subfamily. Often called the Fat-tailed Gerbil or Duprasi Gerbil. Other common English names: Fat-tailed Jird, Fat-tailed Rat,...
Pachyuromys duprasi LC
- Fat-tailed Gerbil
- Genus: PsammomysPsammomysPsammomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Fat Sand Rat * Thin Sand Rat -References:...
- Sand RatSand RatThe sand rat , also known as the fat sand rat, is a terrestrial mammal from the gerbil subfamily that is mostly found in North Africa and the Middle East, ranging from Mauritania to the Arabian Peninsula....
Psammomys obesus LC - Thin Sand RatThin Sand RatThe Thin Sand Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and intermittent saline lakes.-References:...
Psammomys vexillaris DD
- Sand Rat
- Genus: Dipodillus
- Subfamily: MurinaeMurinaeThe Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. This subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the...
- Genus: ApodemusApodemusApodemus is the genus of Muridae which contains the Eurasian field mice. Related to the Ryūkyū spiny rats and the prehistoric Rhagamys – and far more distantly to Mus and Malacomys –, it includes the following species:*Striped Field Mouse, Apodemus agrarius*Alpine Field Mouse, Apodemus...
- Wood mouseWood mouseThe wood mouse is a common murid rodent from Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, has slightly smaller ears, and is usually slightly smaller overall: around 90 mm in length...
Apodemus sylvaticus LC
- Wood mouse
- Genus: Lemniscomys
- Barbary Striped Grass MouseBarbary Striped Grass MouseThe zebra mouse is also known as the African striped grass mouse and the Barbary striped grass mouse. It is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha, native to Africa. Plain coloured species found in the areas of south-east Kenya and Tanzania, and larger spotted species populating Eastern Africa...
Lemniscomys barbarus LC
- Barbary Striped Grass Mouse
- Genus: Mus
- Algerian MouseAlgerian MouseThe Algerian mouse, or western Mediterranean mouse, is a wild species of mouse closely related to the house mouse, native to open habitats around the western Mediterranean.-Description:...
Mus spretus LC
- Algerian Mouse
- Genus: Apodemus
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Family: Ctenodactylidae
- Genus: CtenodactylusCtenodactylusCtenodactylus is a genus of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae.-References:* Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Ctenodactylidae pp. 1536-1537 in D. E. Wilson and M. A. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, p. 1536....
- GundiGundiGundis are a group of small, stocky rodents found in Africa. They live in rocky deserts across the northern parts of the continent. The family comprises 4 living genera and 5 species , as well as numerous extinct genera and species...
Ctenodactylus gundi LC - Val's GundiVal's GundiThe Val's Gundi is a species of rodent in the Ctenodactylidae family. It is found in Algeria, Libya, and Morocco.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.-References:...
Ctenodactylus vali DD
- Gundi
- Genus: Massoutiera
- Mzab GundiMzab GundiThe Mzab Gundi is a species of rodent in the Ctenodactylidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Massoutiera. It is found in Algeria, Chad, Mali, Niger, and possibly Libya.-References:...
Massoutiera mzabi LC
- Mzab Gundi
- Genus: Ctenodactylus
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Order: LagomorphaLagomorphaThe lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families, the Leporidae , and the Ochotonidae...
(lagomorphs)
----The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae
Leporidae
Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs...
(hare
Hare
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
s and rabbit
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
s), and Ochotonidae (pika
Pika
The pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tail. The name pika is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae . One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species...
s). Though they can resemble rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
s, and were classified as a superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
- Family: LeporidaeLeporidaeLeporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs...
(rabbits, hares)- Genus: Oryctolagus
- European RabbitEuropean RabbitThe European Rabbit or Common Rabbit is a species of rabbit native to south west Europe and north west Africa . It has been widely introduced elsewhere often with devastating effects on local biodiversity...
Oryctolagus cuniculus LR/lc
- European Rabbit
- Genus: LepusHareHares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
- Cape HareCape HareThe Cape, Common or Brown Hare is a hare natively found throughout Africa, and has spread to many parts of the Europe, Middle East and Asia. The Cape Hare is a nocturnal herbivore.They are fast...
Lepus capensis LR/lc - African Savanna HareAfrican Savanna HareThe African Savanna Hare is a species of mammal in the Leporidae family. It is found in Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa,...
Lepus microtis LR/lc
- Cape Hare
- Genus: Oryctolagus
Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)
----The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehog
Hedgehog
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
s and gymnure
Gymnure
The gymnure, also called a hairy hedgehog or moonrat, is a type of mammal belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Erinaceomorpha...
s. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
- Family: ErinaceidaeErinaceidaeErinaceidae is the only living family in the order Erinaceomorpha, which has recently been subsumed with Soricomorpha into the order Eulipotyphla...
(hedgehogs)- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
- Genus: AtelerixAtelerixAtelerix is a genus of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It contains four species.-Species:* Four-toed Hedgehog * North African Hedgehog * Southern African Hedgehog...
- North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus LR/lc
- Genus: HemiechinusHemiechinusHemiechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains two species.-Species:* Long-eared Hedgehog * Indian Long-eared Hedgehog...
- Desert HedgehogDesert HedgehogThe desert hedgehog is a species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family.-Description:The desert hedgehog is one of the smallest of hedgehogs. It is 5.5 to 11 inches long and weighs about 10-18 ounces. The spines on its back can be banded with coloring similar to the four-toed hedgehog...
Hemiechinus aethiopicus LR/lc
- Desert Hedgehog
- Genus: Atelerix
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Order: SoricomorphaSoricomorphaThe order Soricomorpha is taxon within the class of mammals. In previous years it formed a significant group within the former order Insectivora...
(shrews, moles, and soledons)
----- Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
- Genus: CrociduraCrociduraThe genus Crocidura is one of nine genus of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With 182 species, Crocidura contains the largest number of species of any...
- Mauritanian ShrewMauritanian ShrewThe Mauritanian Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry...
Crocidura lusitania LC - Greater White-toothed ShrewGreater white-toothed shrewThe Greater White-toothed Shrew is a small insectivorous mammal. found in Europe and North Africa, weighing about 11-14 grams...
Crocidura russula LC - Lesser White-toothed ShrewLesser white-toothed shrewThe Lesser White-toothed Shrew is a tiny shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe, but not in most of Spain, north–west France and mainland Great Britain. Its preferred habitat is scrub and gardens and it feeds on insects, worms, slugs, snails and small mice...
Crocidura suaveolens LR/lc - Whitaker's ShrewWhitaker's ShrewThe Whitaker's Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky shores, and sandy shores.-References:...
Crocidura whitakeri LC
- Mauritanian Shrew
- Genus: SuncusSuncusSuncus is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae.-Classification:*Genus Suncus**Taita Shrew **Black Shrew **Day's Shrew **Etruscan Shrew...
- Etruscan Shrew Suncus etruscus LC
- Genus: Crocidura
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
----- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Genus: Myotis
- Long-fingered BatLong-fingered BatThe Long-Fingered Bat is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is known from Morocco, Algeria, southern Europe and the Middle East as far east as western Iran.-Physical characteristics:...
Myotis capaccinii VU - Geoffroy's BatGeoffroy's BatGeoffroy's Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel,...
Myotis emarginatus VU - Felten's MyotisFelten's MyotisThe Felten's Myotis is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia and Italy ....
Myotis punicus DD
- Long-fingered Bat
- Genus: Myotis
- Subfamily: VespertilioninaeVespertilioninaeVespertilioninae is a subfamily of Vesper Bats from the family Vespertilionidae.-Classification:Subfamily Vespertilioninae*Tribe Eptesicini**Genus Arielulus***Collared Pipistrelle, Arielulus aureocollaris...
- Genus: EptesicusEptesicusEptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats, in the family Vespertilionidae.The 25 species within this genus are:*Little black serotine *Bobrinski's Serotine...
- Serotine batSerotine batThe serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus is a fairly large European bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around 370mm and often hunts in woodland. It sometimes roosts in buildings, hanging upside down, in small groups or individually...
Eptesicus serotinus LR/lc
- Serotine bat
- Genus: HypsugoHypsugoThe genus Hypsugo contains many bats referred to as pipistrelles or pipistrelle bats. They belong to the family Vespertilionidae or vesper bats within the order Chiroptera.-Species:*Hypsugo alaschanicus...
- Savi's PipistrelleSavi's PipistrelleSavi's Pipistrelle, Hypsugo savii is a species of vesper bat found across Eurasia. Its summer habitat is not known, but in winter it favors caves, old buildings, and rock crevices. The Hypsugo savii and the Pipistrellus kuhlii have a share of similarities...
Hypsugo savii LR/lc
- Savi's Pipistrelle
- Genus: NyctalusNyctalusThe bat genus Nyctalus are members of the family Vespertilionidae or sometimes Evening bats. They are distributed in the temperate and subtropical areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa.There are eight species within this genus:...
- Greater Noctule batGreater Noctule batThe Greater Noctule bat is a rare mammal found in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It is the largest and least studied bat in Europe with a wingspan of up to 46 centimeters and is one of the few bat species to feed on passerine birds. Greater Noctule bat is the only bat species to hunt birds...
Nyctalus lasiopterus LR/nt - Lesser NoctuleLesser NoctuleThe Lesser Noctule or Leisler's Bat is a species of bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae.-Description:...
Nyctalus leisleri LR/nt
- Greater Noctule bat
- Genus: Otonycteris
- Desert Long-eared BatDesert Long-eared BatThe desert long-eared bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.-Distribution and Range:The single species, O...
Otonycteris hemprichii LR/lc
- Desert Long-eared Bat
- Genus: PipistrellusPipistrellusPipistrellus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word Pipistrello, meaning "bat"....
- Egyptian PipistrelleEgyptian PipistrelleThe Egyptian Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, possibly Burkina Faso, possibly Ghana, possibly Kenya, possibly Nigeria, possibly Senegal, and possibly Somalia.Its natural habitats are rocky areas, hot deserts, and...
Pipistrellus deserti LC - Kuhl's PipistrelleKuhl's PipistrelleKuhl's Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat.It can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, France, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia,...
Pipistrellus kuhlii LC - Common PipistrelleCommon PipistrelleThe Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus is a small pipistrelle bat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, southwestern Asia, and possibly into Korea. It is one of the most common bat species in the British Isles....
Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC - Rüppel's PipistrelleRüppel's PipistrelleRüppell's Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family found in Africa. It is found in these habitats: dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and hot deserts.-References:...
Pipistrellus rueppelli LC
- Egyptian Pipistrelle
- Genus: PlecotusPlecotusThe genus Plecotus consists of the lump-nosed bats. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years.-Species:Genus Plecotus - Lump-nosed bats*Plecotus ariel*Brown Long-eared Bat, Plecotus auritus...
- Canary Big-eared BatCanary Big-eared BatThe Canary Big-Eared Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is endemic to the Canary Islands, but may be found in the following countries: Algeria, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia....
Plecotus teneriffae DD
- Canary Big-eared Bat
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Subfamily: Miniopterinae
- Genus: MiniopterusMiniopterusMiniopterus is a genus of bats and the only genus of the family Miniopteridae. The genus was previously placed in its own subfamily, Miniopterinae, of the vesper bat family, but is now classified in its own family....
- Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus schreibersii LC
- Genus: Miniopterus
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Family: RhinopomatidaeRhinopomatidaeMouse-tailed bats are a group of insectivorous bats of the family Rhinopomatidae with only three to five species, all contained in the single genus Rhinopoma. They are found in the Old World, from North Africa to Thailand and Sumatra, in arid and semi-arid regions, roosting in caves, houses and...
- Genus: Rhinopoma
- Lesser Mouse-tailed BatLesser Mouse-tailed BatThe Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinopomatidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,...
Rhinopoma hardwickei LC - Greater Mouse-tailed BatGreater Mouse-tailed BatThe Greater Mouse-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinopomatidae family. It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger,...
Rhinopoma microphyllum LC
- Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat
- Genus: Rhinopoma
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: TadaridaTadaridaThe genus Tadarida has ten or more species of bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World...
- Egyptian Free-tailed BatEgyptian Free-tailed BatThe Egyptian Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is distributed through most of Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman to Pakistan and India and Sri Lanka...
Tadarida aegyptiaca LC - European Free-tailed BatEuropean Free-tailed BatThe European Free-tailed Bat. is a species of free-tailed bat found across the Old World. An adult European Free-tailed Bat has a body length of 8.4-9.4 cm, a tail of 4.8-5.6 cm, and a wing length of 5.7-6.5 cm...
Tadarida teniotis LR/lc
- Egyptian Free-tailed Bat
- Genus: Tadarida
- Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: TaphozousTaphozousTaphozous is a genus of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It contains the following species:* Indonesian Tomb Bat * Coastal Tomb Bat * Sharp-Nosed Tomb Bat...
- Naked-rumped Tomb BatNaked-rumped Tomb BatThe Naked-rumped Tomb Bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It is found in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal,...
Taphozous nudiventris LC
- Naked-rumped Tomb Bat
- Genus: Taphozous
- Family: NycteridaeNycteridaeNycteridae is the family of slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in a single genus, Nycteris. The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia and many parts of Africa....
- Genus: Nycteris
- Egyptian Slit-Faced BatEgyptian Slit-Faced BatThe Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It can live in widely diverse habitats, including forests, caves, deserts, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands. Its subspecies include:*N. thebaica adana*N. thebaica albiventer*N....
Nycteris thebaica LC
- Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat
- Genus: Nycteris
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Blasius's Horseshoe BatBlasius's Horseshoe BatBlasius's Horseshoe Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found throughout large parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Northern Africa.-Physical appearance:...
Rhinolophus blasii NT - Geoffroy's Horseshoe BatGeoffroy's Horseshoe BatGeoffroy's Horseshoe Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, caves, subterranean habitats , and hot deserts.-References:* Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W., Taylor,...
Rhinolophus clivosus LC - Mediterranean Horseshoe BatMediterranean Horseshoe BatThe Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in the Mediterranean region and balkan peninsula, as well as parts of Italy.-Physical characteristics:...
Rhinolophus euryale VU - Greater Horseshoe BatGreater Horseshoe BatThe Greater Horseshoe Bat is a European bat of the Rhinolophus genus. Its distribution covers Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia. It is the largest of the European Horseshoe Bats and is thus easily distinguished from other species...
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LR/nt - Lesser horseshoe batLesser horseshoe batThe Lesser Horseshoe Bat , is a type of European bat related to but smaller than its cousin, the Greater Horseshoe Bat...
Rhinolophus hipposideros LC - Mehely's Horseshoe BatMehely's Horseshoe BatMehely's Horseshoe Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found in eastern Europe and parts of the Middle East.-Physical Appearance:...
Rhinolophus mehelyi VU
- Blasius's Horseshoe Bat
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Subfamily: HipposiderinaeHipposiderinaeHipposideridae is a family of bats commonly known as the "Old World Leaf-nosed Bats". While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family...
- Genus: AselliaAselliaAsellia is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae.It contains the following species:* Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat * Trident Bat -References:...
- Trident Leaf-nosed Bat Asellia tridens LC
- Genus: HipposiderosHipposiderosHipposideros is a one of the most diverse genera of bats with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament...
- Sundevall's Roundleaf BatSundevall's Roundleaf BatSundevall's roundleaf bat , also called Sundevall's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae....
Hipposideros caffer LC
- Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
- Genus: Asellia
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Order: CetaceaCetaceaThe order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea...
(whales)
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Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
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Dolphin
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...
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Porpoise
Porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen...
s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic
Aquatic adaptation
Several animal groups have undergone aquatic adaptation, going from being purely terrestrial animals to living at least part of the time in water. The adaptations in early speciation tend to develop as the animal ventures into water in order to find available food. As successive generations spend...
life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Steno
- Rough-toothed DolphinRough-toothed DolphinThe Rough-toothed dolphin is species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world.The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823...
Steno bredanensis DD
- Rough-toothed Dolphin
- Genus: StenellaStenellaStenella is a genus of aquatic mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins.Currently five species are recognised in this genus:*Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, S. attenuata*Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, S. frontalis...
- Atlantic Spotted DolphinAtlantic Spotted DolphinThe Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their body.-Taxonomy:...
Stenella frontalis DD
- Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
- Genus: DelphinusDelphinusDelphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. Delphinus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains among the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical...
- Common dolphinCommon dolphinThe common dolphin is the name given to two species of dolphin making up the genus Delphinus.Prior to the mid-1990s, most taxonomists only recognised one species in this genus, the common dolphin Delphinus delphis...
Delphinus delphis LR/lc
- Common dolphin
- Genus: Feresa
- Pygmy Killer WhalePygmy Killer WhaleThe pygmy killer whale is a small, rarely seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family . It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca It is the smallest species that has "whale" in its common name. In fact, "killer" may be more apt in the case of the pygmy...
Feresa attenuata DD
- Pygmy Killer Whale
- Genus: Orcinus
- OrcaOrcaThe killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
Orcinus orca LR/cd
- Orca
- Genus: Globicephala
- Pilot whalePilot whalePilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. There are two extant species, the long-finned pilot whale and the short-finned pilot whale . The two are not readily distinguished at sea and analysis of the skulls is the best way to tell the difference between them...
Globicephala melas LR/lc
- Pilot whale
- Genus: Steno
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Order: CarnivoraCarnivoraThe diverse order Carnivora |Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal...
(carnivorans)
----- Suborder: FeliformiaFeliformiaThe Feliformia are a suborder within the order Carnivora and includes cats , hyenas, mongooses, civets and related taxa. The other suborder of Carnivora is Caniformia...
- Family: FelidaeFelidaeFelidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the strictest carnivores of the thirteen terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, although the three families of marine mammals comprising the superfamily pinnipedia are as carnivorous as the...
(cats)- Subfamily: FelinaeFelinaeFelinae is a subfamily of the family Felidae which includes the genera and species listed below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the Cougar and Cheetah....
- Genus: AcinonyxAcinonyxAcinonyx is a genus of mammals from the family Felidae. It is currently distributed in Africa and Asia, but at one time was also present in Europe. The cheetah is the only extant species in the genus. Wozencraft put the genus Acinonyx in their own monophyletic subfamily, Acinonychinae. Salles ,...
- CheetahCheetahThe cheetah is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, most notable for modifications in the species' paws...
Acinonyx jubatus VU
- Cheetah
- Genus: CaracalCaracalThe caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa.The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". In North India and Pakistan, the caracal is locally known as syahgosh or shyahgosh, which is a Persian term...
- CaracalCaracalThe caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa.The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". In North India and Pakistan, the caracal is locally known as syahgosh or shyahgosh, which is a Persian term...
Caracal caracal LC
- Caracal
- Genus: FelisFelisFelis is a genus of cats in the family Felidae, including the familiar domestic cat and its closest wild relatives. The wild species are distributed widely across Europe, southern and central Asia, and Africa; the domestic cat has been introduced worldwide.Members of the genus Felis are all small...
- Sand CatSand CatThe sand cat , also referred to as the "sand dune cat", is a small wild cat distributed over African and Asian deserts. The Sand cat lives in arid areas that are too hot and dry even for the African Wildcat: the Sahara, the Arabian Desert, and the deserts of Iran and...
Felis margarita NT - WildcatWildcatWildcat is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.-Animals:Wildcat may also refer to members of the genus Lynx:...
Felis silvestris LC
- Sand Cat
- Genus: Leptailurus
- ServalServalThe serval , Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal...
Leptailurus serval LC
- Serval
- Genus: Acinonyx
- Subfamily: PantherinaePantherinaePantherinae is the subfamily of the family Felidae, which includes the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis.The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae has been ranked between six and ten million years ago. DNA analysis suggests that the snow leopard Uncia uncia is basal to the entire Pantherinae and...
- Genus: PantheraPantheraPanthera is a genus of the family Felidae , which contains four well-known living species: the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard. The genus comprises about half of the Pantherinae subfamily, the big cats...
- LionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
Panthera leo VU - LeopardLeopardThe leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
Panthera pardus LC
- Lion
- Genus: Panthera
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
- Subfamily: ViverrinaeViverrinaeThe subfamily Viverrinae is the largest of the four subfamilies within the family Viverridae, containing the genets, some of the Asian civets, and the two African linsangs for a total of 22 species, comprising two-thirds of the Viverrids....
- Genus: Genetta
- Common GenetCommon GenetThe Common Genet , also known as the Small-spotted Genet or European Genet, is a mammal from the order Carnivora, related to civets and linsangs. The most far-ranging of all the fourteen species of genet, it can be found throughout Africa, parts of the Middle East, and in Europe in Spain, Portugal,...
Genetta genetta LR/lc
- Common Genet
- Genus: Genetta
- Subfamily: Viverrinae
- Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
- Genus: Atilax
- Marsh MongooseMarsh MongooseThe Marsh Mongoose, or Water Mongoose, is a medium-sized mammal but a large mongoose. Weight can range from , with an average range of . From the head to the base of the tail, these animals range from , with the tail adding . It is a member of the mongoose family and the only member of its genus...
Atilax paludinosus LR/lc
- Marsh Mongoose
- Genus: HerpestesHerpestesHerpestes is a genus of the mongoose family, Herpestidae .It contains the following species and subspecies:* Short-tailed Mongoose, Herpestes brachyurus** H. b. brachyurus...
- Egyptian MongooseEgyptian mongooseThe Egyptian Mongoose , also known as the Ichneumon, is a species of mongoose. It may be a reservoir host for Visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan.-Range and habitat:...
Herpestes ichneumon LR/lc
- Egyptian Mongoose
- Genus: Atilax
- Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
- Genus: HyaenaHyaenaFor the Siouxsie and the Banshees album, see Hyæna.For the group of animals commonly known as "hyaena", see Hyena.Hyaena is a genus comprising two of the living species of hyenas: the striped hyena from western Asia and northern Africa and the brown hyena from southern Africa...
- Striped HyenaStriped HyenaThe Striped Hyena is a species of true hyena native to North and East Africa, the Caucasus, the Middle East, Middle and Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...
Hyaena hyaena LR/nt
- Striped Hyena
- Genus: Hyaena
- Family: Felidae
- Suborder: CaniformiaCaniformiaCaniformia, or Canoidea , is a suborder within the order Carnivora. They typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws . The Pinnipedia evolved from caniform ancestors and are accordingly assigned to this group...
- Family: CanidaeCanidaeCanidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes wolves, foxes, jackals, coyotes, and domestic dogs. A member of this family is called a canid . The Canidae family is divided into two tribes: Canini and Vulpini...
(dogs, foxes)- Genus: VulpesVulpesVulpes is a genus of the Canidae family. Its members are referred to as 'true foxes', although there are species in other genera whose common names include the word 'fox'....
- Rueppell's Fox Vulpes rueppelli DD
- Red FoxRed FoxThe red fox is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia...
Vulpes vulpes LC - Fennec Vulpes zerda DD
- Genus: CanisCanisCanis is a genus containing 7 to 10 extant species, including dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals, and many extinct species.-Wolves, dogs and dingos:Wolves, dogs and dingos are subspecies of Canis lupus...
- Golden JackalGolden JackalThe golden jackal , also known as the common jackal, Asiatic jackal, thos or gold-wolf is a Canid of the genus Canis indigenous to north and northeastern Africa, southeastern and central Europe , Asia Minor, the Middle East and southeast Asia...
Canis aureus LC
- Golden Jackal
- Genus: Vulpes
- Family: MustelidaeMustelidaeMustelidae , commonly referred to as the weasel family, are a family of carnivorous mammals. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora, at least partly because in the past it has been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa...
(mustelids)- Genus: Mustela
- Least WeaselLeast WeaselThe least weasel is the smallest member of the Mustelidae , native to Eurasia, North America and North Africa, though it has been introduced elsewhere. It is classed as Least Concern by the IUCN, due to its wide distribution and presumably large population...
Mustela nivalis LR/lc
- Least Weasel
- Genus: IctonyxIctonyxIctonyx is a genus in the Mustelidae family . It contains two species:* Saharan Striped Polecat * Striped Polecat...
- Saharan Striped PolecatSaharan Striped PolecatThe Saharan striped polecat or Saharan striped weasel is a species of mammal in the Mustelidae family. It is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Tunisia....
Ictonyx libyca LR/lc
- Saharan Striped Polecat
- Genus: Mellivora
- RatelRatelThe honey badger , also known as the ratel, is a species of mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species, instead bearing more anatomical similarities to weasels...
Mellivora capensis LR/lc
- Ratel
- Genus: LutraLutraLutra is a genus of otters.*Lutra nippon - Japanese otter*Lutra sumatrana - Hairy-nosed otter*Lutra lutra - European otter-Habitat:Lutra are semi-aquatic mammals and therefore need to be well-adapted to both water and land...
- European OtterEuropean OtterThe European Otter , also known as the Eurasian otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter and Old World otter, is a European and Asian member of the Lutrinae or otter subfamily, and is typical of freshwater otters....
Lutra lutra NT
- European Otter
- Genus: Mustela
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
- Genus: MonachusMonachusMonachus is a genus containing the monk seals, a group of three Pinniped species. They are the only earless seals which are found in tropical climates...
- Mediterranean Monk SealMediterranean Monk SealThe Mediterranean monk seal is a pinniped belonging to the Phocidae family. At some 450-510 remaining individuals, it is believed to be the world's second-rarest pinniped , and one of the most endangered mammals in the world.It is present in parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic...
Monachus monachus CR
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Genus: Monachus
- Family: Canidae
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
----Ungulate
Ungulates are several groups of mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. They make up several orders of mammals, of which six to eight survive...
s whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
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- Family: SuidaeSuidaeSuidae is the biological family to which pigs belong. In addition to numerous fossil species, up to sixteen extant species are currently recognized, classified into between four and eight genera...
(pigs)- Subfamily: SuinaeSuinaeSuinae is a subfamily of mammals that includes at least some of the living members of the family Suidae and their closest relatives—the domestic pig and related species, such as babirusas. Several extinct species within Suidae are classified in subfamilies other than Suinae...
- Genus: Sus
- BoarBoarWild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
Sus scrofa LR/lc
- Boar
- Genus: Sus
- Subfamily: Suinae
- Family: HippopotamidaeHippopotamidaeHippopotamuses are the members of the family Hippopotamidae. They are the only extant artiodactyls which walk on four toes on each foot.- Characteristics :...
(hippopotamuses)- Genus: HippopotamusHippopotamusThe hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
- HippopotamusHippopotamusThe hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
Hippopotamus amphibius VU
- Hippopotamus
- Genus: Hippopotamus
- Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: CervinaeCervinaeCervinae or the Old World deer , is a subfamily of deer. Alternatively, they're known as the Plesiometacarpal deer, due to their ankle structure being different from the Telemetecarpal deer of Capreolinae-Classification and Species:The list is based on the studies of Randi, Mucci, Claro-Hergueta,...
- Genus: CervusCervusCervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America. In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now commonly placed in other genera, but some of...
- Red DeerRed DeerThe red deer is one of the largest deer species. Depending on taxonomy, the red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being...
Cervus elaphus LR/lc
- Red Deer
- Genus: Cervus
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: AlcelaphinaeAlcelaphinaeThe subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 10 species in 4 genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros for the Lichtenstein's Hartebeest.* Family Bovidae** Subfamily...
- Genus: AlcelaphusAlcelaphusAlcelaphus is a genus of antelope. It contains the Hartebeest, Red Hartebeest and Lichtenstein's Hartebeest....
- HartebeestHartebeestThe hartebeest is a grassland antelope found in West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. It is one of the three species classified in the genus Alcelaphus....
Alcelaphus buselaphus LR/cd
- Hartebeest
- Genus: Alcelaphus
- Subfamily: AntilopinaeAntilopinaeAntilopinae is a subfamily of Bovidae. The gazelles, blackbucks, springboks, gerenuks, dibatags and Central Asian gazelles are often referred to as "True Antelopes" and are usually the sole representatives of the Antilopinae...
- Genus: Gazella
- Cuvier's GazelleCuvier's GazelleCuvier's Gazelle is a species of gazelle found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. It is also known as the Edmi. It is one of the darkest species of gazelle in coloring, due to its partial woodland habitat. It is sometimes placed in a separate genus, Trachelocele, from other gazelles, together with...
Gazella cuvieri EN - Dama GazelleDama GazelleThe Dama Gazelle is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa in the Sahara desert and migrates south in search of food during the dry season. Their habitat includes open steppes, bushy, grassy steppes, semi-desert, and deserts, while their diet includes grasses, leaves, shoots, fruit, and...
Gazella dama CR - Dorcas GazelleDorcas GazelleThe Dorcas Gazelle , also known as the Ariel Gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The Dorcas Gazelle stands approximately 55-65 cm . Dorcas gazelle have a head and body length of 90-110 cm and a weight of 15-20 kg...
Gazella dorcas VU - Rhim GazelleRhim GazelleThe rhim gazelle , also known as the slender-horned gazelle or sand gazelle, is a slender-horned gazelle, most adapted to desert life. There are fewer than 2500 in the wild.-Description:...
Gazella leptoceros EN - Red GazelleRed GazelleThe red gazelle was thought to be an extinct species of gazelle. It was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas before Eudorcas was promoted to a full genus...
Gazella rufina EX
- Cuvier's Gazelle
- Genus: Gazella
- Subfamily: Caprinae
- Genus: Ammotragus
- Barbary SheepBarbary sheepThe Barbary Sheep is a species of caprid native to rocky mountains in North Africa. Six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe and elsewhere...
Ammotragus lervia VU
- Barbary Sheep
- Genus: Ammotragus
- Subfamily: Hippotraginae
- Genus: AddaxAddaxThe Addax , also known as the screwhorn antelope, is a critically endangered species of antelope that lives in the Sahara desert. As suggested by its alternative name, this pale antelope has long, twisted horns. It is closely related to the oryx, but differs from other antelopes by having large...
- AddaxAddaxThe Addax , also known as the screwhorn antelope, is a critically endangered species of antelope that lives in the Sahara desert. As suggested by its alternative name, this pale antelope has long, twisted horns. It is closely related to the oryx, but differs from other antelopes by having large...
Addax nasomaculatus CR
- Addax
- Genus: OryxOryxOryx is one of four large antelope species of the genus Oryx. Three of the species are native to arid parts of Africa, with a fourth native to the Arabian Peninsula. Their pelage is pale with contrasing dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight...
- Scimitar OryxScimitar OryxThe Scimitar Oryx, or Scimitar-Horned Oryx, is a species of oryx which formerly inhabited the whole of North Africa. It has been classified as extinct in the wild by the IUCN.-Etymology and taxonomy:...
Oryx dammah EW
- Scimitar Oryx
- Genus: Addax
- Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
See also
- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classificationMammal classificationMammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus initially defined the class. Many earlier ideas have been completely abandoned by modern taxonomists, among these are the idea that bats are related to birds...
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