List Of Mammals Of Egypt - What Animals Are In Egypt

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Egypt. These are the mammal species in Egypt, of which three are critically endangered, three are endangered, eight are vulnerable, and one is near-threatened. Three of the species listed for Egypt are considered to be extinct.

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:

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

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 (hyraxes)
- Genus: Heterohyrax
  - Yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Heterohyrax brucei LC
- Genus: Procavia
  - Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis LC

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. These animals live in warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia, including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific.

Family: Dugongidae
- Genus: Dugong
  - Dugong, Dugong dugon VU

Order: Tubulidentata (aardvarks)

The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced.

Family: Orycteropodidae
- Genus: Orycteropus
  - Aardvark, Orycteropus aferLC

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45Â kg (100Â lb).

Suborder: Hystricognathi
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
  - - Genus: Hystrix
      - Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata LC
Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  - Subfamily: Leithiinae
    - Genus: Eliomys
      - Asian garden dormouse, Eliomys melanurus LC
- Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
  - Subfamily: Allactaginae
    - Genus: Allactaga
      - Four-toed jerboa, Allactaga tetradactyla DD
  - Subfamily: Dipodinae
    - Genus: Jaculus
      - Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus LC
      - Greater Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus orientalis LC
- Family: Spalacidae
  - Subfamily: Spalacinae
    - Genus: Nannospalax
      - Middle East blind mole-rat, Nannospalax ehrenbergi LC
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Deomyinae
    - Genus: Acomys
      - Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus LC
      - Golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus LR/lc
  - Subfamily: Gerbillinae
    - Genus: Dipodillus
      - North African gerbil, Dipodillus campestris LC
      - Mackilligin's gerbil, Dipodillus mackilligini LC
    - Genus: Gerbillus
      - Pleasant gerbil, Gerbillus amoenus DD
      - Anderson's gerbil, Gerbillus andersoni LR/lc
      - Flower's gerbil, Gerbillus floweri LC
      - Lesser gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus LC
      - Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi LC
      - Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus LC
      - Pale gerbil, Gerbillus perpallidus LC
      - Greater Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum LC
      - Lesser short-tailed gerbil, Gerbillus simoni LC
    - Genus: Meriones
      - Sundevall's jird, Meriones crassus LC
      - Libyan jird, Meriones libycus LC
      - Shaw's jird, Meriones shawi LC
    - Genus: Pachyuromys
      - Fat-tailed gerbil, Pachyuromys duprasi LC
    - Genus: Psammomys
      - Sand rat, Psammomys obesus LC
    - Genus: Sekeetamys
      - Bushy-tailed jird, Sekeetamys calurus LC
  - Subfamily: Murinae
    - Genus: Arvicanthis
      - African grass rat, Arvicanthis niloticus LC
    - Genus: Nesokia
      - Short-tailed bandicoot rat, Nesokia indica LC

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, 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.

Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
- Genus: Lepus
  - Cape hare, Lepus capensis LR/lc

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.

Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
  - Genus: Paraechinus
    - Desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus LR/lc
  - Genus: Hemiechinus
    - Long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
  - Genus: Crocidura
    - Lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura suaveolens DD
    - Flower's shrew, Crocidura floweri DD
    - African giant shrew, Crocidura olivieri LC
    - Egyptian pygmy shrew, Crocidura religiosa DD
  - Genus: Suncus
    - House shrew, Suncus murinus DD

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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.

Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
  - Genus: Rousettus
    - Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus LC
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Barbastella
    - Asian barbastelle, Barbastella leucomelas LR/lc
  - Genus: Eptesicus
    - Botta's serotine, Eptesicus bottae LC
  - Genus: Hypsugo
    - Desert pipistrelle, Hypsugo ariel DD
  - Genus: Nycticeinops
    - Schlieffen's bat, Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
  - Genus: Otonycteris
    - Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii LR/lc
  - Genus: Pipistrellus
    - Egyptian pipistrelle, Pipistrellus deserti LC
    - Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
    - RÃ¼ppell's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus rueppelli LC
  - Genus: Plecotus
    - Christi's big-eared bat, Plecotus christiei DD
Family: Rhinopomatidae
- Genus: Rhinopoma
  - Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei LC
  - Greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum LC
Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Tadarida
  - Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca LC
  - European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LR/lc
Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: Taphozous
  - Naked-rumped tomb bat, Taphozous nudiventris LC
  - Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus LC
Family: Nycteridae
- Genus: Nycteris
  - Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica LC
Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  - Genus: Rhinolophus
    - Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus clivosus LC
    - Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
- Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
  - Genus: Asellia
    - Trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens LC
  - Genus: Triaenops
    - Persian trident bat, Triaenops persicus LC

Order: Cetacea (whales and dolphins and porpoises)

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. 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.

Species listed below also includes species being recorded in Levantine Sea.

Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae
  - Genus: Balaenoptera
    - Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus EN
    - Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni DD
    - Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Genus: Megaptera
  - Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae LC and CR (Arabian Sea population)
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Family: Physeteridae
  - Genus: Physeter
    - Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU
- Family: Ziphidae
  - Genus: Ziphius
    - Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris LC
  - Genus: Mesoplodon
    - Gervais' beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris DD
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Tursiops
      - Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus LC
      - Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus DD
    - Genus: Steno
      - Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis DD (once being considered as vagrants, but later confirmed as residential)
    - Genus: Stenella
      - Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba DD
      - Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata LR/cd
      - Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris LR/cd
    - Genus: Sousa
      - Sousa chinensis DD
    - Genus: Delphinus
      - Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis LC
      - Indo-Pacific common dolphin Delphinus tropicalis DD
    - Genus: Grampus
      - Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus LC
    - Genus: Orcinus
      - Orca Orcinus orca DD
    - Genus: Pseudorca
      - False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens DD
    - Genus: Globicephala
      - Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas DD
      - Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus DD

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae (cats)
  - Subfamily: Felinae
    - Genus: Acinonyx
      - Sudan cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii VU
    - Genus: Caracal
      - Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
    - Genus: Felis
      - Egyptian jungle cat, Felis chaus nilotica LC
      - Saharan sand cat, Felis margarita margarita NT
      - African wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica LC
  - Subfamily: Pantherinae
    - Genus: Panthera
      - Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo EW
      - African leopard, Panthera pardus pardus NT
      - Arabian leopard, Panthera pardus nimr CR
- Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Viverrinae
    - Genus: Genetta
      - Abyssinian genet, Genetta abyssinica DD
      - Common genet, Genetta genetta LR/lc
- Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  - Genus: Herpestes
    - Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon LR/lc
- Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
  - Genus: Hyaena
    - Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena LR/nt
  - Genus: Proteles
    - Aardwolf, Proteles cristatus LR/lc
Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  - Genus: Vulpes
    - Rueppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli DD
    - Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
    - Fennec, Vulpes zerda VU
    - Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana VU
  - Genus: Canis
    - Egyptian wolf, Canis anthus lupaster NE
    - Arabian wolf, Canis lupus arabs EN
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LR/lc
  - Genus: Ictonyx
    - Saharan striped polecat, Ictonyx libyca LR/lc
    - Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus LR/lc
  - Genus: Mellivora
    - Ratel, Mellivora capensis LR/lc
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  - Genus: Monachus
    - Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus CR

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

Family: Equidae (horses etc.)
- Genus: Equus
  - Nubian wild ass, Equus africanus africanus CR

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates 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 humans.

Family: Suidae (pigs)
- Subfamily: Suinae
  - Genus: Sus
    - Boar, Sus scrofa
Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)
- Genus: Hippopotamus
  - Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius EX
Family: Giraffidae (giraffe, okapi)
- Genus: Giraffa
  - Nubian giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis EX
Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
  - Genus: Alcelaphus
    - Bubal hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus EX
- Subfamily: Antilopinae
  - Genus: Gazella
    - Dorcas gazelle, Gazella dorcas VU
    - Mountain gazelle, Gazella gazella VU
    - Rhim gazelle, Gazella leptoceros EN
- Subfamily: Caprinae
  - Genus: Ammotragus
    - Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia VU
  - Genus: Capra
    - Nubian ibex, Capra nubiana EN
- Subfamily: Hippotraginae
  - Genus: Addax
    - Addax, Addax nasomaculatus CR
  - Genus: Oryx
    - Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah EX
    - Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx EN
Family: Camelidae
- Genus: Camelus
  - Dromedary, Camelus dromedarius

Notes

References

"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Egypt". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.Â
"Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.Â
"Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995â€"2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.Â

List Of Mammals Of Egypt - What Animals Are In Egypt

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