• Source: List of wild animals of Egypt

This is a list of the wild animal species that were reported in Egypt.




Class: Mammalia (mammals)



Order: Tubulidentata (aardvarks)

Family: Orycteropodidae
Genus: Orycteropus
Aardvark

Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)

Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes)
Genus: Procavia
Rock hyrax

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Family: Dugongidae
Genus: Dugong
Dugong (dugong dugon)




















Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Family: Gliridae (dormice)
Genus: Eliomys
Asian garden dormouse Eliomys melanurus
Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
Genus: Allactaga
Four-toed jerboa (Allactaga tetradactyla)
Genus: Jaculus
Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
Greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Nannospalax
Middle East blind mole-rat Nannospalax ehrenbergi
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters etc.)
Genus: Acomys
Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus)
Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus)
Genus: Dipodillus
North African gerbil Dipodillus campestris
Mackilligin's gerbil (Dipodillus mackilligini)
Genus: Gerbillus
Pleasant gerbil Gerbillus amoenus
Anderson's gerbil Gerbillus andersoni
Flower's gerbil Gerbillus floweri
Lesser Egyptian gerbil Gerbillus gerbillus
Pygmy gerbil Gerbillus henleyi
Pale gerbil Gerbillus perpallidus
Greater Egyptian gerbil Gerbillus pyramidum
Lesser short-tailed gerbil Gerbillus simoni
Genus: Meriones
Sundevall's jird Meriones crassus
Libyan jird Meriones lybicus
Shaw's jird Meriones shawi
Genus: Pachyuromys
Fat-tailed gerbil (pachyuromys duprasi)
Genus: Psammomys
Fat sand rat (psammomys obesus)
Genus: Sekeetamys
Bushy-tailed jird (sekeetamys calurus)
Genus: Arvicanthis
African grass rat (arvicanthis niloticus)
Genus: Nesokia
Short-tailed bandicoot rat (nesokia indica)

Order: Lagomporpha (lagomorphs)

Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
Genus: Lepus
Cape hare (lepus capensis)


Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
Genus: Hemiechinus
Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus
Genus: Paraechinus
Desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles and solenodons)




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Macan tutul
• Sejarah pertanian
• Daftar penulis bacaan anak
• List of wild animals of Egypt
• Plagues of Egypt
• List of domesticated animals
• Hunting, fishing and animals in ancient Egypt
• Set animal
• The Wild Robot
• Animals in the Bible
• Largest wild canids
• List of herbivorous animals
• List of animal welfare organizations