List of mammals of Tunisia GudangMovies21 Rebahinxxi LK21

      This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Tunisia. Of the mammal species in Tunisia, three are critically endangered, three are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and two are near threatened. One of the species listed for Tunisia can no longer be found in the wild.
      The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:


      Order: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)



      Often called sengis, 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 shrews.

      Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews)
      Genus: Elephantulus
      North African elephant shrew, E. rozeti LC


      Order: Rodentia (rats and mice)



      Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors 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 (99 lb).

      Suborder: Hystricognathi
      Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
      Genus: Hystrix
      Crested porcupine, H. cristata LC
      Suborder: Sciurognathi
      Family: Gliridae (dormice)
      Subfamily: Leithiinae
      Genus: Eliomys
      Asian garden dormouse, E. melanurus LC
      Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
      Subfamily: Dipodinae
      Genus: Jaculus
      Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus LC
      Greater Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus orientalis LC
      Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
      Subfamily: Gerbillinae
      Genus: Dipodillus
      North African gerbil, Dipodillus campestris LC
      Genus: Gerbillus
      Anderson's gerbil, Gerbillus andersoni LC
      Lesser Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus LC
      Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi LC
      James's gerbil, Gerbillus jamesi DD
      Lataste's gerbil, Gerbillus latastei LC
      Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus LC
      Lesser short-tailed gerbil, Gerbillus simoni LC
      Tarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli LC
      Genus: Meriones
      Libyan jird, Meriones libycus LC
      Shaw's jird, Meriones shawi LC
      Genus: Pachyuromys
      Fat-tailed gerbil, Pachyuromys duprasi LC
      Genus: Psammomys
      Fat sand rat, Psammomys obesus LC
      Thin sand rat, Psammomys vexillaris DD
      Subfamily: Murinae
      Genus: Apodemus
      Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC
      Genus: Lemniscomys
      Barbary striped grass mouse, Lemniscomys barbarus LC
      Genus: Mus
      Algerian mouse, Mus spretus LC
      Family: Ctenodactylidae
      Genus: Ctenodactylus
      Common gundi, Ctenodactylus gundi LC


      Order: Lagomorpha



      Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
      Genus: Lepus
      Cape hare, L. capensis 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: Atelerix
      North African hedgehog, Atelerix algirus LC
      Genus: Hemiechinus
      Desert hedgehog, Hemiechinus aethiopicus DD


      Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)



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

      Family: Soricidae (shrews)
      Subfamily: Crocidurinae
      Genus: Crocidura
      Whitaker's shrew, Crocidura whitakeri LC
      Genus: Suncus
      Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC


      Order: Chiroptera (bats)



      The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

      Family: Vespertilionidae
      Subfamily: Myotinae
      Genus: Myotis
      Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii VU
      Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus LC
      Felten's myotis, Myotis punicus DD
      Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
      Genus: Eptesicus
      Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC
      Genus: Hypsugo
      Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii LC
      Genus: Otonycteris
      Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii LC
      Genus: Pipistrellus
      Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
      Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
      Rüppell's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus rueppelli LC
      Subfamily: Miniopterinae
      Genus: Miniopterus
      Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii VU
      Family: Rhinopomatidae
      Genus: Rhinopoma
      Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, R. cystops LC
      Lesser mouse-tailed bat, R. hardwickei LC
      Family: Rhinolophidae
      Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
      Genus: Rhinolophus
      Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii LC
      Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale NT
      Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum LC
      Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros LC
      Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi VU
      Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
      Genus: Asellia
      Trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens LC


      Order: Cetacea (whales)



      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.

      Suborder: Mysticeti
      Family: Balaenopteridae
      Genus: Balaenoptera
      Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
      Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus VU
      Subfamily: Megapterinae
      Genus: Megaptera
      Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
      Family: Balaenidae
      Genus: Eubalaena
      North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis CR (possible)
      Suborder: Odontoceti
      Superfamily: Platanistoidea
      Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      Genus: Steno
      Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis LC
      Genus: Delphinus
      Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis EN
      Genus: Orcinus
      Orca, Orcinus orca DD
      Genus: Pseudorca
      False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
      Genus: Globicephala
      Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas DD
      Genus: Grampus
      Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
      Genus: Stenella
      Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba VU
      Genus Tursiops
      Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus VU
      Family Physeteridae (sperm whales)
      Genus: Physeter
      Sperm whale, Physeter catodon EN
      Superfamily Ziphioidea (beaked whales)
      Family Ziphidae
      Genus: Ziphius
      Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris LC


      Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)



      There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

      Suborder: Feliformia
      Family: Felidae (cats)
      Subfamily: Felinae
      Genus: Caracal
      Caracal, C. caracal LC
      Genus: Felis
      African wildcat, F. lybica LC
      Genus: Leptailurus
      Serval, L. serval LC reintroduced
      Family: Viverridae
      Subfamily: Viverrinae
      Genus: Genetta
      Common genet, G. genetta LC
      Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
      Genus: Herpestes
      Egyptian mongoose, H. ichneumon LC
      Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
      Genus: Hyaena
      Striped hyena, H. hyaena NT
      Suborder: Caniformia
      Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
      Genus: Canis
      African golden wolf, C. lupaster LC
      Genus: Vulpes
      Rüppell's fox, V. rueppellii LC
      Red fox, V. vulpes LC
      Fennec fox, V. zerda LC
      Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
      Genus: Ictonyx
      Saharan striped polecat, Ictonyx libyca LC
      Genus: Lutra
      Eurasian otter, L. lutra NT
      Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
      Genus: Monachus
      Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus EN possibly extirpated


      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
      Wild boar, S. scrofa LC
      Family: Cervidae (deer)
      Subfamily: Cervinae
      Genus: Cervus
      Red deer, C. elaphus LC
      Barbary stag, C. e. barbarus
      Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
      Subfamily: Antilopinae
      Genus: Gazella
      Cuvier's gazelle, G. cuvieri VU
      Dorcas gazelle, G. dorcas EN
      Rhim gazelle, G. leptoceros EN
      Subfamily: Caprinae
      Genus: Ammotragus
      Barbary sheep, A. lervia VU
      Subfamily: Hippotraginae
      Genus: Oryx
      Scimitar oryx, O. dammah EW vagrant


      Extinct


      The following species are locally extinct in the country:

      Addax, Addax nasomaculatus. Though the last animal disappeared in 1932, it has been successfully reintroduced since 2007 from specimens from Niger and others kept in zoos. It was able to reproduce in the wild and even able to multiply outside of the fenced enclosure of the large national park where it had been reintroduced.
      Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus
      Aurochs, Bos primigenius
      North African elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaohensis
      Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus
      Dama gazelle, Nanger dama
      Lion, Panthera leo
      Leopard, Panthera pardus
      Brown bear, Ursus arctos


      See also


      Wildlife of Tunisia
      List of chordate orders
      Lists of mammals by region
      List of prehistoric mammals
      Mammal classification
      List of mammals described in the 2000s


      References




      External links


      "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.

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