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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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