Mammals of North Africa and the Middle East (Pocket Photo Guides)
40 Larestan Mouflon ram Afghan Urial ram showing dark throat fringe in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Animals hunted in th ...
Habitat and Behaviour Preferred habitats include hill and mountain country, but avoiding steep slopes and cliffs, and adjoining ...
42 Habitat and Behaviour This is an animal of the desert and its fringes, a habitat to which it is particularly well adapted – i ...
43 Distribution and Status Populations are present in and adjacent to the Atlas ranges of north-west Africa (Morocco, Algeria, T ...
44 Conservation Areas Present in many reserves throughout its range in the region. Similar Species One other pig species, the Wa ...
45 Conservation Areas Khar Turan NP, Bahram-e Gur PA (Iran); Hai Bar NR, Maktesh Ramon NR (Israel). Similar Species The African ...
46 HYRAXES (Hyracoidea) Hyraxes are sociable animals that live in small colonies These small social mammals are related to ungul ...
47 entrances to their crevice homes. Hyraxes eat a wide variety of plants, including species that are poisonous to other species ...
48 hyaenas are present in and around the major massifs such as Ahaggar, Tassili and Aïr. In some areas this species is also foun ...
49 Similar Species In the Red Sea Hill region of Sudan and south- east Egypt, the Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) is said to occur ...
50 Habitat and Behaviour The Cheetah’s preferred habitat is open savannah and semi-desert country, but in desert areas it is oft ...
51 pressure has drastically reduced Cheetah populations, and this probably has a major influence on social structure. Litters of ...
52 Size Shoulder height 70–80 cm. Weight 1 7– 9 0 k g. Habitat and Behaviour Leopards live in a wide range of habitats, avoiding ...
53 Distribution and Status Leopards have been greatly reduced in number across the region, but still occur in parts of the Atlas ...
54 or lesser extent with darker vertical stripes, and the eastern form also has dark spots. Sometimes dark rings are present on ...
55 solitary, but male, female and kitten groups have been reported. Jungle Cats are nocturnal and diurnal hunters of rodents, an ...
56 Habitat and Behaviour The Sand Cat is a predator of sandy desert, including extensive dune country and also stony areas. It i ...
57 and black stripes on its cheeks are diagnostic. The Sand Cat and Pallas’s Cat both have a characteristic barking call. Size S ...
58 EURASIAN LYNX Lynx lynx Identification The Eurasian Lynx has relatively long legs and large paws. The coat colour is predomin ...
59 CARACAL Caracal caracal Identification The Caracal is a powerful medium-sized cat with hindquarters that are slightly higher ...
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