Mammals of North Africa and the Middle East (Pocket Photo Guides)
100 PIKAS, RABBITS AND HARES (Lagomorpha) The order Lagomorpha includes pikas, rabbits and hares, which are characterized by the ...
101 EUROPEAN RABBIT Oryctolagus cuniculus Identification The European Rabbit is the ancestor of domestic rabbits and has the sam ...
102 All species of hare are mainly grass eaters, but they also consume herbaceous plants, especially in the most arid areas. The ...
103 Cape Hare (L. capensis) In desert areas during the day, the Cape Hare may dig a shallow burrow no deeper than the length of ...
104 may share burrows and home ranges. They feed on a wide variety of plants, digging for bulbs, roots and corms, and eat tree b ...
105 is absent from northern Oman and the UAE, as well as the Persian Gulf coast. It occurs in Israel and Palestine, Jordan, Syri ...
106 With a total length of 34–45 cm and a weight of 325 g, this squirrel has a longish coat with a white stripe along each side ...
107 PERSIAN SQUIRREL Sciurus anomalus Identification The upperparts of this tree squirrel are usually dark in colour (in some ar ...
108 and the length of the ears, and in size, but they are all recognizable as jerboas. Their hind legs and feet are exceptionall ...
109 Cheesman’s Gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) diet. Breeding in most species is poorly known, but the majority seem to breed at an ...
110 Habitat and Behaviour The Fat-tailed Gerbil lives on gravel plains (hamada) with patches of low vegetation. Its main food is ...
111 OTHER MICE AND RATS BROWN OR NORWAY RAT Rattus norvegicus BLACK OR HOUSE RAT Rattus rattus Identification These are large ra ...
112 Habitat and Behaviour Brown and Black Rats thrive in towns, villages, farmsteads and on agricultural land, and reach their h ...
113 Similar Species The Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat (Nesokia indica) could be mistaken for these two rats, but its tail is shorte ...
114 BARBARY STRIPED GRASS MOUSE Lemniscomys barbarus Identification This and other members of the Lemniscomys genus are sometime ...
115 BATS (Chiroptera) Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight. They are divided into two major groups: the fruit-eat ...
116 EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT Rousettus aegyptiaca Identification This large bat has a pointed, dog-like head, large eyes and a very sh ...
117 STRAW-COLOURED FRUIT BAT Eidolon helvum Identification Its large size, dog-like face and yellowish straw- coloured fur make ...
118 Straw-coloured Fruit Bats http://www.ebook3000.com ...
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