List of mammals of Algeria

List of mammals of Algeria
This list of the mammal species recorded in Algeria provides information about the status of the 120 mammal species occurring in Algeria. Three are critically endangered, two are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
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: Petrosaltator
North African elephant shrew, P. rozeti
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes)
Genus: Procavia
Cape hyrax, P. capensis
Order: Primates
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
Genus: Macaca
Barbary macaque, M. sylvanus
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent 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 (100 lb).
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
Genus: Hystrix
Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata
Family: Ctenodactylidae
Genus: Ctenodactylus
Common gundi, Ctenodactylus gundi
Val's gundi, Ctenodactylus vali
Genus: Massoutiera
Mzab gundi, Massoutiera mzabi
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Subfamily: Xerinae
Genus: Atlantoxerus
Barbary ground squirrel, Atlantoxerus getulus
Family: Gliridae (dormice)
Subfamily: Leithiinae
Genus: Eliomys
Asian garden dormouse, Eliomys melanurus
Maghreb garden dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus
Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
Subfamily: Dipodinae
Genus: Jaculus
Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus
Greater Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus orientalis
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Deomyinae
Genus: Acomys
Seurat's spiny mouse, Acomys seurati
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Dipodillus
North African gerbil, Dipodillus campestris
Genus: Gerbillus
Lesser Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus
Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi
Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus
Lesser short-tailed gerbil, Gerbillus simoni
Tarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli
Genus: Meriones
Sundevall's jird, Meriones crassus
Libyan jird, Meriones libycus
Shaw's jird, Meriones shawi
Genus: Pachyuromys
Fat-tailed gerbil, Pachyuromys duprasi
Genus: Psammomys
Fat sand rat, Psammomys obesus
Thin sand rat, Psammomys vexillaris
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Apodemus
Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
Genus: Lemniscomys
Barbary striped grass mouse, Lemniscomys barbarus
Genus: Mus
Algerian mouse, Mus spretus
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
Genus: Oryctolagus
European rabbit, Oyctolagus cuniculus
Genus: Lepus
Cape hare, Lepus capensis
African savanna hare, Lepus victoriae
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
Genus: Hemiechinus
Desert hedgehog, Hemiechinus aethiopicus
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
Mauritanian shrew, Crocidura lusitania
Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula
Whitaker's shrew, Crocidura whitakeri
Genus: Suncus
Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus
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, Myotis capaccinii
Geoffroy's bat, Myotis emarginatus
Felten's myotis, Myotis punicus
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Eptesicus
Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus
Genus: Hypsugo
Savi's pipistrelle, Hypsugo savii
Genus: Nyctalus
Greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus
Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri
Genus: Otonycteris
Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii
Genus: Pipistrellus
Egyptian pipistrelle, Pipistrellus deserti
Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii
Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Rüppell's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus rueppelli
Subfamily: Miniopterinae
Genus: Miniopterus
Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Genus: Rhinopoma
Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, R. cystops
Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei
Greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca
European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Taphozous
Naked-rumped tomb bat, Taphozous nudiventris
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Asellia
Trident leaf-nosed bat, A. tridens
Genus: Rhinolophus
Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus clivosus
Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale
Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros
Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi
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: Balaenidae (right whales)
Genus: Eubalaena
North Atlantic right whale, E. glacialis vagrant
Family: Balaenopteridae (rorqual)
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, S. bredanensis
Genus: Delphinus
Short-beaked common dolphin, D. delphis
Genus: Orcinus
Orca, Orcinus orca
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
Genus: Globicephala
Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Genus: Stenella
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
Genus Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Family Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Superfamily Ziphioidea (beaked whales)
Family Ziphidae
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which eat meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae (cats)
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Acinonyx
Cheetah, A. jubatus
Northwest African cheetah, A. j. hecki
Genus: Caracal
Caracal, C. caracal
Genus: Felis
African wildcat, F. lybica
Sand cat, F. margarita
Genus: Leptailurus
Serval, L. serval possibly extirpated
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Leopard, P. pardus
African leopard, P. p. pardus
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Genetta
Common genet, G. genetta
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus: Herpestes
Egyptian mongoose, H. ichneumon
Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
Genus: Crocuta
Spotted hyena, C. crocuta possibly extirpated
Genus: Hyaena
Striped hyena, H. hyaena
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Canis
African golden wolf, C. lupaster
Genus: Lycaon
African wild dog, L. pictus presence uncertain
Genus: Vulpes
Rüppell's fox, V. rueppelli
Red fox, V. vulpes
Fennec fox, V. zerda
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Ictonyx
Saharan striped polecat, I. libyca
Genus: Lutra
European otter, L. lutra
Genus: Mellivora
Honey badger, M. capensis
Genus: Mustela
Least weasel, M. nivalis
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Monachus
Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus presence uncertain
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
Family: Cervidae (deer)
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Red deer, C. elaphus
Barbary stag, C. e. barbarus
Genus: Dama
Fallow deer, D. dama introduced
Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Gazella
Cuvier's gazelle, G. cuvieri
Dorcas gazelle, G. dorcas
Rhim gazelle, G. leptoceros
Genus: Nanger
Dama gazelle, N. dama possibly extirpated
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Ammotragus
Barbary sheep, A. lervia
Extinct
The following species are locally extinct in the country:
Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus
Aurochs, Bos primigenius
North African elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaohensis
Red gazelle, Eudorcas rufina
Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius
Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah
Lion, Panthera leo
Brown bear, Ursus arctos
See also
List of chordate orders
Lists of mammals by region
Mammal classification
References
External links
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