List of mammals of Morocco

List of mammals of Morocco
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Morocco.
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 Africa. Their common English name derives from their elongated flexible snout, which is vaguely similar to the trunk of an elephant (to whom they are distantly related) and their resemblance to the true shrews.
Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews)
Genus: Elephantulus
North African elephant shrew, E. 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)
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae
Genus: Macaca
Barbary macaque, M. sylvanus
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
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 .
Suborder: Hystricognathi
Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
Subfamily: Hystricinae
Genus: Hystrix
Crested porcupine, H. cristata
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Subfamily: Xerinae
Tribe: Xerini
Genus: Atlantoxerus
Barbary ground squirrel, Atlantoxerus getulus
Genus: Xerus
Striped ground squirrel, Xerus erythropus
Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
Subfamily: Dipodinae
Genus: Jaculus
Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus
Greater Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus orientalis
Family: Gliridae (dormice)
Subfamily: Leithiinae
Genus: Eliomys
Maghreb garden dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, gerbils)
Subfamily: Deomyinae
Genus: Acomys
Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus
Chudeau's spiny mouse, Acomys chudeaui
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Dipodillus
North African gerbil, Dipodillus campestris
Genus: Gerbillus
Lesser Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus
Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi
Western gerbil, Gerbillus hesperinus
Hoogstraal's gerbil, Gerbillus hoogstraali
Greater short-tailed gerbil, Gerbillus maghrebi
Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus
Occidental gerbil, Gerbillus occiduus
Lesser short-tailed gerbil, Gerbillus simoni
Tarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli
Genus: Meriones
Sundevall's jird, Meriones crassus
Moroccan jird, Meriones grandis
Libyan jird, Meriones libycus
Shaw's jird, Meriones shawi
Genus: Pachyuromys
Fat-tailed gerbil, Pachyuromys duprasi
Genus: Psammomys
Fat sand rat, Psammomys obesus
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Apodemus
Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
Genus: Lemniscomys
Barbary striped grass mouse, Lemniscomys barbarus
Genus: Mastomys
Guinea multimammate mouse, Mastomys erythroleucus
Genus: Mus
House mouse, M. musculus
Algerian mouse, M. spretus
Genus: Rattus
Black rat, R. rattus introduced
Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
Family: Ctenodactylidae
Genus: Ctenodactylus
Common gundi, Ctenodactylus gundi
Val's gundi, Ctenodactylus vali
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: Lepus
Cape hare, L. capensis
African savanna hare, L. victoriae
Genus: Oryctolagus
European rabbit, O. cuniculus
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, A. algirus
Genus: Paraechinus
Desert hedgehog, P. 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, C. lusitania
Greater white-toothed shrew, C. russula
Saharan shrew, C. tarfayensis
Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens
Savanna path shrew, C. viaria
Whitaker's shrew, C. whitakeri
Genus: Suncus
Etruscan shrew, S. 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, M. capaccinii
Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus
Zenati myotis, M. zenatius
Felten's myotis, M. punicus
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Barbastella
Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus
Genus: Eptesicus
Serotine bat, E. serotinus
Genus: Hypsugo
Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii
Genus: Nyctalus
Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus
Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
Genus: Otonycteris
Desert long-eared bat, O. hemprichii
Genus: Pipistrellus
Egyptian pipistrelle, P. deserti
Kuhl's pipistrelle, P. kuhlii
Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus
Rüppell's pipistrelle, P. rueppelli
Genus: Plecotus
Mediterranean long-eared bat, P. kolombatovici
Subfamily: Miniopterinae
Genus: Miniopterus
Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Genus: Rhinopoma
Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, R. cystops
Lesser mouse-tailed bat, R. hardwickei
Greater mouse-tailed bat, R. microphyllum
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
Egyptian free-tailed bat, T. aegyptiaca
European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Taphozous
Naked-rumped tomb bat, T. nudiventris
Family: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Egyptian slit-faced bat, N. thebaica
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii
Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale
Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum
Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi
Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
Genus: Asellia
Trident leaf-nosed bat, A. tridens
Genus: Hipposideros
Sundevall's roundleaf bat, H. caffer
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
Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
Genus: Balaenoptera
Northern minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni
Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaengliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
Family: Delphinidae (pilot whales and dolphins)
Genus: Delphinus
Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Genus: Globicephala
Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
Genus: Orcinus
Orca, Orcinus orca
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata
Genus: Stenella
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Family: Kogiidae (small sperm whales)
Genus: Kogia
Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima
Family: Phocoenidae (porpoises)
Genus: Phocoena
Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
Genus: Hyperoodon
Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
Genus: Mesoplodon
Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens
Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus
True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris
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
Genus: Felis
African wildcat, F. lybica
Sand cat, F. margarita presence uncertain
Genus: Leptailurus
Serval, L. serval
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Leopard, P. pardus
African leopard, Panthera pardus pardus
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Genetta
Common genet, G. genetta
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus: Herpestes
Egyptian mongoose, H. ichneumon
Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
Genus: Hyaena
Striped hyena, H. hyaena
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Canis
African golden wolf, C. lupaster
Genus: Vulpes
Rüppell's fox, V. rueppellii
Red fox, V. vulpes
Fennec fox, V. zerda
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Ictonyx
Saharan striped polecat, Ictonyx libyca
Genus: Lutra
European otter, L. lutra
Genus: Mellivora
Honey badger, M. capensis
Genus: Mustela
Least weasel, M. nivalis
European polecat, M. putorius
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
North African boar, S. s. algira
Family: Cervidae (deer)
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Red deer, C. elaphus
Barbary stag, C. e. barbarus
Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Gazella
Cuvier's gazelle, G. cuvieri
Dorcas gazelle, G. dorcas
Genus: Nanger
Dama gazelle, N. dama possibly extirpated
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Ammotragus
Barbary sheep, A. lervia
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Oryx
Scimitar oryx, O. dammah vagrant
Locally extinct
Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
Aurochs, Bos primigenius
Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus
North African elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaohensis
Lion, Panthera leo
Brown bear, Ursus arctos
See also
Lists of mammals by region
List of chordate orders
List of prehistoric mammals
Mammal classification
List of mammals described in the 2000s
References
Aulagnier, S. et al. (2008) Guide des mammifères d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et de Moyen-Orient. Delachaux et Niestlé, Paris
Kingdon, J. (1997) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Helm, London
Shirihai, H. & Jarrett, B. (2006) Whales, Dolphins and Seals: A Field Guide to the Marine Mammals of the World. A & C Black, London
External links
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