Mammals of North Africa and the Middle East

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Contents
Introduction
How to use this book
Habitats
Successful mammal watching
Conservation
Species descriptions
	Even-toed ungulates
		ANTELOPES
			ARABIAN ORYX Oryx leucoryx
			SCIMITAR-HORNED ORYX Oryx dammah
			ADDAX Addax nasomaculatus
			DAMA GAZELLE Gazella dama
			SLENDER-HORNED GAZELLE Gazella leptoceros
			CUVIER’S GAZELLE Gazella cuvieri
			DORCAS GAZELLE Gazella dorcas
			MOUNTAIN GAZELLE Gazella gazella
			SAND GAZELLE Gazella subgutturosa
			CHINKARA Gazella bennettii
		DEER
			RED DEER Cervus elaphus
			PERSIAN FALLOW DEER Dama mesopotamica
			ROE DEER Capreolus capreolus
		GOATS
			CHAMOIS Rupicapra rupicapra
			WILD GOAT Capra aegagrus
			NUBIAN IBEX Capra ibex nubiana
			ARABIAN TAHR Hemitragus jayakari
		SHEEP
			BARBARY SHEEP Ammotragus lervia
			WILD SHEEP Ovis orientalis
		CAMELS
			DROMEDARY Camelus dromedaries
	Even-toed non-ruminants
		EURASIAN WILD PIG OR WILD BOAR Sus scrofa
	Odd-toed ungulates
		ONAGER Equus hemionus
	Hyraxes
		ROCK HYRAX Procavia capensis
	Carnivores
		HYAENAS
			STRIPED HYAENA Hyaena hyaena
		CATS
			CHEETAH Acinonyx jubatus
			LEOPARD Panthera pardus
			WILD CAT Felis silvestris
			JUNGLE CAT Felis chaus
			SAND CAT Felis margarita
			PALLAS’S CAT Felis (Otocolobus) manul
			EURASIAN LYNX Lynx lynx
			CARACAL Caracal caracal
			SERVAL Leptailurus serval
		DOGS
			RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
			CORSAC FOX Vulpes corsac
			BLANFORD’S FOX Vulpes cana
			RÜPPELL’S FOX Vulpes rüppelli
			PALE FOX Vulpes pallida
			FENNEC FOX Vulpes zerda
			GOLDEN JACKAL Canis aureus
			GREY WOLF Canis lupus
		GENETS AND CIVETS
			SMALL-SPOTTED GENET Genetta genetta
		MONGOOSES
			LARGE GREY MONGOOSE Herpestes ichneumon
			WHITE-TAILED MONGOOSE Ichneumia albicauda
			SMALL INDIAN MONGOOSE Herpestes auropunctatus
			INDIAN GREY MONGOOSE Herpestes edwardsii
		MUSTELIDS
			LEAST WEASEL Mustela nivalis
			EUROPEAN POLECAT Mustela putorius
			MARBLED POLECAT Vormela peregusna
			STRIPED POLECAT Poecilictis libyca and Ictonyx striatus
			STONE MARTEN Martes foina
			PINE MARTEN Martes martes
			HONEY BADGER Mellivora capensis
			EURASIAN BADGER Meles meles
			EURASIAN OTTER Lutra lutra
			INDIAN SMOOTH-COATED OTTER Lutrogale perspicillata
		BEARS
			BROWN BEAR Ursus arctos
			ASIATIC BLACK BEAR Ursus thibetanus
		INTRODUCED CARNIVORES
			RACOON Procyon lotor
			RACOON DOG Nyctereutes procyonoides
	Primates
		BARBARY MACAQUE Macaca sylvanus
		HAMADRYAS BABOON Papio hamadryas
	Aardvark
		AARDVARK Orycteropus afer
	Hedgehogs and Shrews
		HEDGEHOGS
		SHREWS
	Sengis
		NORTH AFRICAN SENGI Elephantulus rozeti
	Pikas, Rabbits and Hares
		RUFESCENT PIKA Ochotona rufescens
		EUROPEAN RABBIT Oryctolagus cuniculus
	Rodents
		ASIAN PORCUPINE Hystrix indica
		NORTH AFRICAN PORCUPINE Hystrix cristata
		GUNDIS (Ctenodactylidae)
		GROUND SQUIRRELS
		PERSIAN SQUIRREL Sciurus anomalus
		JERBOAS (Dipodidae)
		GERBILS Gerbillus spp.
		FAT-TAILED GERBIL Pachyuromys duprasi
		JIRDS Meriones spp.
		FAT SAND RAT Psammomys obesus
		OTHER MICE AND RATS
			BROWN OR NORWAY RAT Rattus norvegicus
			BLACK OR HOUSE RAT Rattus rattus
			SPINY MICE Acomys spp.
			BARBARY STRIPED GRASS MOUSE Lemniscomys barbarus
			NILE OR KUSU RAT Arvicanthis niloticus
	Bats
		EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT Rousettus aegyptiaca
		STRAW-COLOURED FRUIT BAT Eidolon helvum
		MUSCAT MOUSE-TAILED BAT Rhinopoma muscatellum
		EGYPTIAN SLIT-FACED BAT Nycteris thebaica
		HORSESHOE BATS Rhinolophus spp.
		EGYPTIAN FREE-TAILED BAT Tadarida aegyptiaca
Glossary
Credits and acknowledgements
Further reading
Index