List of mammals of Tunisia

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Template:Short description This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Tunisia. Of the mammal species in Tunisia, three are critically endangered, three are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and two are near threatened. One of the species listed for Tunisia can no longer be found in the wild.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Template:IUCN status Extinct No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Template:IUCN status Extinct in the wild Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
Template:IUCN status Critically endangered The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
Template:IUCN status Endangered The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Template:IUCN status Vulnerable The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Template:IUCN status Near threatened The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
Template:IUCN status Least concern There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
Template:IUCN status Data deficient There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)

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Order: Rodentia (rats and mice)

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Sand rat
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Barbary striped grass mouse

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Order: Lagomorpha

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Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

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Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

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Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Order: Cetacea (whales)

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Rough-toothed dolphin

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.

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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Fennec fox

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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Red deer
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Hartebeest
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Dama gazelle
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Addax

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.

Extinct

The following species are locally extinct in the country:

See also

References

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  1. ↑ This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
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