This handy guide provides an introduction to more than 120 species of mammals found in North Africa and the Middle East. The authoritative text includes key facts about identification, habitat, behavior, distribution, and status, and each species is illustrated with color photographs, including many never previously published.
Illustrated with clear color photography and brief but authoritative descriptions, the Pocket Photo Guides highlight the species of birds and animals from each region that the traveler is most likely to see, as well as those that are genuinely endemic (only to be seen in that country or region) or special rarities. The genuine pocket size allow the books to be carried around on trips and excursions and will take up minimal rucksack and suitcase space.
Author(s): Chris Stuart, Tilde Stuart
Series: Pocket Photo Guides
Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 128
Cover
Title
Copyright
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
