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:
EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
NT | 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. |
LC | Least concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
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: Elephantulus
- North African elephant shrew, Elephantulus rozeti LC
- Genus: Elephantulus
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: Heterohyrax
- Yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Heterohyrax brucei LC
- Genus: Procavia
- Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis LC
- Genus: Heterohyrax
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, Macaca sylvanus EN
- Genus: Macaca
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Parvorder: Catarrhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
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, H. cristata LC[1]
- Genus: Hystrix
- Family: Ctenodactylidae
- Genus: Ctenodactylus
- Common gundi, C. gundi LC
- Val's gundi, C. vali DD
- Genus: Massoutiera
- Mzab gundi, M. mzabi LC
- Genus: Ctenodactylus
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
- Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Genus: Atlantoxerus
- Barbary ground squirrel, A. getulus LC
- Genus: Atlantoxerus
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
- Subfamily: Leithiinae
- Genus: Eliomys
- Asian garden dormouse, E. melanurus LC[2]
- Maghreb garden dormouse, E. munbyanus LC
- Genus: Eliomys
- Subfamily: Leithiinae
- Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
- Subfamily: Dipodinae
- Genus: Jaculus
- Lesser Egyptian jerboa, J. jaculus LC
- Greater Egyptian jerboa, J. orientalis LC
- Genus: Jaculus
- Subfamily: Dipodinae
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Genus: Acomys
- Seurat's spiny mouse, A. seurati LC
- Genus: Acomys
- Subfamily: Gerbillinae
- Genus: Dipodillus
- North African gerbil, D. campestris LC
- Genus: Gerbillus
- Lesser Egyptian gerbil, G. gerbillus] LC
- Pygmy gerbil, G. henleyi LC
- Balochistan gerbil, G. nanus LC
- Lesser short-tailed gerbil, G. simoni LC
- Tarabul's gerbil, G. tarabuli LC
- Genus: Meriones
- Sundevall's jird, M. crassus LC
- Libyan jird, M. libycus LC
- Shaw's jird, M. shawi LC
- Genus: Pachyuromys
- Fat-tailed gerbil, P. duprasi LC
- Genus: Psammomys
- Fat sand rat, P. obesus LC
- Thin sand rat, P. vexillaris DD
- Genus: Dipodillus
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Genus: Apodemus
- Wood mouse, A. sylvaticus LC
- Genus: Lemniscomys
- Barbary striped grass mouse, L. barbarus LC
- Genus: Mus
- Algerian mouse, M. spretus LC
- Genus: Apodemus
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
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, O. cuniculus EN[3]
- Genus: Lepus
- Cape hare, L. capensis LC[4]
- African savanna hare, L. victoriae LC[5]
- Genus: Oryctolagus
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 LC
- Genus: Hemiechinus
- Desert hedgehog, Hemiechinus aethiopicus LC
- Genus: Atelerix
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
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 LC
- Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula LC
- Lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura suaveolens LC
- Whitaker's shrew, Crocidura whitakeri LC
- Genus: Suncus
- Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC
- Genus: Crocidura
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
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 VU[6]
- Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus LC
- Felten's myotis, M. punicus DD
- Genus: Myotis
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Serotine bat, E. serotinus LC
- Genus: Hypsugo
- LC[7]
- Genus: Nyctalus
- Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus NT[8]
- Lesser noctule, N. leisleri LC[9]
- Genus: Otonycteris
- Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii LC
- Genus: Pipistrellus
- Egyptian pipistrelle, Pipistrellus deserti LC
- Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
- Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
- Rüppell's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus rueppelli LC
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Subfamily: Miniopterinae
- Genus: Miniopterus
- Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii NT
- Genus: Miniopterus
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Family: Rhinopomatidae
- Genus: Rhinopoma
- Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei LC
- Greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum LC
- Genus: Rhinopoma
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Tadarida
- Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca LC
- European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LC
- Genus: Tadarida
- Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: Taphozous
- Naked-rumped tomb bat, Taphozous nudiventris LC
- Genus: Taphozous
- Family: Nycteridae
- Genus: Nycteris
- Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica LC
- Genus: Nycteris
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Blasius's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus blasii LC
- Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus clivosus LC
- Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale VU
- Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum NT
- Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros NT
- Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi VU
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
- Genus: Hipposideros
- Sundevall's roundleaf bat, H. caffer LC
- Genus: Asellia
- Trident leaf-nosed bat, A. tridens LC[10]
- Genus: Hipposideros
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
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.
Species listed below also includes species being recorded in Levantine Sea except for gray whale.[11]
- Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenidae (right whales)
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Genus: Megaptera
- Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus VU
- Blue whale, Balaenoptera m. musculus EN (possible)[12]
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Genus: Megaptera
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Steno
- Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis LC
- Genus: Delphinus
- Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis EN
- Genus: Orcinus
- Genus: Pseudorca
- False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
- Genus: Globicephala
- Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas DD
- Genus: Grampus
- Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
- Genus: Stenella
- Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba DD
- Genus Tursiops
- Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus VU
- Genus: Steno
- Family Physeteridae (sperm whales)
- Genus: Physeter
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus EN
- Genus: Physeter
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Superfamily Ziphioidea (beaked whales)
- Family Ziphidae
- Genus: Ziphius
- Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris LC
- Genus: Ziphius
- Family Ziphidae
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
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: Acinonyx
- Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, Northwest African cheetah, A. j. hecki CR[14]
- Genus: Caracal
- Genus: Felis
- Sand cat, F. margarita NT[16]
- African wildcat, Felis lybica LC
- Genus: Leptailurus
- Genus: Acinonyx
- Subfamily: Pantherinae
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Family: Viverridae
- Subfamily: Viverrinae
- Genus: Genetta
- Common genet, G. genetta LC[19]
- Genus: Genetta
- Subfamily: Viverrinae
- Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
- Genus: Herpestes
- Egyptian mongoose, H. ichneumon LC[20]
- Genus: Herpestes
- Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
- Genus: Hyaena
- Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena LC[21]
- Genus: Hyaena
- Family: Felidae (cats)
- Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
- Genus: Vulpes
- Rüppell's fox, V. rueppelli LC[22]
- Red fox, V. vulpes LC[23]
- Fennec fox, V. zerda LC[24]
- Genus: Canis
- African golden wolf, C. lupaster LC[25]
- Genus: Lycaon
- African wild dog, Lycaon pictus EN[26]
- Genus: Vulpes
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
- Genus: Ictonyx
- Saharan striped polecat, I. libyca LC[27]
- Genus: Mellivora
- Honey badger, M. capensis LC[28]
- Genus: Lutra
- European otter, L. lutra NT[29]
- Genus: Ictonyx
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
- Genus: Monachus
- Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus EN[30]
- Genus: Monachus
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
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)
- Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Genus: Cervus
- Red deer, Cervus elaphus LC
- Genus: Dama
- Fallow deer, Dama dama LC, introduced[31]
- Genus: Cervus
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: Antilopinae
- Genus: Gazella
- Rhim gazelle, G. leptoceros EN[32]
- Dorcas gazelle, G. dorcas VU[33]
- Cuvier's gazelle, G. cuvieri VU
- Dama gazelle, G. dama CR
- Red gazelle, G. rufina DD
- Genus: Gazella
- Subfamily: Caprinae
- Genus: Ammotragus
- Barbary sheep, A. lervia VU
- Genus: Ammotragus
- Subfamily: Hippotraginae
- Genus: Addax
- Addax, A. nasomaculatus CR
- Genus: Oryx
- Scimitar oryx, O. dammah EW
- Genus: Addax
- Subfamily: Antilopinae
- Family: Camelidae (camels, llamas)
See also
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- "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.