Endangered Mammals of the Middle East
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| Show all mammals of concern in the Middle East. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Altai Weasel | Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan |
| Arabian Gazelle | Arabian Peninsula, Palestine, Sinai |
| Arabian Oryx | Arabian Peninsula |
| Arabian Tahr | Oman |
| Argali | Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan |
| Asia Minor Ground Squirrel | Iran, Turkey |
| Asian Wild Ass | Iran, Turkmenistan |
| Asiatic Black Bear | Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan |
| Asiatic Lion | Turkey to India |
| Baluchistan Forest Dormouse | Pakistan |
| Barbary Sheep | Middle East |
| Bechstein's Bat | Middle East |
| Black Finless Porpoise | Middle East |
| Brandt's Hamster | Iran, Turkey |
| Bunn's Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat | Iraq |
| Burrowing Vole | Pakistan |
| Buxton's Jird | Egypt, Israel, Palestine |
| Caspian Seal | Iran, Turkmenistan |
| Central Kashmir Vole | Pakistan |
| Cheetah | Africa to India |
| Common Bentwing Bat | Middle East |
| Cyprian Wild Sheep | Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Dahl's Jird | Turkey |
| Dhole | Middle East |
| Dorcas Gazelle | Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria |
| Dugong | East Africa to Southern Japan |
| Euphrates Jerboa | Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey |
| Eurasian Otter | Middle East |
| European Bison | Kyrgyzstan |
| European Ground Squirrel | Middle East |
| European Marbled Polecat | Middle East |
| Fallow Deer | Iran, Israel |
| Fishing Cat | Middle East |
| Four-toed Jerboa | Egypt |
| Ganges River Dolphin | Pakistan |
| Giant Noctule Bat | Middle East |
| Goitered Gazelle | Middle East |
| Golden Hamster | Syria, Turkey |
| Goral | Middle East |
| Gray Langur | Pakistan |
| Hartebeest | Egypt |
| Himalayan Musk Deer | southern slopes of the Himalayas |
| Hyrcanian Field Mouse | Iran |
| Indian Pangolin | Pakistan |
| Indo-pacific Hump-backed Dolphin | Middle East |
| Kashmir Musk Deer | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Large-eared Free-tailed Bat | Middle East |
| Leopard | Middle East |
| Little Hairy-footed Gerbil | Pakistan |
| Long-clawed Mole Vole | Turkey |
| Long-fingered Bat | Middle East |
| Markhor | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
| Mediterranean Monk Seal | Mediterranean Sea |
| Mehely's Horseshoe Bat | Middle East |
| Menzbier's Marmot | Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan |
| Nubian Ibex | Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen |
| Pallas's Cat | Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Red Deer | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse | Turkey |
| Saiga Antelope | Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Sand Cat | Middle East |
| Schelkovnikov's Pine Vole | Iran |
| Slender-horned Gazelle | Egypt |
| Smooth-coated Otter | Iraq, Pakistan |
| Snow Leopard | Middle East |
| Straw-coloured Fruit Bat | Middle East |
| Striped Hyena | Asia, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Urial | Cyprus |
| Vinogradov's Jerboa | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
| Wild Goat | Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
**What mammals are listed here?:
The Middle East section of this site lists the folllowing mammals appearing on select endangered species lists:- Mammals that dwell in or migrate to any area considered apart of the Middle East.
- Mammals that dwell in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Mammals of Cyprus.
- Mammals of Egypt, Israel or any other transcontinental (with Africa or Asia) area.
- Mammals of the Mediterranean Sea and its islands.
- Mammals of the Palearctic.
- Mammals of Saudi Arabia.
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
