List of Lebanese mammals
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Hedgehogs
- Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor
- Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus
Shrews
- Bicoloured shrew crocidura leucodon
- Common white-toothed shrew crocidura russula ?
- Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens
- Large white-toothed shrew sorex aranux ?
- Etruscan pygmy shrew Suncus etruscus
Fruit Bats
- Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
Mouse-tailed Bats
- Greater Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma microphyllum
Horseshoe Bats
- Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus euryale
- Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
- Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
- Mehely's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie
Evening Bats
- Common Serotine Eptesicus serotinus
- Common Bentwing Bat Miniopterus schreibersii
- Lesser Mouse-eared Bat Myotis blythii
- Long-fingered Bat Myotis capaccinii
- Geoffroy's Bat Myotis emarginatus
- Greater Mouse-eared Bat Myotis myotis
- Common Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus
- Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri
- Noctule Nyctalus noctula
- Kuhl's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii]]
- Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
- Savi's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus savii
- Grey Big-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus
Free-tailed bats
- European Free-tailed Bat Tadarida teniotis
Rabbits and hares
- European hare Lepus europaeus
- Cape hare Lepus capensis
Squirrels
- Caucasian squirrel Sciurus anomalus
- Asia Minor Ground Squirrel Spermophilus xanthoprymnus
Old World Rats and Mice, Blind Mole-Rats, Hamsters
- Cairo Spiny Mouse Acomys cahirinus
- Eastern Spiny Mouse Acomys dimidiatus
- Persian Field Mouse Apodemus arianus
- Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis
- Broad-toothed Field Mouse Apodemus mystacinus
- European Water Vole Arvicola terrestris
- European Snow Vole Chionomys nivalis
- Grey Dwarf Hamster Cricetulus migratorius
- Wagner's Gerbil Gerbillus dasyurus
- Tristram's Jird Meriones tristrami
- Turkish hamster Mesocricetus brandti
- Gunther's Vole Microtus guentheri
- Persian Vole Microtus irani
- Social Vole Microtus socialis
- Macedonian mouse mus macedonicus
- House mouse Mus musculus
- Palestine mole-rat Nannospalax ehrenbergi
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
- Black rat Rattus rattus
- Lesser mole-rat spalax leucodon
Dormice
- Forest Dormouse Dryomys nitedula
- Asian Garden Dormouse Eliomys melanurus
Old World Porcupines
- Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica
Dogs
- Golden Jackal Canis aureus
- Grey wolf Canis lupus
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
Bears
- Brown bear Ursus arctos (extinct)
Mustelids
- European Otter Lutra lutra
- Beech Marten Martes foina
- Eurasian Badger Meles meles
- Honey Badger Mellivora capensis
- Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
- Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna
Mongooses
- Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (extinct)
Hyenas
- Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena
Cats
- Caracal Caracal caracal
- Jungle cat Felis chaus
- Sand cat Felis margarita
- Wild cat Felis silvestris
- Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (extinct)
- Leopard Panthera pardus (extinct)
- Lion Panthera leo (extinct)
Seals
- Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus
Hyraxs
- Cape Hyrax Procavia capensis
Pigs
- Wild Boar Sus scrofa
Camels
- Dromedary Camelus dromedarius (domesticated)
Deer
- Red deer Cervus elaphus (extinct) ?
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolus (extinct)
- Persian fallow deer Dama mesopotamica (extinct)
Bovids
- Aurochs Bos primigenius (extinct)
- Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis (introduced, domesticated)
- Wild Goat Capra aegagrus (extinct)
- Nubian Ibex Capra nubiana (extinct)
- Mouflon Ovis orientalis (extinct)
- Mountain Gazelle Gazella gazella
- Goitred Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa
Dolphins
- Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
- Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus
[edit] References
- http://www.shoufcedar.org/mamal.asp
- http://en.arocha.org/lbaammiq/index4.html
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search.php?freetext=&modifier=phrase&criteria=wholedb&taxa_species=1&redlistCategory%5B%5D=all&redlistAssessyear%5B%5D=all&country%5B%5D=LB&aquatic%5B%5D=all®ions%5B%5D=all&habitats%5B%5D=all&threats%5B%5D=all&Submit.x=47&Submit.y=6
- http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/country.cfm?displaylanguage=ENG&search=all&Country=LB
