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&regions%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