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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Algerian Clubtail
|
Gomphus lucasii |
Insects |
Algeria, Tunisia |
2. |
Algerian Ribbed Newt
|
Pleurodeles nebulosus |
Amphibians |
Algeria, Tunisia |
3. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
4. |
Angular Rough Shark
|
Oxynotus centrina |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
5. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
6. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
7. |
Barbary Sheep
|
Ammotragus lervia |
Mammals |
Africa, Middle East |
8. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
9. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
10. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
11. |
Blanc's Fringe-toed Lizard
|
Acanthodactylus blanci |
Reptiles |
Algeria, Tunisia |
12. |
Blanc's Sand Racer
|
Psammodromus blanci |
Reptiles |
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia |
13. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
14. |
Calopteryx exul
|
Calopteryx exul |
Insects |
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia |
15. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
16. |
Cataglyphis hannae
|
Cataglyphis hannae |
Insects |
Tunisia |
17. |
Cerambyx Longicorn
|
Cerambyx cerdo |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
18. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
19. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
20. |
Common Tortoise
|
Testudo graeca |
Reptiles |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
21. |
Cuvier's Gazelle
|
Gazella cuvieri |
Mammals |
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia |
22. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
23. |
Desert Monitor
|
Varanus griseus |
Reptiles |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East |
24. |
Desert Viper
|
Daboia deserti |
Reptiles |
Algeria, Libya, Tunisia |
25. |
Dorcas Gazelle
|
Gazella dorcas |
Mammals |
Algeria, Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia |
26. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
27. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
28. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
29. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
30. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
31. |
European Eel
|
Anguilla anguilla |
Fishes |
European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas |
32. |
European Leaf-toed Gecko
|
Euleptes europaea |
Reptiles |
France, Italy, Tunisia |
33. |
Felten's Myotis
|
Myotis punicus |
Mammals |
Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia |
34. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
35. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
36. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
37. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
38. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
39. |
Gulper Shark
|
Centrophorus granulosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
40. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
41. |
Haplochromis desfontainii
|
Haplochromis desfontainii |
Fishes |
Algeria, Tunisia |
42. |
Houbara Bustard
|
Chlamydotis undulata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
43. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
44. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
45. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
46. |
Long-fingered Bat
|
Myotis capaccinii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
47. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
48. |
Maltese Ray
|
Leucoraja melitensis |
Fishes |
Algeria, Italy, Malta, Tunisia |
49. |
Marbled Teal
|
Marmaronetta angustirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
50. |
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus euryale |
Mammals |
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia (Eurasia), Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
51. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
52. |
Mehely's Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus mehelyi |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
53. |
Monomorium santschii
|
Monomorium santschii |
Insects |
Tunisia |
54. |
Moorish Viper
|
Daboia mauritanica |
Reptiles |
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara |
55. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
56. |
Onychogomphus costae
|
Onychogomphus costae |
Insects |
Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia |
57. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
58. |
Rabbitfish
|
Chimaera monstrosa |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
59. |
Red Deer
|
Cervus elaphus |
Mammals |
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, China, France, India, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia |
60. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
61. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
62. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
63. |
Sawback Angelshark
|
Squatina aculeata |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
64. |
Slender-billed Curlew
|
Numenius tenuirostris |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
65. |
Smoothback Angel Shark
|
Squatina oculata |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
66. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
|
67. |
Southern Damselfly
|
Coenagrion mercuriale |
Insects |
Africa, Europe |
68. |
Striped Hyena
|
Hyaena hyaena |
Mammals |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe |
69. |
Tunisian fringe-fingered lizard
|
Acanthodactylus mechriguensis |
Reptiles |
Tunisia |
70. |
White Grouper
|
Epinephelus aeneus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
71. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
72. |
Yelkouan Shearwater
|
Puffinus yelkouan |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |