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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: Procavia.
The wildlife of Algeria is composed of its flora and fauna. Mountains, chotts, wetlands, and grassy desert -like regions all support a wide range of wildlife. The most commonly seen animals include the wild boars, jackals, and gazelles, although it is not uncommon to spot fennecs and jerboas. Leopards and cheetahs are seldom seen.
Réghaïa forest. Geography. Location. Algeria, Algiers, Reghaïa. Area. 30 ha. The Réghaïa forest or Kadous forest is a forest located in Réghaïa in the wilaya of Algiers, Algeria. [1] The forest is managed by the Conservation des forêts d'Alger (CFA) under the supervision of the Direction générale des forêts (DGF).
The El Kala National Park and Biosphere Reserve is home to 40 species of mammals, 25 bird of prey species, 64 freshwater bird species and 9 marine bird species. [8] The Barbary stag is prevalent in the park. An investigation led between 1996 and 2010 listed 1590 different types of vegetables in the park and 718 animal species.
Geography of Algeria. Algeria comprises 2,381,740 square kilometres (919,590 sq mi) of land, more than 80% of which is desert, in North Africa, between Morocco and Tunisia. [2][1] It is the largest country in Africa. [1] Its Arabic name, Al Jazair (the islands), is believed to derive from the rocky islands along the coastline of the ...
Odd-toed ungulates are represented by three species of zebras, African wild ass, black and white rhinoceros. The biggest African mammal is the African bush elephant, the second largest being its smaller counterpart, the African forest elephant. Four species of pangolins can be found in Africa. [50] African fauna contains 216 species of primates ...
Zoogeography is the branch of the science of biogeography that is concerned with geographic distribution (present and past) of animal species. [ 1 ] As a multifaceted field of study, zoogeography incorporates methods of molecular biology, genetics, morphology, phylogenetics , and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to delineate evolutionary ...
Tropical savanna climates (Aw), Hot Semi-arid (BSh), Hot Desert (BWh) The Sahel region (/ səˈhɛl /; from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil [ˈsaːħil]) 'coast, shore'), or Sahelian acacia savanna, is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north.