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The region is home to a variety of plants and animals; at least 47,000 living species have been identified, with another 4,000 assumed to exist. At least 116 mammal species are native to Palestine/Israel, as well as 511 bird species, 97 reptile species, and 7 amphibian species. There are also an estimated 2,780 plant species.
Israel contains a variety of mammals due to its geographical and climatic diversity. For many of the mammals, Israel is the border of their territory. The territories of species which originate in the Palearctic generally stop at the deserts and those who originate from the African deserts usually stop at the Mediterranean coasts.
Indian porcupine Caucasian squirrel Greater Egyptian jerboa Palestine mole rat Sand rat Drawing of a short-tailed bandicoot rat Eastern spiny mouse. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.
National animals of the Levant: Arabian oryx (Jordan), mountain gazelle and hoopoe (), striped hyena (Lebanon), Palestine sunbird (Palestine), and saker falcon (Syria). The wildlife of the Levant encompasses all types of wild plants and animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fresh and saltwater fish, and invertebrates, that inhabit the region historically known as the Levant ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Israel. There are ninety-seven mammal species in Israel , of which one is critically endangered, four are endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
By 1948, the population of Israel and the Palestinian Territories was approximately 500 individuals. With protection from Israel's 1955 Wildlife Law , the spread of agriculture, and the initial removal of predators, the population grew to approximately 10,000 individuals by the 1980s. [ 8 ]
The reptiles of Israel live in environments ranging from the Negev Desert to the Red Sea, from the Jordan River to the Judaean Mountains. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature :
Animal welfare and rights in Israel (2 C, 3 P) E. ... Pages in category "Fauna of Israel" ... Palestine sunbird;