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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Israel. ... Leopard, Panthera pardus possibly locally extinct [47] Brown bear, Ursus arctos [48]
The land of Israel once contained a greater variety of mammals, however in recent times many mammals such as the European water vole, the Asiatic cheetah and the Caucasian squirrel went locally extinct. The largest predator in Israel was the Arabian leopard which is now also believed to be extinct [3] due to the
The leopard population has decreased drastically in Arabia as shepherds and villagers kill leopards in retaliation for attacks on livestock. In addition, hunting of leopard prey species such as hyrax and ibex by local people and habitat fragmentation, especially in the Sarawat Mountains, made the continued survival of the leopard population ...
The IUCN Red List describes two species of birds as extinct in the Levant. One species has disappeared in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan, while the other still crosses Syria in small numbers. The ostrich was once a common sight in the Levant, particularly in the region's flat plains.
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 :
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Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia [46] Panama: Harpy eagle (national bird) Harpia harpyja [48] Peru: Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) Rupicola peruviana [49] Philippines: Philippine eagle (national bird) Pithecophaga jefferyi [50] Qatar: Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx [51] Saint Kitts and Nevis: Brown pelican ...
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