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Barbary macaque Northern bald ibis, Morocco's only endemic bird species One of the best-known mammals of Morocco is the Barbary macaque , the only monkey in Africa to be found north of the Sahara. It is found in the forests and more remote parts of the Rif, Middle, and High Atlas, as well as on the Rock of Gibraltar in extreme Southern Europe.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Morocco. There are 118 mammal species in Morocco, of which three are extinct, three are critically endangered, seven are endangered, thirteen are vulnerable, five are near threatened, and one can no longer be found in the wild.
The puff adder, is found in the south of Morocco The desert monitor, is a threatened species in Morocco. This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco. Endemic species; Introduced species
Common name Species and authority Native range Status , population trend Image Iberian ribbed newt: Pleurodeles waltl (Michahelles, 1830) [1] Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. Decreasing North African fire salamander: Salamandra algira (Bedriaga, 1883) [2] Morocco and Algeria. Decreasing Brongersma's toad: Bufo brongersmai (Hoogmoed, 1972) Endemic ...
The non-marine molluscs of Morocco are a part of the molluscan fauna of Morocco (Wildlife of Morocco). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Morocco. Freshwater gastropods
The ostriches are a flightless birds native to Africa. They are the largest living species of bird and are distinctive in appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds. This species was extirpated from Morocco some time before 1990; [2] a re-introduction programme for the North African ostrich is in progress. [3]
Cuvier's gazelle is one of the darkest and smallest of the gazelle species, standing 60–69 cm (1.97–2.26 ft) tall, with an average weight of 35 kg (77 lb). It is characterized by a distinctive wide, dark band that runs along the sides of the animal, which separates the brown dorsal parts from the white ventral parts.
This is a simple list of the butterflies of Morocco. It does not include the rank changes or subspecies recognized by Tennent (1996) or Delacre and Tarrier (2008). The list includes the Spanish controlled areas of Ceuta , Melilla and Plazas de soberanía , as well as the territory of the disputed state Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic .