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Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places by sub-national region. Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbean have links to more specific species lists.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sudan. There are 188 mammal species in Sudan, of which three are critically endangered, five are endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and nine are near threatened. One of the species listed for Sudan can possibly no longer be found in the wild. [1]
The Caribbean Islands were populated primarily by species from South America, due to the prevailing direction of oceanic currents, rather than to a competition between North and South American forms. [49] [50] Except in the case of Jamaica, oryzomyine rodents of North American origin were able to enter the region only after invading South America.
Named after the Toba people, who live in the region where the animal is found [9] Akodon tucamanensis: rodent: Quechua: Named for the Tucumán Province, perhaps from yucumán ("origin of many rivers") or tucma ("the end of things"). [10] [11] Allkaruen koi † pterosaur: Tehuelche: From All ("brain") and karuen ("ancient").
Elephant shrews also occur, and among the larger mammals are the crested porcupine and the rock hyrax. [7] Big cats found in Sudan include lions, leopards and cheetahs. [3] There are many species of antelope as well as giraffes, rhinoceroses and elephants, and monkeys are found in forested areas. [3] Reptiles are abundant but mostly small and ...
After a local extinction in Beringia ~33,000 BP, two closely related lineages repopulated Alaska and northern Canada from Eurasia after the Last Glacial Maximum (>25,000 BP). [13] In the 19th century, the grizzly was classified as 86 distinct species. By 1928 only seven grizzly species remained, [6] and by 1953, only one species remained ...
This is a list of mammals of Europe. It includes all mammals currently found in Europe (from northeast Atlantic to Ural Mountains and northern slope of Caucasus Mountains), whether resident or as regular migrants. Moreover, species occurring in Cyprus, Canary Islands and Azores are listed here.
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species. Only the nine-banded armadillo is found in the United States. Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos) Subfamily: Dasypodinae. Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus [n 3] LC