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Sand cats live in the desert areas of Morocco. The wildlife of Morocco is composed of its flora and fauna. The country has a wide range of terrains and climate types and a correspondingly large diversity of plants and animals. The coastal areas have a Mediterranean climate and vegetation while inland the Atlas Mountains is forested.
The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
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 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]
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
The specific name nasomaculatus comes from the Latin words nasus (or the prefix naso-) meaning nose, and maculatus meaning spotted, referring to the spots and facial markings of the species. Bedouins use another name for the addax, the Arabic bakr (or bagr ) al wahsh , which literally means "the cow of the wild".
Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) is a species of gazelle native to Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Tunisia. [1] It is also known as the edmi. [2] It is one of the darkest gazelle species, possibly an adaptation to its partial woodland habitat.
The North African hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) or Algerian hedgehog, is a mammal species in the family Erinaceidae native to Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia. Little is known about this hedgehog, even though the most common breed of domesticated hedgehogs is a result of crossing a four-toed hedgehog with a North African hedgehog.