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The wildlife of Egypt is composed of the flora and fauna of this country in northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia, and is substantial and varied. Apart from the fertile Nile Valley , which bisects the country from south to north, the majority of Egypt's landscape is desert, with a few scattered oases .
This is a list of the wild animal species that were reported in Egypt. Class: Mammalia (mammals) Aardvark. Order: Tubulidentata (aardvarks) Family: Orycteropodidae.
Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, R. cystops LC [9] Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei LC; Greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum LC; Family: Molossidae. Genus: Tadarida. Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca LC; European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotisLC; Family: Emballonuridae. Genus: Taphozous. Naked-rumped tomb bat ...
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Egyptian cobra (Upper part) The Egyptian cobra is a large species. The head is large and depressed and slightly distinct from the neck. The neck of this species has long cervical ribs capable of expanding to form a hood, like all other cobras. The snout of the Egyptian cobra is moderately broad and rounded. The eye is quite big with a round pupil.
The sacred ibis, a bird that was venerated in Ancient Egypt, is an example of how birds were a significant part of Egyptian culture. This is a list of the species of birds found in Egypt, a country in north-east Africa. [1] The avifauna of Egypt include a total of 501 species of birds. No species are endemic to Egypt. [2] [3]
The animal collection emphasized Egyptian species, and at one time claimed 20,000 individuals representing 400 species, though many of these may have been migratory birds. Around 1900, Captain Stanley Smyth Flower was appointed director of the Gardens.
Animals such as elephants, rhinoceros, and hippopotami used to live in different parts of Egypt, however these animals do not exist in Egypt today. Animals were very much appreciated and important in Egyptian history; even some deities were represented as animals; as Hathor the goddess of fertility, love and beauty was represented as a cow. [1]