Fat Sand Rat

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Fat Sand RatScientific Name: Psammomys obesusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: North Africa and the Middle East, across the Sahara and Arabian Deserts from Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria east through Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Saudi...

Sahara Sand Viper

Reptiles > Snakes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sahara Sand ViperScientific Name: Cerastes viperaCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesRange: North Africa, across the Sahara Desert from Mauritania, Morocco, and Mali east through Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and IsraelHabitat Type:...

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Greater Egyptian GerbilScientific Name: Gerbillus pyramidumCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: North Africa, across the northern Sahara Desert from Mauritania, Morocco, and Mali east through Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and northern...

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Lesser Egyptian JerboaScientific Name: Jaculus jaculusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: North Africa and the Middle East, across the Sahara and Arabian Deserts from Mauritania and Morocco east to IranHabitat Type: Hyper-arid stony...

Common Gundi

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Common GundiScientific Name: Ctenodactylus gundiCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: Northern Africa, across the Atlas Mountains and northern fringes of the Sahara Desert in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and northwestern LibyaHabitat Type:...