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Animals in Egypt
Egypt has wild animal life that is unique. Of course you can't think of the deserts without thinking of Camels. The Camel has been the choice of transportation for thousands of years. Another animal that can live in the scorching desert is the Sand Cat. It doesn't have to drink water and has protection from the hot sand with fur on the bottom of its paws. Desert foxes live all over Egypt but mostly in the desert areas. They are very cute and make good pets if they are bred in captivity. The desert also has snakes and scorpions. The Saw-Scaled Viper makes a sound like its distant cousin the rattlesnake when its scales slide over the sand and is just as dangerous. The Sand Boa is a useful stake, not poisonous, and helps keep down the rodent population.
Egypt also has the deadly enemy of the snake, the mongoose that can kill even a cobra. One animal, special to Egypt, lives at the base of the mountains is the Hyrax. It looks like a rodent but is actually related to the elephant. Another animal special to Egyptians since ancient times is the cat. There are six main types of wild cats including the Wild Cats which resemble domestic cats, Caracal, mainly in the Eastern Desert, Sand Cat, and Swamp Cat. Cheetah and Panther are in the Western Desert and very rare. The wild canines include the jackal, found almost all over Egypt and the fox of which there are several varieties.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Egypt.
Even-toed ungulates in Egypt
Common hippopotamus Addax Common hartebeest Wild boar Aoudad Nubian ibex Sahara oryx Arabian oryx Dorcas gazelle Idmi Rhim gazelleCarnivores in Egypt
Fennec fox Egyptian mongoose Cheetah Honey badger Saharan striped polecat Striped polecat Common genet Striped hyaena Speckle-throated otter Asiatic jackal Mediterranean monk seal Least weasel African caracal Jungle cat Sand cat Wild cat African lion Leopard Afghan fox Aardwolf Cross foxDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Egypt
Chinese white dolphin Long-beaked dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Atlantic dolphinBats in Egypt
Lesser mouse-tailed bat Greater mouse-tailed bat European free-tailed bat Egyptian free-tailed bat Naked-rumped tomb bat Trident bat Asian barbastelle Egyptian slit-faced bat Botta's serotine Kuhl's pipistrelle Egyptian tomb bat Rüppel's pipistrelle Lesser horseshoe bat Geoffroy's horseshoe batHyraxes in Egypt
Bush hyrax Rock dassieHares, pikas, and rabbits in Egypt
Cape hareHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Egypt
Primates in Egypt
Hamadryas baboonRodents in Egypt
Baluchistan gerbil Pale gerbil Bushy-tailed jird Greater egyptian gerbil Lesser short-tailed gerbil Cairo spiny mouse Golden spiny mouse Crested porcupine Four-toed jerboa Lesser egyptian jerboa Shaw's jird Greater egyptian jerboa African grass rat Sundevall's jird Libyan jird Middle east blind mole rat Short-tailed bandicoot rat Asian garden dormouse Fat-tailed gerbil Pleasant gerbil Anderson's gerbil Flower's gerbil Fat sand rat Lesser egyptian gerbil Pygmy gerbil Mackillingin's gerbilDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Egypt
Dugong
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