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Animals in Morocco
Mammals
Approximately 105 species of animals live in Morocco, and of these, 18 are on the endangered species list. The most typical type of mammal to live in Morocco is the dorcas gazelle. This type of gazelle is the smallest of its species, and it is recognizable by its extremely long legs and curved horns. Both male and female dorcas gazelles have full sets of horns. To compensate for the lack of fresh water, dorcas gazelles absorb water from the Acacia leaves that make up the majority of their diet. Due to the intensity of the mid-day sun, dorcas gazelles are usually only spotted being active in the early morning and late evening hours.
A type of dog that is unique to Morocco is the Sloughi breed. They are fast dogs that people of that nation use for hunting purposes. Their appearance is close to that of a greyhound.
Birds
There are more than 450 types of birds that have managed to survive the desert heat of Morocco. Pelicans and gulls can be found most often on the coast lines, while partridges, woodpeckers, doves, pigeons and pheasants are more often found in the desert areas. Bird species that are typically only seen in zoos in the United States, such as ostriches, swans and flamingoes, originate from Morocco and must be shipped overseas for anyone outside of Morocco to see them.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Morocco.
Even-toed ungulates in Morocco
Addax Common hartebeest Aoudad Wild boar Elk Cuvier's gazelle Addra gazelle Dorcas gazelle Sahara oryxCarnivores in Morocco
African lion Striped hyaena Leopard Cheetah Cross fox Serval Common otter Asiatic jackal Fennec fox African caracal Egyptian mongoose Honey badger Saharan striped polecat Common genet Sand cat Mediterranean monk seal Wild cat Least weaselDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Morocco
Atlantic spotted dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Common porpoise Pygmy sperm whale Fraser's dolphin Cuvier's beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale Atlantic dolphin True's beaked whale North atlantic right whale Pygmy killer whale Killer whale Long-finned pilot whaleBats in Morocco
European free-tailed bat Kuhl's pipistrelle Egyptian free-tailed bat Common pipistrelle Naked-rumped tomb bat Rüppel's pipistrelle Canary big-eared bat Trident bat Blasius's horseshoe bat Western barbastelle Long-fingered bat Geoffroy's bat Whiskered bat Natterer's bat Giant noctule Lesser noctule Noctule Mediterranean horseshoe bat Egyptian slit-faced bat Greater horseshoe bat Lesser horseshoe bat Mehely's horseshoe bat Lesser mouse-tailed bat Greater mouse-tailed bat Sundevall's roundleaf batHares, pikas, and rabbits in Morocco
Cape hare European rabbitElephant-shrews in Morocco
North african elephant shrewPrimates in Morocco
Barbary apeRodents in Morocco
Crested porcupine Lesser egyptian jerboa Greater egyptian jerboa Long-tailed field mouse Fat sand rat Striped ground squirrel Barbary lemniscomys Barbary ground squirrel Guinea multimammate mouse Sundevall's jird Gundi Libyan jird Val's gundi Asian garden dormouse Algerian mouse Shaw's jird Greater short-tailed gerbil Lesser egyptian gerbil Western gerbil Hoogstraal's gerbil Baluchistan gerbil Occidental gerbil Lesser short-tailed gerbil Tarabul's gerbil Fat-tailed gerbil
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