The wildlife of

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is composed of its

flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. E ...

and

fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zoo ...

. It has 84 species of mammals and 375 species of birds. Tunisia is well documented for its

addax The addax (''Addax nasomaculatus''), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope native to the Sahara Desert. The only member of the genus ''Addax'', it was first described scientifically by Henri de Blainvil ...

and

Dama Gazelle The dama gazelle (''Nanger dama''), also known as the addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former r ...

population.

Fauna

The fauna of Tunisia includes the following: Spiders: * '' Zodarion pusio'' Insects: * '' Agabus africanus'' * '' Agabus ramblae'' * ''

Ameles assoi ''Ameles assoi'' is a species of praying mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed wo ...

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Ameles dumonti ''Ameles dumonti'' is a species of praying mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed ...

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Bothriomyrmex breviceps ''Bothriomyrmex breviceps'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species can be found in Tunisia and Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , ...

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Bothriomyrmex cuculus ''Bothriomyrmex cuculus'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_c ...

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Bothriomyrmex decapitans ''Bothriomyrmex decapitans'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1911, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , ma ...

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Bothriomyrmex emarginatus ''Bothriomyrmex emarginatus'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1911, the species is endemic to Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption ...

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Bothriomyrmex pubens ''Bothriomyrmex pubens'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_ca ...

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Bothriomyrmex regicidus ''Bothriomyrmex regicidus'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map ...

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Cataglyphis fortis ''Cataglyphis fortis'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. Found in Tunisia, the ants inhabit salt pans where they forage dead arthropods. Navigation skills and internal pedometer Measuring the sun's angle This ant ventures far f ...

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Cataglyphis hannae ''Cataglyphis hannae'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is native to Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , ...

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Moitrelia boeticella ''Moitrelia boeticella'' is a species of snout moth. It is found in Spain and North Africa, including Tunisia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For exam ...

Mammals

Birds

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References

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wildlife Of Tunisia Biota of Tunisia

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