This is a list of the wild animal species that were reported in Egypt.
Class: Mammalia (mammals)
Order: Tubulidentata (aardvarks)
Family: Orycteropodidae Genus: Orycteropus Aardvark
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes) Genus: Procavia Rock hyrax
Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
Family: Dugongidae Genus: Dugong Dugong (dugong dugon)
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Family: Gliridae (dormice) Genus: Eliomys Asian garden dormouse Eliomys melanurus Family: Dipodidae (jerboas) Genus: Allactaga Four-toed jerboa (Allactaga tetradactyla) Genus: Jaculus Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) Greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) Family: Spalacidae Genus: Nannospalax Middle East blind mole-rat Nannospalax ehrenbergi Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters etc.) Genus: Acomys Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) Genus: Dipodillus North African gerbil Dipodillus campestris Mackilligin's gerbil (Dipodillus mackilligini) Genus: Gerbillus Pleasant gerbil Gerbillus amoenus Anderson's gerbil Gerbillus andersoni Flower's gerbil Gerbillus floweri Lesser Egyptian gerbil Gerbillus gerbillus Pygmy gerbil Gerbillus henleyi Pale gerbil Gerbillus perpallidus Greater Egyptian gerbil Gerbillus pyramidum Lesser short-tailed gerbil Gerbillus simoni Genus: Meriones Sundevall's jird Meriones crassus Libyan jird Meriones lybicus Shaw's jird Meriones shawi Genus: Pachyuromys Fat-tailed gerbil (pachyuromys duprasi) Genus: Psammomys Fat sand rat (psammomys obesus) Genus: Sekeetamys Bushy-tailed jird (sekeetamys calurus) Genus: Arvicanthis African grass rat (arvicanthis niloticus) Genus: Nesokia Short-tailed bandicoot rat (nesokia indica)
Order: Lagomporpha (lagomorphs) Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares) Genus: Lepus Cape hare (lepus capensis)
Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)
Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Genus: Hemiechinus Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus Genus: Paraechinus Desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus
Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles and solenodons)
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