Living National Treasures: Israel and Palestine

Checklists of  Endemics

Mammal Species 5

Bird Species 0

Reptile Species 1

Amphibian Species 1

Freshwater Fish Species 3

Marine Fish Species 8

Vertebrate Genera 0

Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0

Vascular Plant Genera 0

Families & Orders 0


Taxonomic Sources & Caveats

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Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Israel and Palestine is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005).  For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (Eds.)(2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.  Third Edition.  The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


Crocidura ramano (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Negev Shrew

Spalax carmeli (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Mt. Carmel Blind Mole Rat

Spalax galili (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Upper Galilee Mountains Blind Mole Rat

Spalax golani (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Golan Heights Blind Mole Rat

Spalax judaei (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Judean Mountains Blind Mole Rat