Country ยท Africa
Animals of Western Sahara
3 animals on this site have a range that includes Western Sahara. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.
Status
Class
Diet
Location
3 profiles
LCMammals
African wildcat
Felis lybica
The African wildcat is a small striped cat of dry Africa and Asia, and the ancestor of every domestic cat.
Living
LCMammals
Fennec fox
Vulpes zerda
The fennec fox is the smallest canid, a cream-coloured fox of the Sahara with enormous ears that shed heat and hear prey under the sand.
Living
LCMammals
Sand cat
Felis margarita
The sand cat is a small, pale wild cat that lives only in the deserts of North Africa, Arabia and Central Asia.
Living
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