Mammals

Primates
Sacred Baboon Papio hamadryas (East Africa and SW Arabia)

Carnivores
Dogs, Wolves and Foxes
Asiatic Jackal Canis aureus (Africa and North and East Arabia)
Wolf Canis lupus (East Mediterranean and Arabia)
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes (Mediterranean and Arabia)
Ruppell's Sand Fox Vulpes rueppellii (North Africa and SW Arabia)
Blanford's Fox Vulpes cana (Arabia)
Fennec Fox Vulpes zerda (North Africa and Arabia)

Bears
Brown Bear Ursus arctos Linnaeus (East Mediterranean)

Weasels, Marten, Badgers and Otters
Beech Marten, Stone Marten Martes foina (East Mediterranean)
Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna (East Mediterranean)
Weasel Mustela nivalis (North Africa and North Arabia)
Badger Meles meles (Mediterranean)
Ratel, Honey Badger Mellivora capensis (Africa and Arabia)
Common Otter Lutra lutra (North Africa and West Arabia)
Smooth-coated Indian Otter Lutra perspicillata (South Iraq)

Mongoose and Genets
Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Iraq)
Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (North Africa and N Arabia)
Indian Grey mongoose Herpestes edwardsi (East Arabia)
White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda (Sudan and South Arabia)
African Small-spotted Genet Genetta felina (Africa and South Arabia)
Hyaenas
Striped Hyaena Hyaena hyaena (Africa and Arabia)

Cats
Wild Cat Felis silvestris (North Africa and Arabia)
Sand Cat Felis margarita (North Africa and Arabia)
Jungle Cat Felis chaus (Egypt and North Arabia)
Caracal Lynx Caracal caracal (North Africa and Arabia)
European Lynx Lynx lynx (North Iraq)
Leopard Panthera pardus (North Africa and Arabia)
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (North Africa and South Arabia)

Hyrax
Hyrax, Dassie Procavia capensis (Africa, South and West Arabia)

Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Antelopes
Arabian Tahr Hemitragus jayakari (Oman and U.A.E.)
Ibex Capra ibex (East Africa and Arabia)
Wild Goat Capra aegagrus (North Iraq)
Asiatic Mouflon, Red Sheep Ovis ammon (Iraq and SE Arabia)
Arabian Oryx Oryx leucoryx (Arabia)
Scimitar-horned Oryx (North Africa)
Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis (NE Africa and S Arabia)
Mountain Gazelle, Idmi Gazella gazella (East Mediterranean, West and South Arabia)
Queen of Sheba's Gazelle Gazella bilkis (Yemen)
Dorcas Gazelle, Afri Gazella dorcas (North Africa and Arabia)
Reem, Sand Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa (Arabia)

Deer
Mesopotamian Fallow Deer Dama mesopotamica (North Arabia)
Rose Deer Capreolus capreolus (Northern Arabia)

Pigs
Wild Boar Sus scrofa (Mediterranean and Iraq)

Hares
Cape Hare Lepus capensis (North Africa and Arabia)

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