Animal encyclopedia: all species

Explore the 58 animal species in TunisieVet’s Animalpedia: characteristics, diet, habitat, behaviour and conservation status.

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Hexacorallia (Sea Anemones and Corals) 1 Gastropods 6 Bivalves 7 Clitellates 1 Clitellates 1 Turbellarians (Flatworms) 1 Polychaetes 2 Tardigrades (Eutardigrada / Heterotardigrada) 1 Rotifers 1 Demosponges (Poriferans) 1 Scyphozoans 1 Crustaceans (Barnacles) 1 Anthozoans 1 Hydrozoans 2 Starfish (Echinoderms) 1 Brittle Stars 1 Sea Urchins 1 Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) 1 Crinoids 1 Millipedes 1 Turbellarians (Flatworms) 1 Malacostracan Crustaceans 13 Molluscs 1 Chondrichthyans 6 Cephalopods 6 Chondrichthyans 10 Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) 1 Actinopterygians 18 Fish (Actinopterygians) 17 Bony fish (Actinopterygians) 1 Actinistians (Sarcopterygians) 1 Sarcopterygians (Flesh-finned fish) 1 Horseshoe crabs 1 Mammals 208 Birds 131 Reptiles 62 Amphibians 13 Fish 28 Insects 55 Arachnids 11 Crustaceans 2

HABITAT

Forest Wetlands Farmland & grasslands Steppe Coastline Ocean & sea Mountain Rivers & lakes Urban environment Tropical forest Savanna Desert

IUCN STATUS

Not evaluated Least concern Endangered Data deficient Near threatened Vulnerable Critically endangered Extinct in the wild

REGION

Present in Tunisia

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Mosquito

Culicidae (ex. Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus)

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Tunisia

Wasp

Vespula vulgaris / Vespula germanica (guêpe commune)

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Cabbage White

Pieris sp.

Least concern Steppe

Tunisia

Grasshopper

Tettigoniidae

Least concern Savanna

Tunisia

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Least concern Forest

Morpho

Morpho spp.

Data deficient Tropical forest

Tunisia

Copper

Lycaena tityrus / Lycaena phlaeas (groupe des Cuivrés)

Beetle

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae

Data deficient Forest

Tunisia

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Least concern Urban environment

Tunisia

Horsefly

Tabanus spp. (famille Tabanidae)

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Scale Insect

Coccoidea (superfamille), ex. Dactylopius coccus, Icerya purchasi

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Leaf Beetle

Chrysomelidae (ex. Chrysolina, Leptinotarsa)

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Weevil

Curculionidae

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Dung Beetle

Scarabaeinae (ex. Scarabaeus sacer)

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Aphid

Aphidoidea (superfamille)

Least concern Forest

Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Near threatened Forest

Tunisia

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae (ex. Cerambyx cerdo)

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Tunisia

Coral

Anthozoa (classe) ; Corallium rubrum pour le corail rouge

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Tunisia

Starfish

Least concern

Tunisia

Ground beetle

Carabus spp.

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Firefly

Lampyris noctiluca

Least concern Forest

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