Animal encyclopedia: all species

Explore the 125 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

125 species asterides-echinodermes Starfish (Echinoderms) Insects Bivalves Reptiles

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Alligator turtle

Macrochelys temminckii

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

White-lipped pit viper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Least concern Tropical forest

Tunisia

Loggerhead sea turtle

Caretta caretta

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Nile crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Tunisia

Sea turtle

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Cape cobra

Naja nivea

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Hornet

Vespa crabro

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Python

Python sp. (famille Pythonidae)

Least concern Savanna

Tunisia

Hermann's tortoise

Testudo hermanni

Near threatened Forest

Leopard gecko

Eublepharis macularius

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Montpellier snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Skink

Scincidae (famille) ; Scincus scincus (scinque des sables)

Anole

Sea snake

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Vulnerable Forest

Coral snake

Least concern Forest

Blind

Anguis fragilis

Least concern Forest

Asp

Vipera aspis

Least concern Mountain

Tunisia

Agame

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Desert locust

Schistocerca gregaria

Not evaluated Desert

Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Least concern Mountain

Snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Frilled Lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Least concern Savanna

Tunisia

Boa

Boa constrictor

Least concern Savanna

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