Animal encyclopedia: all species

Explore the 28 animal species in TunisieVet’s Animalpedia: characteristics, diet, habitat, behaviour and conservation status.

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Chondrichthyans 5 Sarcopterygians (Flesh-finned fish) 1 Actinistians (Sarcopterygians) 1 Bony fish (Actinopterygians) 1 Fish (Actinopterygians) 15 Actinopterygians 17 Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) 1 Chondrichthyans 8 Cephalopods 1 Molluscs 1 Mammals 168 Birds 114 Reptiles 51 Amphibians 7 Fish 27 Insects 29 Arachnids 3 Crustaceans 1

HABITAT

Forest Wetlands Farmland & grasslands Steppe Mountain Rivers & lakes Coastline Urban environment Ocean & sea 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

28 species Insects Chondrichthyans Arachnids Molluscs Near threatened Least concern

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Tiger shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

Near threatened

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Seven-spot ladybird

Coccinella septempunctata

Least concern Forest

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tunisia

Praying mantis

Mantis religiosa

Least concern Steppe

Peacock butterfly

Aglais io

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Mosquito

Culicidae (ex. Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus)

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Tunisia

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Least concern Mountain

Tunisia

Spider

Araneae

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Silk Moth

Bombyx mori

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Tunisia

Cockroach

Blattodea (ordre)

Least concern Tropical forest

Tunisia

Cockroach

Least concern Tropical forest

Tunisia

Fly

Musca domestica

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Tunisia

Termite

Isoptera (infra-ordre)

Least concern Desert

Bumblebee

Bombus sp.

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Wasp

Vespula vulgaris / Vespula germanica (guêpe commune)

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Hornet

Vespa crabro

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Horsefly

Tabanus spp. (famille Tabanidae)

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Ant

Formicidae

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Cabbage White

Pieris sp.

Least concern Steppe

Tunisia

Common Blue

Polyommatus spp. / Lycaenidae

Least concern Mountain

Tunisia

Copper

Lycaena tityrus / Lycaena phlaeas (groupe des Cuivrés)

Least concern Steppe

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