Wildlife of Israel
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The native wildlife of Israel includes its flora and fauna.
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[edit] Fauna
- Acanthobrama lissneri
- Acanthobrama telavivensis the Yarqon bleak
- Acanthobrama terraesanctae
- Acomys dimidiatus
- Anguilla anguilla
- Aphanius dispar
- Aphanius mento
- Astatotilapia flaviijosephi
- Barbus canis
- Barbus longiceps
- Buliminus labrosus
- Calaxis hierosolymarum
- Capoeta damascina
- Cecilioides acicula
- Clarias gariepinus
- Eresus walckenaeri
- Euchondrus septemdentatus
- Garra ghoerensis Sodom's garra
- Garra rufa
- Gerbillus andersoni
- Gomphocythere ortali
- Granopupa granum
- Helix engaddensis
- Hemigrammocapoeta nana
- Hyla heinzsteinitzi a tree frog found only in and near Jerusalem
- Hyla savignyi
- Levantina spiriplana
- Liza ramada
- Meriones tristrami
- Metafruticicola fourousi
- Mirogrex hulensis
- Mirogrex terraesanctae
- Monacha crispulata
- Monacha syriaca
- Mugil cephalus
- Nemacheilus dori
- Nemacheilus jordanicus
- Nemacheilus panthera
- Nemacheilus tigris
- Nun galilaeus
- Oreochromis aureus
- Oreochromis niloticus
- Oryx leucoryx the Arabian Oryx
- Panthera pardus the Leopard
- Pilorcula raymondi
- Pseudophoxinus drusensis
- Pseudophoxinus kervillei
- Pyramidula rupestris
- Salaria fluviatilis
- Sarotherodon galilaeus
- Sphincterochila cariosa
- Tilapia galileae
- Tilapia zillii
- Tristamella sacra
- Tristramella simonis
- Truncatellina haasi
- Vitrea contracta
- Vulpes vulpes
- Xeropicta vestalis
[edit] Birds
[edit] Flora
There are 2,867 known species of plants found in Israel and the Occupied Territories, but the vast majority are found in other countries as well.[1] The species listed here are found only in Israel and the Occupied Territories.
- Aegilops sharonensis
- Allium papillare
- Allium telavivense
- Anacamptis israelitica
- Anthemis brachycarpa
- Anthemis leucanthemifolia
- Aristida sieberiana
- Atractylis carduus
- Ballota philistaea
- Bromus rigidus
- Campanula sulphurea
- Centaurea procurrens
- Colchicum feinbruniae
- Convolvulus secundus
- Crepis aculeata
- Crocus aleppicus
- Cutandia philistaea
- Echinops philistaeus
- Erodium subintegrifolium
- Erodium telavivense
- Ferula samariae
- Gagea dayana
- Galium philistaeum
- Iris atrofusca
- Iris atropurpurea
- Iris haynei
- Iris vartanii
- Leopoldia bicolor
- Leopoldia eburnea
- Linaria joppensis
- Lupinus palaestinus
- Lycium schweinfurthii
- Maresia pulchella
- Micromeria fruticosa
- Onopordum telavivense
- Orchis galilaea
- Paronychia palaestina
- Phlomis brachyodon
- Picris amalecitana
- Plantugo sarcop
- Polygonum palaestinum
- Rumex occultans
- Rumex rothschildianus
- Salvia lanigera
- Scandix blepharicarpa
- Senecio joppensis
- Silene modesta
- Silene papillosa
- Silene telavivensis
- Sternbergia clusiana
- Tamarix aphylla
- Tordylium aegyptiacum
- Trifolium billardieri
- Trifolium dichroanthum
- Trifolium palaestinum
- Trifolium philistaeum
- Trisetaria koelerioides
- Tulipa boissieri
- Verbascum berytheum
[edit] References
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_fe_st/israel_cat_call
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