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- 17. GILA MONSTER
Class: Reptilia: Reptiles Diet: Small mammals, eggs
Order: Squamata: Lizards and Snakes
Size: body:45 - 61 cm (17 3/4 - 24 in)
Family: Helodermatidae: Conservation
Gila Monster Status: Vulnerable
Scientific
Habitat: arid and semiarid
Name: Heloderma
areas with some vegetation
suspectum
Range: Southwestern U.S.A.: Southern Utah, Arizona to New
Mexico; Mexico
- 18. GREAT MOUSE
Class: Mammalia: Mammals Diet: Flying insects
Order: Chiroptera: Bats
Size: body:6 - 8 cm (2 1/4 - 3 in), wingspan: 17 - 25 cm (6
3/4 - 10 in), tail: 6 - 8 cm (2 1/4 - 3 in)
Family: Rhinopomatidae: Conservation
Mouse-tailed Bats Status: Non-threatened
Scientific
Name: Rhinopoma Habitat: treeless arid land
microphyllum
Range: Middle and Near East
- 20. FENNEC FOX
Class: Mammalia: Mammals Diet: Small mammals
Order: Carnivora: Carnivores
Size: body:37 - 41 cm (14 1/2 - 16 in), tail: 19 - 21 cm (7
1/2 - 8 1/4 in)
Family: Canidae: Dogs, Conservation
Foxes Status: Data deficient
Scientific Name: Vulpes
Habitat: desert, semidesert
zerda
Range: North Africa: Morocco to Egypt, south to Northern
Niger, Sudan; east to Sinai Peninsula and Kuwait
- 21. Class:Mammalia: Mammals Diet: Seeds, insects
Order: Rodentia: Rodents
Size: body:19 - 15 cm (3 1/2 - 6 in), tail: 16 - 22 cm (6 1/4 - 8
1/2 in)
Conservation Status: Non-
Family:Dipodidae: Jerboas
threatened
Scientific Name:Allactaga
Habitat:Allactaga major
major
Range: Russia: Ukraine, east to China
- 24. Lappet-faced vulture
Class: Aves: Birds Diet: Carrion
Order: Falconiformes: Birds of Prey
Size: body:100 - 115 cm (39 - 45 in)
Family: Accipitridae: Conservation
Vultures, Eagles, Hawks Status: Non-threatened
Scientific Name: Torgos
Habitat: bush, desert
tracheliotus
Range: Northern, southern, and eastern Africa
- 25. Fast sand rat
Class: Mammalia: Mammals Diet: Seeds, vegetation
Order: Rodentia: Rodents
Size: body:14 - 18.5 cm (5 1/2 - 7 1/4 in), tail: 12 - 15 cm (4 3/4 - 6
in)
Conservation
Family:Gerbillinae: Gerbils
Status: Non-threatened
Scientific Name:Psammomys
Habitat: sandy desert
obesus
Range: Algeria, east to Saudi Arabia