The wildlife of

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

is composed of its

flora Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for f ...

and

fauna Fauna (: faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding terms for plants and fungi are ''flora'' and '' funga'', respectively. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively ...

. It has 84 species of mammals and 375 species of birds. Tunisia is well documented for its addax and

dama gazelle The dama gazelle (''Nanger dama''), also known as the addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former ra ...

population.

Fauna

The fauna of Tunisia includes the following: Spiders: * '' Zodarion pusio'' Insects: * '' Agabus africanus'' * '' Agabus ramblae'' * '' Ameles assoi'' * '' Ameles dumonti'' * '' Bothriomyrmex breviceps'' * '' Bothriomyrmex cuculus'' * '' Bothriomyrmex decapitans'' * '' Bothriomyrmex emarginatus'' * '' Bothriomyrmex pubens'' * '' Bothriomyrmex regicidus'' * '' Cataglyphis fortis'' * '' Cataglyphis hannae'' * '' Moitrelia boeticella''

Fauna

Mammals

Birds

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