Rock hyrax |
Procavia capensis | الوبر الصخري | Procavidea | Hyrax spreads in Palestine especially in the Galilee over the Mount Carmel area, and in Ain Jedi near the Dead Sea. |
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Wolf |
Canis lupus | الذئب | Canidae | the wolf lives in big numbers in the desert .in the Naqab region and in areas between Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley and the mountains of Nablus there are Four types and species of wolf, it defer in size and color depending on the environment or the area in which they live in |
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Jekyll |
Canis aureus | ابن آوى | Canidae | It’s found in areas of Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley |
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Red Fox |
Vulpes vulpes | الثعلب الأحمر | Canidae | He is in big numbers in Palestine, It resides in Jerusalem and Nablus Mountains it live individually not in the form of groups as some thinks. |
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Rueppell's sand fox |
Vulpes rueppellii | ثعلب الرمال | Canidae | This type spreads in the desert areas in Jordan and Palestine and north of the Dead Sea area |
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Fennec Fox |
Vulpes zerda | الفنك | Canidae | It resides in the desert regions of Palestine near the Dead Sea |
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Weasel |
Mustela nivalis | ابن عرس | Mustellidae | It resides in Jerusalem, Jericho and mountainous areas, and coastal plain |
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Common Badger |
Meles meles | الغريرة- غريراء زبرب | Mustellidae | Often found near populated places searching for the food, humans still hunts it for its delicious meat. And in the forests and mountainous areas of Nablus and the Upper Jordan Valley |
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Persian Otter |
Lutra lutra | كلب الماء أو ثعلب النهر أو قضاعة | Mustellidae | It resides at the Dead Sea and the Jordan River area |
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The Ratel, Honey Badger |
Mellivora capensis | الراتل أو غرير العسل | Mustellidae | It resides in the Dead Sea area and mountainous areas in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nablus |
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Marbled polecat |
Vormela peregusna | ابن عرس المنتن | Mustellidae | Resides in the Jordan valley and mountainous areas and The coastal plain areas |
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Beech marten |
Martes foina | خز الزان | Mustellidae | It resides in areas of Jerusalem, Hebron and Nablus |
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Egyptian Mongoose |
Hepestes ichneumon | النمس أو النسناس | Viverridae | He lives in the pits. Feeds on lizards, snakes, mice, and rats. It resides in the north and south of the Dead Sea and the coastal plain and Jerusalem area |
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European genet |
Genetta genetta | الجرنيط | Viverridae | Located between Jerusalem and Hebron and the Dead Sea area |
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Striped Hyaena |
Hyaena hyaena | الضبع المخطط | Hyaenidae | The hyena is a very common animals in Palestine, It resides in the southern mountainous areas and the Jordan Valley and Jerusalem but its numbers are continuously decreasing. |
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Palestine Jungle cat |
Felis chaus | قط الخلا الفلسطيني | Felidae | last time it was seen was at 1970 ,its region is the Dead Sea and Jericho |
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Caracel |
Felis caracal | الوشق أو عناق الأرض | Felidae | Recorded in the northern Dead Sea area Jordan River area –its Endangered and decreasing in numbers |
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Arabian leopard |
Panthera pardus nimr | النمر العربي | Felidae | It was located in the west of the Dead Sea area and now extinct |
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Cheetah |
Acinonyx jubatus | فهد | Felidae | It was located in the west of the shores of the Dead Sea area |
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Syrian Brown Bear |
Ursus arctos syriacus | الدب البني السوري | Ursidae | The Syrian brown bear sleeps and hibernates in caves and hollow trees found in mountainous areas in Palestine and It is already extinct |
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Alpine ibex |
Capra Ibex | البدن، أو الوعل | Bovidae | It resides in the Jordan Valley from the north to the south in the rocky areas of the eastern slopes of the mountains of Jerusalem |
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Mountain gazelle |
Gazella gazelle | الغزال الجبلي الفلسطيني | Bovidae | It resides in the Jordan Valley and the mountainous forest areas |
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White oryx |
Oryx leucoryx | المهاة العربي | Bovidae | He lived in the Palestinian desert , it Did not see in Palestine for more than a hundred years, It came from Jordan |
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Persian fallow deer |
Dama dama mesopotamica | الأيل الأسمر الفارسي | Cervidae | It was present in the north of Palestine since the BC- record in 1750 in Tiberias area |
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Roe deer |
Capreolus capreolus | اليحمور الأوروبيّ | Cervidae | It was in Palestine since the Old Testament - No recorded history for its existence from about at least a hundred years ago |
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Wild boar |
Sus scrofa | الخنزير البري | Suidae | It exists in abundance in the Jordan Valley and the Jordan River and in the forests and mountainous areas and the coast |
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Indian crested porcupine |
Hystrix indica | الشيهم الهندي | Hystricidae | It resides in East Jerusalem to Jericho areas |
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Caucasian squirrel |
Sciurus anomalus | السنجاب الفارسي | Sciuridae | It resides in East Jerusalem to Jericho areas |
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Palestinian mole-rate |
Spalax leucodon | الخلد الفلسطيني | Spalcaidae | It resides in East Jerusalem to Jericho areas |
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Gray dwarf hamster |
Cricetulus migratorius | قداد مهاجر | Cricetidae | It resides in East Jerusalem to Jericho areas |
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Golden hamster, or Syrian hamster |
Mesocricetus auratus | قداد ذهبي | Cricetidae | It resides in the mountainous areas around Jerusalem |
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Sand rat |
Psammomys obesus | فأر الرمل السمين | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Anderson s gerbil |
Gerbillus andersoni | عضل أندرسوني | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Allenby's gerbil |
Gerbillus allenby | عضل اللنبي | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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lesser Egyptian gerbil |
Gerbillus gerbillus | عضل مصري صغير | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Greater Egyptian gerbil |
Gerbillus pyramidum | عضل مصري كبير | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Libyan jird |
Meriones libycus | جرد ليبي | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Tristram's jird |
Meriones tristrami | جرد | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Palestine rat |
Meriones sacramenti | جربوع فلسطيني | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Broad-toothed field mouse |
Apodemus mystacinus | الفأر الحقلي | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Cairo spiny mouse |
Acomys cahirinus | فأر شوكي مصري | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Golden spiny mouse |
Acomys russatus | فأر شوكي ذهبي | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Short-tailed bandicoot rat |
Nesokia indica | ركين هندي قصير الذيل | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Black rat |
Rattus rattus | الجرذ الأسود / جرذ المنزل | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Brown rat |
Rattus norvegicus | الجرذ البني | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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House mouse |
Mus musculus | فأر المنازل | Muridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Garden dormouse |
Eliomys quercinus | زغبة بلوطية | Gliridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Forest dormouse |
Dryomys nitedula | زغبة الغابات | Gliridae | Located in various regions of Palestine depending on the temperature and altitude above sea level and also near the Mediterranean Sea Coast |
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Cape hare |
Lepus capensis | الارنب البني | Leporidae | Found in most Palestinian areas, mountainous areas and semi-desert of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea |
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European hare |
Lepus europaeus | الارنب الأوروبي | Leporidae | Found in most Palestinian areas, mountainous areas and semi-desert of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea |
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European hedgehog |
Erinaceus europaeus | القنفذ الأوروبي | Erinaceidae | This Family is active at night, Feeds on animals and plants, found in most regions of Palestine, especially in forests, parks and wilderness areas and meadows, and in the desert as well. |
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Desert hedgehog |
Paraechinus aethiopicus | قنفذ حبشي | Erinaceidae | Found in most regions of Palestine, especially in forests, parks and wilderness areas and meadows, and in the desert as well. |
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Long-eared hedgehog |
Hemiechinus auritus | قنفذ طويل الأذن | Erinaceidae | Found in most regions of Palestine, especially in forests, parks and wilderness areas and meadows, and in the desert as well. |
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Greater white-toothed shrew |
Crocidura russula | الزبابة مزدوج لون الأصابع | Soricidae | It’s similar to mice and rats with its fur hair and no spines. Some live in the dense vegetation wet areas, and some in the mountainous areas close to streams, swamps and rivers. |
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Bicolored shrew |
Crocidura leucodon | (زبابة بيضاء الأسنان ( ذات لونين | Soricidae | Some live in the dense vegetation wet areas, and some in the mountainous areas close to streams, swamps and rivers. |
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Greater white-toothed shrew |
Crocidura russula | زبابة بيضاء الأسنان /كبيرة | Soricidae | It’s similar to mice and rats with its fur hair and no spines. Some live in the dense vegetation wet areas, and some in the mountainous areas close to streams, swamps and rivers. |
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Lesser white-toothed shrew |
Crocidura suaveolens | زباب أصغر أبيض الأسنان | Soricidae | Some live in the dense vegetation wet areas, and some in the mountainous areas close to streams, swamps and rivers. |
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Etruscan shrew |
Suncus etruscus | (الزبابة القزم (جرذ المسك | Soricidae | Some live in the dense vegetation wet areas, and some in the mountainous areas close to streams, swamps and rivers. |
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Mediterranean horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus euryale | خفاش البحر المتوسط | Rhinolophidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Greater horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | خفاش حذوة الحصان الكبير | Rhinolophidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Geoffroy's horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus clivosus | خفاش حذوة فرس كرتشمار | Rhinolophidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Blasius's horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus blasii | خفاش حذوة بطرس | Rhinolophidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Lesser horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus hipposideros | خفاش أبو حذوة صغير | Rhinolophidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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European free-tailed bat |
Tadarida teniotis | خفاش أوروبي حر الذيل | Molossidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Egyptian free-tailed bat |
Tadarida aegyptiaca | خفاش مصري حر الذيل | Molossidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Egyptian slit-faced bat |
Nycteris thebaica | خفاش طيبة | Nycteridae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Naked-rumped tomb bat |
Taphozous nudiventris | خفاش عاري البطن | Emballonuridae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Egyptian tomb bat |
Taphozous perforatus | خفاش مصر ذو الغمد | Emballonuridae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Egyptian fruit bat |
Rousettus aegyptiacus | خفاش الفاكهة المصري | Pteropodidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Lesser mouse-tailed bat |
Rhinopoma hardwickii | الخفاش الفأر ذو الذنب الصغير | Rhinopomatidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Greater mouse-tailed bat |
Rhinopoma microphyllum | الخفاش الفأر ذو الذنب الكبير | Rhinopomatidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Trident bat |
Asellia tridens | خفاش مثلث الأنف | Hipposideridae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Barbastelle |
Barbastella barbastellus | خفاش برباستيل | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Big brown bat |
Eptesicus fuscus | الخفاش البني الكبير | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Botta's serotine |
Eptesicus bottae | خفاش بوتا | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Common bent-wing bat |
Miniopterus schreibersii | خفاش طويل الأجنحة | Miniopteridae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Lesser mouse-eared bat |
Myotis blythii | الوطواط المصري الصغير | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Long-fingered bat |
Myotis capaccinii | وطواط تلحمي | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Geoffroy's bat |
Myotis emarginatus | خفاش جوفروا | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Greater mouse-eared bat |
Myotis myotis | الوطواط المصري الكبير | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Natterer's bat |
Myotis nattereri | خفاش ناتوري | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Common noctule |
Nyctalus noctula | خفاش الليل الشائع | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Desert long-eared bat |
Otonycteris hemprichii | خفاش طويل الأذن | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Kuhl's pipistrelle |
Pipistrellus kuhlii | خفاش كولي | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Common pipistrelle |
Pipistrellus pipistrellus | خفاش شائع , خفاش بيبيستريل عادي | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Rüppell's pipistrelle |
Pipistrellus rueppellii | خفاش الرمال | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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Grey long-eared bat |
Plecotus austriacus | خفاش رمادي طويل الأذن | Vespertilionidae | Some of them are located in humid areas. In caves or in forests, it have been recorded in various parts of Palestine depending on the type of food it eats. |
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