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Western Sahara - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Western Sahara is a territory located in the west of Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Morroco and Mauritania, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. There is the Sahara desert in whole country. The following shows the distribution of animals in Western Sahara.
| Western Sahara | |
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Western Sahara regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Scimitar Oryx |  | Carnivora |
Cheetah ,
Lion (2.5m) |
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Western Sahara extant species |
 | Rodent |
Barbary Ground Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Desert Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Addax ,
Dorcas Gazelle ,
Cuvier's Gazelle ,
Dama Gazelle ,
Barbary sheep |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Sand Cat ,
Striped Hyena ,
Golden Jackal ,
Saharan Striped Polecat ,
Honey Badger |  | Lizard |
Desert Monitor |  | Chameleon |
Common Chameleon |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (2.75m) |  | Stork |
Yellow-billed Stork ,
White Stork ,
Black Stork |  | Ibis |
Northern Bald Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Dalmatian Pelican |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |
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Western Sahara marine extant species |
 | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |  | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (12m),
Basking shark ,
Great white shark ,
Shortfin mako ,
Longfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |  | Tuna |
Northern bluefin tuna |
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