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Lebanon - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Lebanon. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6~40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Lebanon
prehistoric age
Lebanon
extinct species
Cenozoic
Primitive elephant Deinotherium   (22.4~0.01 Mya; 5m)
Lebanon is a country located in West Asia. It is borderd by Israel, Syria and Jordan, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the wast. The following shows the distribution of animals in Lebanon.
Lebanon
Lebanon
regionally extinct
in historic age
Carnivora Lion   (2.5m), Leopard   (Spotted), Brown Bear   (3m)
Marine mammal Mediterranean Monk Seal
Bird Black Francolin, Houbara Bustard, Little Bustard
Lebanon
extant species
Hyrax Rock Hyrax
Rodent Persian Squirrel
Hedgehog Southern White-breasted Hedgehog, Long-eared Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate Fallow Deer, European Roe Deer, Mountain Gazelle, Wild goat, Nubian ibex
Megabat Egyptian Rousette
Carnivora Wild Cat (Spotted), Caracal   (Tufted large ear), Egyptian Mongoose, Golden Jackal, Red Fox, European otter, Eurasian Badger, Honey Badger, Least weasel, Marbled Polecat (Spotted)
Monitor Desert Monitor
Chameleon Common Chameleon
Goose White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
Crane Common Crane  , Demoiselle Crane   (Highest flying)
Pelican White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican
Flamingo American Flamingo  
Swallowtail
butterfly
(Allancastria deyrollei), False Apollo, (Archon apollinaris), Common Birdwing  
Lebanon
marine extant
species
Ray Smalltooth sawfish
Shark Basking shark, Great white shark
Lebanon
small extant
species
Lizard (EN) Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard, Fraas' Lizard, (Lacerta kulzeri)
Gecko (EN) (Cyrtopodion amictopholis)
Snake (EN) Bornmuellers viper