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Syria - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Syria. 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.
Syria is a country located in West Asia. It is borderd by Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey and Jordan, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Syria.
| Syria | |
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Syria
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Elephant |
Syrian Elephant* (？～AD0s) |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Giraffe  (５m),
Aurochs (1.81 Mya～AD1627),
Saudi Gazelle (12.7 Mya～AD1980) |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Syrian Wild Ass* (？～AD1928) |  | Carnivora |
Cheetah ,
Lion (２．５m),
Leopard (Spotted),
Brown Bear (３m) |  | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |  | Ibis |
Northern Bald Ibis |
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Syria
extant species |
 | Hyrax |
Rock Hyrax |  | Rodent |
Persian Squirrel,
Asia Minor Ground Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Cape Hare,
European Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog,
Long-eared Hedgehog,
Desert Hedgehog | | Even-toed ungulate |
European Roe Deer,
Arabian Oryx,
Mountain Gazelle,
Goitered Gazelle,
Wild goat,
Nubian ibex |  | Megabat |
Egyptian Rousette | | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Jungle Cat,
Sand Cat,
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
Striped Hyena,
Egyptian Mongoose,
Gray Wolf,
Golden Jackal,
Red Fox,
Brown Bear (３m),
European otter,
Eurasian Badger,
Honey Badger,
Least weasel,
Marbled Polecat (Spotted) |  | Monitor |
Desert Monitor |  | Chameleon |
Common Chameleon |  | Ostrich |
Ostrich (２．７５m) |  | Goose |
White-fronted Goose,
Greylag Goose,
Egyptian 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),
Apollo |
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Syria
marine extant
species |
 | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish |  | Shark |
Basking shark,
Great white shark |
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Syria
small extant
species |
 | Turtle |
Euphrates Softshell Turtle |  | Lizard |
(Lacerta kulzeri) |  | Gecko |
(Cyrtopodion amictopholis) |  | Snake |
Bornmuellers viper |  | bird |
Sociable Lapwing,
Northern Bald Ibis | | bird |
White-headed Duck |
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