| Yemen is a country located in the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the tropical zone. It is borderd by Saudi Arabia and Oman, and by the Gulf of Aden to the south and by the Red Sea to the west. |
| Yemen | |
| Yemen regionally extinct in historic age | Even-toed ungulate | Queen Sheba's Gazelle, Saudi Gazelle |
| Carnivore | Cheetah |
| Yemen extant species | Hyrax | Rock Hyrax |
| Primate | Hamadryas Baboon |
| Hedgehog | Desert Hedgehog |
| Even-toed ungulate | Lesser Kudu, Arabian Oryx, Mountain Gazelle, Dorcas Gazelle, Goitered Gazelle, Nubian ibex |
| Megabat | Egyptian Rousette |
| Carnivore | Sand Cat, Wild Cat, Caracal, Leopard, Common Genet, Striped Hyena, White-tailed Mongoose, Golden Jackal, Gray Wolf, Blanford's Fox, Rüppell's Fox, Honey Badger |
| Chameleon | Veiled Chameleon, Common Chameleon, Arabian Chameleon, Monarch Chameleon |
| Goose | Taiga Bean-Goose |
| Stork | Abdim's Stork, White Stork, Black Stork |
| Ibis | Sacred Ibis, Northern Bald Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill |
| Crane | Common Crane, Demoiselle Crane |
| Pelican | White Pelican, Pink-backed Pelican |
| Flamingo | Lesser Flamingo, American Flamingo |
| Yemen marine species | Sirenia | Dugong |
| Whale | Dwarf Sperm Whale, Blainville's Beaked Whale |
| Dolphin | Rough-toothed Dolphin, Pacific Humpback Dolphin, Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Long-beaked Common Dolphin, Fraser's Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Pygmy Killer Whale |
| Turtle | Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Olive Ridley |
| Ray | Manta ray |
| Shark | Whale shark, Scalloped hammerhead, Great hammerhead, Shortfin mako |
| Billfish | Indo-Pacific sailfish, Black Marlin |
| The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in Yemen. |
| Yemen | |
| Socotra Islands [World Heritage] | Gecko | (Haemodracon riebeckii), (Haemodracon trachyrhinus) |
| bird | Egyptian Vulture, Socotra Bunting |
| endemic bird | Socotra Cisticola, Socotra Warbler, Socotra Starling, Socotra Sparrow, Socotra Grosbeak, Socotra Bunting, Socotra Sunbird |
| Dragon tree | Socotra Dragon Tree |
| plant | Cucumber tree, Socotran pomegranate, (Euphorbia arbuscula), (Jatropha unicostata) |
Wildlife's class -
mammal,
reptile (dinosaur),
amphibia,
bird,
fish,
arthropod (insect),
molluscs,
cnidarian,
echinoderm (others),
plantRedlist Categories & Criteria -
Extinct,
Extinct in the Wild,
Critically Endangered,
Endangered,
Vulnerable,
othersThe italic shows endemic species. shows magafauna or rare species.
Area attribute -
regionally extinct,
regionally extant species,
regionally marine species,
UNESCO World Heritage,
UNESCO World Hertage Tentative List,
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve,
Ramsar SiteHabitat environment -
Rainforest, Savannah,
Desert area,
Mountainous area,
Wetland,
Forest area,
Coastal area,
Marine park,
Tundra area,
Colony,
Nesting siteGeologic age -
Paleozoic (Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian),
Mesozoic (Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous),
Cenozoic (Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene),
Quaternary (Pleistocene, Holocene)
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