Thursday, December 17, 2009

Yemen - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

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 ungulateQueen Sheba's Gazelle, Saudi Gazelle
CarnivoreCheetah
Yemen
extant species
HyraxRock Hyrax
PrimateHamadryas Baboon
HedgehogDesert Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulateLesser Kudu, Arabian Oryx, Mountain Gazelle, Dorcas Gazelle, Goitered Gazelle, Nubian ibex
MegabatEgyptian Rousette
CarnivoreSand Cat, Wild Cat, Caracal, Leopard, Common Genet, Striped Hyena, White-tailed Mongoose, Golden Jackal, Gray Wolf, Blanford's Fox, Rüppell's Fox, Honey Badger
ChameleonVeiled Chameleon, Common Chameleon, Arabian Chameleon, Monarch Chameleon
GooseTaiga Bean-Goose
StorkAbdim's Stork, White Stork, Black Stork
IbisSacred Ibis, Northern Bald Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
CraneCommon Crane, Demoiselle Crane
PelicanWhite Pelican, Pink-backed Pelican
FlamingoLesser Flamingo, American Flamingo
Yemen
marine species
SireniaDugong
WhaleDwarf Sperm Whale, Blainville's Beaked Whale
DolphinRough-toothed Dolphin, Pacific Humpback Dolphin, Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Long-beaked Common Dolphin, Fraser's Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Pygmy Killer Whale
TurtleGreen turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Olive Ridley
RayManta ray
SharkWhale shark, Scalloped hammerhead, Great hammerhead, Shortfin mako
BillfishIndo-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)
birdEgyptian Vulture, Socotra Bunting
endemic birdSocotra Cisticola, Socotra Warbler, Socotra Starling, Socotra Sparrow, Socotra Grosbeak, Socotra Bunting, Socotra Sunbird
Dragon treeSocotra Dragon Tree
plantCucumber tree, Socotran pomegranate, (Euphorbia arbuscula), (Jatropha unicostata)

Wildlife's class - mammal, reptile (dinosaur), amphibia, bird, fish, arthropod (insect), molluscs, cnidarian, echinoderm (others), plant
Redlist Categories & Criteria - Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, others
The 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 Site
Habitat environment - Rainforest, Savannah, Desert area, Mountainous area, Wetland, Forest area, Coastal area, Marine park, Tundra area, Colony, Nesting site
Geologic age - Paleozoic (Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian), Mesozoic (Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous), Cenozoic (Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene), Quaternary (Pleistocene, Holocene)