Wildlife of Israel

The native wildlife of Israel includes its flora and fauna.

Fauna

*"Acanthobrama lissneri"
*"Acanthobrama telavivensis" the Yarqon bleak
*"Acanthobrama terraesanctae"
*"Acomys dimidiatus"
*"Anguilla anguilla"
*"Aphanius dispar"
*"Aphanius mento"
*"Astatotilapia flaviijosephi"
*"Barbus canis"
*"Barbus longiceps"
*"Buliminus labrosus"
*"Calaxis hierosolymarum"
*"Capoeta damascina"
*"Cecilioides acicula"
*"Clarias gariepinus"
*"Eresus walckenaeri"
*"Euchondrus septemdentatus"
*"Garra ghoerensis" Sodom's garra
*"Garra rufa"
*"Gerbillus andersoni"
*"Gomphocythere ortali"
*"Granopupa granum"
*"Helix engaddensis"
*"Hemigrammocapoeta nana"
*"Hyla heinzsteinitzi" a tree frog found only in and near Jerusalem
*"Hyla savignyi"
*"Levantina spiriplana"
*"Liza ramada"
*"Meriones tristrami"
*"Metafruticicola fourousi"
*"Mirogrex hulensis"
*"Mirogrex terraesanctae"
*"Monacha crispulata"
*"Monacha syriaca"
*"Mugil cephalus"
*"Nemacheilus dori"
*"Nemacheilus jordanicus"
*"Nemacheilus panthera"
*"Nemacheilus tigris"
*"Nun galilaeus"
*"Oreochromis aureus"
*"Oreochromis niloticus"
*"Oryx leucoryx" the Arabian Oryx
*"Panthera pardus" the Leopard
*"Pilorcula raymondi"
*"Pseudophoxinus drusensis"
*"Pseudophoxinus kervillei"
*"Pyramidula rupestris"
*"Salaria fluviatilis"
*"Sarotherodon galilaeus"
*"Sphincterochila cariosa"
*"Tilapia galileae"
*"Tilapia zillii"
*"Tristamella sacra"
*"Tristramella simonis"
*"Truncatellina haasi"
*"Vitrea contracta"
*"Vulpes vulpes"
*"Xeropicta vestalis"

Birds

Flora

There are 2,867 known species of plants found in Israel and the Occupied Territories, but the vast majority are found in other countries as well. [ [http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?action=browse&group=1070 Flora of Israel Online] ] The species listed here are found "only" in Israel and the Occupied Territories.
*"Aegilops sharonensis"
*"Allium papillare"
*"Allium telavivense"
*"Anacamptis israelitica"
*"Anthemis brachycarpa"
*"Anthemis leucanthemifolia"
*"Aristida sieberiana"
*"Atractylis carduus"
*"Ballota philistaea"
*"Bromus rigidus"
*"Campanula sulphurea"
*"Centaurea procurrens"
*"Colchicum feinbruniae"
*"Convolvulus secundus"
*"Crepis aculeata"
*"Crocus aleppicus"
*"Cutandia philistaea"
*"Echinops philistaeus"
*"Erodium subintegrifolium"
*"Erodium telavivense"
*"Ferula samariae"
*"Gagea dayana"
*"Galium philistaeum"
*"Iris atrofusca"
*"Iris atropurpurea"
*"Iris haynei"
*"Iris vartanii"
*"Leopoldia bicolor"
*"Leopoldia eburnea"
*"Linaria joppensis"
*"Lupinus palaestinus"
*"Lycium schweinfurthii"
*"Maresia pulchella"
*"Micromeria fruticosa"
*"Onopordum telavivense"
*"Orchis galilaea"
*"Paronychia palaestina"
*"Phlomis brachyodon"
*"Picris amalecitana"
*"Plantugo sarcop"
*"Polygonum palaestinum"
*"Rumex occultans"
*"Rumex rothschildianus"
*"Salvia lanigera"
*"Scandix blepharicarpa"
*"Senecio joppensis"
*"Silene modesta"
*"Silene papillosa"
*"Silene telavivensis"
*"Sternbergia clusiana"
*"Tamarix aphylla"
*"Tordylium aegyptiacum"
*"Trifolium billardieri"
*"Trifolium dichroanthum"
*"Trifolium palaestinum"
*"Trifolium philistaeum"
*"Trisetaria koelerioides"
*"Tulipa boissieri"
*"Verbascum berytheum"

References

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_fe_st/israel_cat_call

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