Animal World Map logoAnimal
World Map

Animals in Israel

11 mammal species are recorded in Israel in this dataset, 2 of them in a threatened Red List category. Israel sits in Asia, where 324 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Israel.

They belong to 6 families, the best represented being Muridae (5), Bovidae (2), Canidae (1). By Red List category: 2 Vulnerable, 1 Near Threatened, 8 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Israel is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 11 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
11
Threatened
2
Continent
Asia
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Israel

The most threatened species in Israel

2 of the 2 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Israel

  • Muridae 5
  • Bovidae 2
  • Canidae 1
  • Cricetidae 1
  • Hyaenidae 1
  • Procaviidae 1

Every species recorded in Israel

All 11 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Israel

The countries in Asia that share the most species with Israel, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.