Animals in Tunisia

10 mammal species are recorded in Tunisia in this dataset, 3 of them in a threatened Red List category. Tunisia sits in Africa, where 267 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Tunisia.

They belong to 7 families, the best represented being Bovidae (3), Ctenodactylidae (2), Canidae (1). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 1 Endangered, 1 Vulnerable, 1 Near Threatened, 5 Least Concern, 1 Data Deficient.

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 Tunisia is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 10 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
10
Threatened
3
Continent
Africa
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Tunisia

The most threatened species in Tunisia

3 of the 3 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Tunisia

  • Bovidae 3
  • Ctenodactylidae 2
  • Canidae 1
  • Hystricidae 1
  • Muridae 1
  • Mustelidae 1
  • Viverridae 1

Every species recorded in Tunisia

All 10 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Tunisia

The countries in Africa that share the most species with Tunisia, 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.