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Article

Diversity and Conservation of Rodents in Saudi Arabia

by
Khaled Ahmad Al Malki
,
Abdul Rahman Al Ghamdi
,
Faisal Shuraim
,
Farah Neyaz
,
Ahmad Al Boug
,
Sharif Al Jbour
,
Francesco M. Angelici
and
Zuhair S. Amr
*
National Center for Wildlife (NCW), Riyadh 12411, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diversity 2024, 16(7), 398; https://doi.org/10.3390/d16070398
Submission received: 2 May 2024 / Revised: 14 May 2024 / Accepted: 15 May 2024 / Published: 11 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
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Abstract

The rodents of Saudi Arabia consist of twenty species and twelve genera within four families (Gliridae, Dipodidae, Muridae, and Hystricidae). Details on the past and present distribution of the rodents were included, along with available data on their habitat preference and biology. The eastern central part of Saudi Arabia, covering the Tuwiq mountains plateau, including the vicinity of Riyadh, hosts the highest number of rodent species. An analysis of the rodent fauna of Saudi Arabia revealed that they have four major zoogeographical affinities: Palaearctic–Oriental (one species), Afrotropical–Palaearctic (six species), Palaearctic (four species), endemic to Saudi Arabia and Yemen (three species), Afrotropical–Palaearctic–Oriental (three species), and three cosmopolitan species. According to the National Red List, the Euphrates Jerboa, Scarturus euphraticus, is listed as endangered, the Indian Crested Porcupine, Hystrix indica, as near threatened, three further species as data-deficient, while the rest are considered least concern.
Keywords: Rodentia; Saudi Arabia; distribution; conservation; zoogeography Rodentia; Saudi Arabia; distribution; conservation; zoogeography

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Al Malki, K.A.; Al Ghamdi, A.R.; Shuraim, F.; Neyaz, F.; Al Boug, A.; Al Jbour, S.; Angelici, F.M.; Amr, Z.S. Diversity and Conservation of Rodents in Saudi Arabia. Diversity 2024, 16, 398. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16070398

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Al Malki KA, Al Ghamdi AR, Shuraim F, Neyaz F, Al Boug A, Al Jbour S, Angelici FM, Amr ZS. Diversity and Conservation of Rodents in Saudi Arabia. Diversity. 2024; 16(7):398. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16070398

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Al Malki, Khaled Ahmad, Abdul Rahman Al Ghamdi, Faisal Shuraim, Farah Neyaz, Ahmad Al Boug, Sharif Al Jbour, Francesco M. Angelici, and Zuhair S. Amr. 2024. "Diversity and Conservation of Rodents in Saudi Arabia" Diversity 16, no. 7: 398. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16070398

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Al Malki, K. A., Al Ghamdi, A. R., Shuraim, F., Neyaz, F., Al Boug, A., Al Jbour, S., Angelici, F. M., & Amr, Z. S. (2024). Diversity and Conservation of Rodents in Saudi Arabia. Diversity, 16(7), 398. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16070398

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