Kowalski K, Rzebik-Kowalska B. 1991. Mammals of Algeria. Wroclaw: Polish Academy of Science ...

16 Pages·2003·0.94 MB·English

Kowalski K, Rzebik-Kowalska B. 1991. Mammals of Algeria. Wroclaw: Polish Academy of Science.

Keywords: 1AL/Acinonyx jubatus/Caracal caracal/cheetah/Felis chaus/Felis margarita/Felis silvestris/Felis
silvestris lybica/history/jungle cat/leopard/Leptailurus serval/lion/Mammalia/ Panthera leo/Panthera
pardus/research/Sahara/sand cat
Abstract: After describing the history of mammalogical research in Algeria from antiquity to the colonial
period, and the evolution of mammal fauna from the Palaeocene to the Miocene, the book proposes more
detailed information for some species. In the 19th century the cheetah populated probably all the territory
of the Algerian Sahara. In the 20th century it was recorded regularly in the mountains of Central Sahara,
where it is present until today. It also appeared sometimes along the western border of Algeria reaching
the Saharan Atlas to the north. Reported sightings of this period are resumed in a map.