Animal Info - Lebanon

Threatened Species, Environmental and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems, Population, Area/Land Use, Protected Lands, Economy, Education), References and Links

Threatened Species

Threatened Species: The following list includes all mammals which occur in Lebanon and are rated as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.

Critically Endangered:
- Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus).
Endangered:
- Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana).
Vulnerable:
- Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra).
- Geoffroy's Bat (Myotis emarginatus).
- Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros).
- Long-fingered Bat (Myotis capaccinii).
- Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus euryale).
- Mehely's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi).
- Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus).

Environmental and Social Data

Mammals

Total number of species: 54 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 0 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996: 5 (9 % of total species) (IUCN 1996); 2000: 9 (17 % of total species) (IUCN 2000)

Biodiversity/Ecosystems

Lebanon contains portions of the Mediterranean Shrublands & Woodlands Global 200 Ecoregion (Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)
Lebanon contains portions of the Eastern Mediterranean Global Biodiversity Hotspot (Cons. Intl. 1999a)

Population

Population in 1995: 3,696,000 (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 355.4 people/sq km (920.5 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 3,505,794 (World Almanac 1999)

Area/Land Use

Area: 10,399 sq km (4,015 sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Percentages of primary world ecosystem types:

Crop and Settlements: 25 %
Interrupted Woods: 75 %

(Groombridge 1992)

Percent of land area classified as the following degree of human disturbance: Low: 0 %, Medium: 13 %, High: 87 % (WRI 1994)

Protected Lands

Area: 40 sq km (15 sq mi) (Groombridge 1992)
Percent of land protected: 0.34 % totally protected, 0 % partially protected, 0.34 % totally or partially protected (Groombridge 1992)

Economy

Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $3,400 (World Almanac 1999)

Education

Percent adult literacy: Female: 73 % (1990), 58 % (1970); Male: 99 % (1990), 79 % (1970) (WRI 1994)

References and Links

References: Cons. Intl. 1999a, Groombridge 1992, Groombridge & Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1994, IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000, IUCN 2004, Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995, Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999, World Almanac 1999, World Bank 1992, WRI 1994

General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link for Lebanon): CIA World Factbook, Foreign Embassies of Washington, D.C., Library of Congress - Country Studies, University of Texas - Country Maps, Washington Post - Countries, World Resources Institute - Country Profiles; Links for Lebanon: United Nations Development Program: Lebanon

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