Megafauna Parks (W Palearctic)

A comprehensive list of every "megafauna" species that could be considered for rewilding projects in the W. Palearctic. All of these occurred within the region within the past 50.000 years and if they disappeared, they only did so after modern humans arrived. You can click any species which ...more ↓

Nile Monitor ¹
Varanus niloticus

Desert Monitor ²
Varanus griseus

Yemen Monitor ³
Varanus yemenensis

Nesterov's Desert Monitor ³
Varanus nesterovi

West African Crocodile ⁴
Crocodylus suchus

Nile Crocodile ⁵
Crocodylus niloticus

Common Ostrich ⁶
Struthio camelus

Savannah Elephant ⁷
Loxodonta africana

Asian Elephant ⁸
Elephas maximus

Rock Hyrax ⁹
Procavia capensis

Human ¹⁰
Homo sapiens

Barbary Macaque ¹¹
Macaca sylvanus

Hamadryas Baboon ¹²
Papio hamadryas

Giraffe ¹³
Giraffa camelopardalis

Elk ¹⁴
Alces alces

Red Deer ¹⁵
Cervus elaphus

Wapiti ¹⁶
Cervus canadensis

Reindeer ¹⁷
Rangifer tarandus

European Fallow Deer ¹⁸
Dama dama

Persian Fallow Deer ¹⁹
Dama mesopotamica

Western Roe Deer ²⁰
Capreolus capreolus

Eastern Roe Deer ²¹
Capreolus pygargus

Water Buffalo ²²
Bubalus bubalis

Cattle ²³
Bos taurus

European Bison ²⁴
Bison bonasus

Hartebeest ²⁵
Alcelaphus buselaphus

Lesser Kudu ²⁶
Tragelaphus imberbis

Arabian Oryx ²⁷
Oryx leucoryx

Scimitar-horned Oryx ²⁸
Oryx dammah

Addax ²⁹
Addax nasomaculatus

East African Oryx ³⁰
Oryx beisa

Cuvier's Gazelle ³¹
Gazella cuvieri

Arabian Gazelle ³²
Gazella arabica

Mountain Gazelle ³³
Gazella gazella

Rhim Gazelle ³⁴
Gazella leptoceros

Dorcas Gazelle ³⁵
Gazella dorcas

Sand Gazelle ³³
Gazella marica

Goitered Gazelle ²⁶
Gazella subgutturosa

Red-fronted Gazelle ⁴
Eudorcas rufifrons

Dama Gazelle ³⁶
Nanger dama

Saiga ³⁷
Saiga tatarica

Northern Chamois ³⁸
Rupicapra rupicapra

Pyrenean Chamois ¹⁹
Rupicapra pyrenaica

Alpine Ibex ³⁹
Capra ibex

Nubian Ibex ⁴⁰
Capra nubiana

Iberian Ibex ⁴¹
Capra pyrenaica

Wild Goat ⁴²
Capra aegagrus

West Caucasian Tur ⁴³
Capra caucasica

East Caucasian Tur ⁴⁴
Capra cylindricornis

Wild Sheep ⁴⁵
Ovis orientalis

Aoudad ⁴⁶
Ammotragus lervia

Arabian Tahr ⁴⁷
Arabitragus jayakari

Muskox ⁴⁸
Ovibos moschatus

Wild Boar ⁴⁹
Sus scrofa

Dromedary Camel ⁵⁰
Camelus dromedarius

Hippopotamus ⁵¹
Hippopotamus amphibius

North African White Rhinoceros † ⁵²
Ceratotherium mauritanicum

Asian Wild Ass ⁵³
Equus hemionus

African Wild Ass ⁵⁴
Equus africanus

Wild Horse ⁵⁵
Equus ferus

Polar Bear ⁵⁶
Ursus maritimus

Brown Bear ⁵⁷
Ursus arctos

Wolverine ⁵⁸
Gulo gulo

Eurasian Otter ⁷
Lutra lutra

Smooth-coated Otter ⁵⁹
Lutrogale perspicillata

Honey Badger ⁵²
Mellivora capensis

European Badger ⁶⁰
Meles meles

Southwest Asian Badger ⁶¹
Meles canescens

Aardwolf ⁶²
Proteles cristatus

Spotted Hyena ⁶³
Crocuta crocuta

Striped Hyena ⁶⁴
Hyaena hyaena

Tiger ⁶⁵
Panthera tigris

Lion ⁶⁶
Panthera leo

Leopard ⁶⁷
Panthera pardus

Cheetah ⁶⁸
Acinonyx jubatus

Caracal ⁶⁹
Caracal caracal

Serval ⁷⁰
Leptailurus serval

Eurasian Lynx ⁷¹
Lynx lynx

Iberian Lynx ⁷²
Lynx pardinus

Jungle Cat ⁷³
Felis chaus

European Wildcat ⁷⁴
Felis silvestris

African Wildcat ⁷⁵
Felis lybica

Pallas' Cat ⁷⁶
Otocolobus manul

White-tailed Mongoose ⁷⁷
Ichneumia albicauda

Egyptian Mongoose ⁷⁸
Herpestes ichneumon

Gray Wolf ⁷⁹
Canis lupus

African Golden Wolf ⁶⁹
Canis anthus

Dhole ⁸⁰
Cuon alpinus

Golden Jackal ⁶⁴
Canis aureus

Red Fox ⁸¹
Vulpes vulpes

Rüppell's Fox ⁸²
Vulpes rueppellii

Corsac Fox ⁸³
Vulpes corsac

Arctic Fox ⁸⁴
Vulpes lagopus

Eurasian Beaver ⁸⁵
Castor fiber

Bobak Marmot ²
Marmota bobak

Alpine Marmot ⁸⁶
Marmota marmota

Crested Porcupine ⁸⁷
Hystrix cristata

Indian Crested Porcupine ⁸⁸
Hystrix indica

Brown Hare ⁸⁹
Lepus europaeus

Mountain Hare ⁹⁰
Lepus timidus

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Megafauna Parks (W Palearctic)

Nile Monitor 1 Varanus niloticus

Desert Monitor 2 Varanus griseus

Yemen Monitor 3 Varanus yemenensis

Nesterov's Desert Monitor 3 Varanus nesterovi

West African Crocodile 4 Crocodylus suchus

Nile Crocodile 5 Crocodylus niloticus

Common Ostrich 6 Struthio camelus

Savannah Elephant 7 Loxodonta africana

Asian Elephant 8 Elephas maximus

Rock Hyrax 9 Procavia capensis

Human 10 Homo sapiens

Barbary Macaque 11 Macaca sylvanus

Hamadryas Baboon 12 Papio hamadryas

Giraffe 13 Giraffa camelopardalis

Elk 14 Alces alces

Red Deer 15 Cervus elaphus

Wapiti 16 Cervus canadensis

Reindeer 17 Rangifer tarandus

European Fallow Deer 18 Dama dama

Persian Fallow Deer 19 Dama mesopotamica

Western Roe Deer 20 Capreolus capreolus

Eastern Roe Deer 21 Capreolus pygargus

Water Buffalo 22 Bubalus bubalis

Cattle 23 Bos taurus

European Bison 24 Bison bonasus

Hartebeest 25 Alcelaphus buselaphus

Lesser Kudu 26 Tragelaphus imberbis

Arabian Oryx 27 Oryx leucoryx

Scimitar-horned Oryx 28 Oryx dammah

Addax 29 Addax nasomaculatus

East African Oryx 30 Oryx beisa

Cuvier's Gazelle 31 Gazella cuvieri

Arabian Gazelle 32 Gazella arabica

Mountain Gazelle 33 Gazella gazella

Rhim Gazelle 34 Gazella leptoceros

Dorcas Gazelle 35 Gazella dorcas

Sand Gazelle 33 Gazella marica

Goitered Gazelle 26 Gazella subgutturosa

Red-fronted Gazelle 4 Eudorcas rufifrons

Dama Gazelle 36 Nanger dama

Saiga 37 Saiga tatarica

Northern Chamois 38 Rupicapra rupicapra

Pyrenean Chamois 19 Rupicapra pyrenaica

Alpine Ibex 39 Capra ibex

Nubian Ibex 40 Capra nubiana

Iberian Ibex 41 Capra pyrenaica

Wild Goat 42 Capra aegagrus

West Caucasian Tur 43 Capra caucasica

East Caucasian Tur 44 Capra cylindricornis

Wild Sheep 45 Ovis orientalis

Aoudad 46 Ammotragus lervia

Arabian Tahr 47 Arabitragus jayakari

Muskox 48 Ovibos moschatus

Wild Boar 49 Sus scrofa

Dromedary Camel 50 Camelus dromedarius

Hippopotamus 51 Hippopotamus amphibius

North African White Rhinoceros † 52 Ceratotherium mauritanicum

Asian Wild Ass 53 Equus hemionus

African Wild Ass 54 Equus africanus

Wild Horse 55 Equus ferus

Polar Bear 56 Ursus maritimus

Brown Bear 57 Ursus arctos

Wolverine 58 Gulo gulo

Eurasian Otter 7 Lutra lutra

Smooth-coated Otter 59 Lutrogale perspicillata

Honey Badger 52 Mellivora capensis

European Badger 60 Meles meles

Southwest Asian Badger 61 Meles canescens

Aardwolf 62 Proteles cristatus

Spotted Hyena 63 Crocuta crocuta

Striped Hyena 64 Hyaena hyaena

Tiger 65 Panthera tigris

Lion 66 Panthera leo

Leopard 67 Panthera pardus

Cheetah 68 Acinonyx jubatus

Caracal 69 Caracal caracal

Serval 70 Leptailurus serval

Eurasian Lynx 71 Lynx lynx

Iberian Lynx 72 Lynx pardinus