North African ostrich Sahel to Senegal and Mauritania in the west, and north to Egypt and southern Morocco. It has now disappeared from large parts of this range and it only remains in 6 of the 18 countries where it originally occurred. This subspecies may also have occurred in the Sinai Peninsula, where Arabian ostriches once lived. North African ostriches can be found in open fields and the savannahs, especially in the Sahel of Africa. In Asia, the introduced North African ostriches live in grasslands, semi-deserts and plains. The North African ostrich had dramatically declined to the point where it is now included
North African elephant shrew growing at the base of the snout. The rear legs are longer than the forelimbs, an adaptation for running and jumping. North African elephant-shrews use well-developed glands, placed under the tail, for marking territory. The adult specimen has 42 teeth, with a dental formula of . North western Africa from the northern western Sahara to western Libya. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and deserts. The North African sengi typically gives birth to litters of 1 to 4 young twice a year. North African elephant shrew The North African elephant shrew or North African sengi ("Petrosaltator rozeti") is a