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Birds of Israel
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Mammals of Israel
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Reptiles of Israel
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Mammals of Israel
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Rodents
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Fat Sand Rat
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Fat Sand Rat / פסמון מדבר / Psammomys obesus terrasanctae |
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What they eat
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Mainly Orache plants
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Preferred habitat
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Open Desert with Orache plants ,Diurnal and lives in a complex of burrows with several entrances and food storage chambers .
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Status
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Fairly common resident in Judean and Negev Deserts and the Arava Valley
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Recommended place to see
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Revivim , Meyshar .
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