List of mammals of Israel

About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail.

They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas).

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight.

They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.