Mammmals
Different animals of GREECE Name & Size Description Enviroments Interesting Facts
Monk Seal 3,8m brown and brown-grey, white belly with spots Nearwater on beaches and rocky beache, caves Endagered species protected in Ionian Sean amd North Sporades, offspring born black..
Mouse 4,5cm Brown grey,big eyes,long whiskers Dryplaces,bushes Smallest mammals in the world
Rat 23,5cm Brown with long tail Houses,Ships,and Trees Eats vegetables mostly, and meat.
Bat 9cm Brown,with horse shoe shaped nose Caves and protected places Piercing sound, can remain in the same place in the airwhen.
Brown Hare 65cm Brown with dark stripe along back, weighs 7km Grass fields and cultivated areas. Gnaws off tree trunks, eats its own extcrement, can swim.
Wild Boar 1,8m hairy,grey-brown,offspring is reddish Forest, loves muddy places Can be aggressive
Wild Cat 5-10kg Striped, bigger than house cats with thicker tail Forest, near lakes and rivers Can live on mountains up to 2000m high.
Trees
Trees of Greece
Name Description Enviroment Fruit Origin
Olive By planting two three trees very close you get one tree. Can grow 100m above sea level, but if is more common at about 600 dry. Green or black olives, depending on when they are picked Asia Minor,Syria, brought in by Phonicia merchants
Pomegranate Big, red flowers Grows wild Shell is brown pink and taste is very sweet when ripe Mentioned already in the Odyssey
Carob 10m, small leaves, spread branches Rocky places near the sea Big, long, goews brown when ripe. Asia Minor, North Africa
Mastic Tree 4m, look like a big bush Plantations, fairly dry soil Red black NO
Fig Tree 5m, yellow flowers Grows wild on rocky ground Yellow or red, edible fruit Mexico, imported to Europe by the Spanish
Jacaranda Small, green leaves. Planted near houses NO Brazil
Pine Tree Hard wood rich with resin, good for building boats Grows from sea level up until about 100m altitude NO NO
Laurel no Grows in the forest, or in various places on its own NO NO

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