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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Data Deficient |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species inhabits rocky habitats, sheltering in fissures and rocky crevices. It inhabits drier desert regions than C. gundi and in contrast with C. gundi, the species is more solitary, with males and females only coming together in the breeding season from November to January. The species is generally diurnal, although it is sometimes active for short periods after sunset. It has a gestation length of 56 days after which one to three young are born. The species has two or three litters per year.
Range:
This species occurs in two isolated populations. There is one population in extreme northeastern Morocco and adjacent parts of northwestern Algeria (along the valleys of the Guir, Zousfana and Saoura Rivers), with a southernmost record from Kerzaz in Algeria. The second population is in northwestern Libya, some 1,000 km to the east. This western population is found on high plateaus at about 1,000 m asl.
Conservation:
It is not known to occur in any protected areas.