76. Marbled Polecat, Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770)

(IUCN Red List: VU)

Subspecies: V. p. syriaca Pocock, 1936 .

Distribution: Common with a wide distribution along the Euphrates Valley, coastal region, Orontes Basin, Sahl Al-Ghab, middle of Al-Badia, around Damascus, and towards the southwestern region (Fig. 83).

Previous records: Damascus (Pocock 1941), Daraa district (Peshev & Al Hossein 1989), Tafas, Mesiaf and east of Ghota (Shehab 2002) Palmyra, Idleb, vicinity of Salamiyah, Deir ez-Zor (Masseti 2009), Palmyra (Serra et al. 2009a, b).

Recent records: Haweijat Kate’e, Muhasan, As-Suwar, Al-Khraiteh (2009–2010), Maadan, Al-Misrab, Al-Kishmeh, Al-Haffah, an-Nasriyeh, Al-Qerdaha, Datkhein, Istamo, Ain Albeida, Mueayzilah, Muhasan, Dehbash, Slenfeh, vicinity of Latakia, Al-Qanjara, Al-Mzeiraa, vicinity of Tartous, Jnata, Kasab, Salkhad and Al-Msherfeh (2020– 2023).