▁tail ▁is ▁pale ▁above ▁and ▁white ▁below . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Whit aker ' s ▁sh rew ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁Western ▁Sah ara , ▁Mor oc co , ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁Tun is ia . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁from ▁sea ▁level ▁to ▁alt itudes ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Mountains . ▁It ▁occurs ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁habit ats ▁including ▁st ony ▁and ▁bare ▁ste ppe , ▁semi - des ert s , ▁areas ▁with ▁sparse ▁scr ub by ▁veget ation ▁and ▁sand y ▁coast al ▁d unes . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁but ▁rare ▁on ▁the ▁coast al ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁this ▁sh rew ' s ▁hab its , ▁di et ▁or ▁reprodu ction . ▁It ▁is ▁mainly ▁no ct urn al , ▁taking ▁shelter ▁by ▁day ▁in ▁rod ent ▁bur rows ▁and ▁rock ▁f iss ures . ▁Its ▁chief ▁pred ator ▁is ▁the ▁bar n ▁ow l ▁( Ty to ▁al ba ), ▁and ▁its ▁remains ▁are ▁often ▁found ▁in ▁ow l ▁pel lets . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁pre yed ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁ph ara oh ▁e agle - ow l ▁( B ub o ▁as cal aph us ), ▁the ▁ta wn y ▁ow l ▁( St rix ▁al u co ) ▁and ▁the ▁black - wing ed ▁k ite ▁( E lan us ▁ca er ule us ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Whit aker ' s