Wildlife of Kazakhstan

The wildlife of Kazakhstan includes its flora, fauna, and fungaGeptner, V. G., Sludskij, A. A. (1972). Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Vysšaia Škola, Moskva. (In Russian; English translation: Heptner, V.G., Sludskii, A. A., Komarov, A., Komorov, N.; Hoffmann, R. S. (1992). Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol III: Carnivores (Feloidea). Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation, Washington DC). and their natural habitats.

Fauna

Argali Barbel Beluga sturgeon Caspian seal Channidae Great gerbil Spotted whip snake Jerboa Banded Apollo butterfly Reticulated toad-headed agama lizard Russian desman Russian tortoise Sterlet Brilliant ground agama lizard Desert monitor

Ungulates Bactrian camel Central Asian red deer Goitered gazelle Moose Saiga antelope Turkmenian kulan Urial

Carnivorans

Asiatic wildcat Caracal Dhole Eurasian brown bear Gray wolf Jungle cat Pallas's cat Snow leopard Turkestan lynx Steppe wolf Sand cat

Birds

The avifauna of Kazakhstan includes a total of 513 species, of which 5 are rare or accidental.

White stork Golden eagle Squacco heron Steppe eagle Great bustard Greater flamingo Common spoonbill

Flora and funga The diversity of a flora of Kazakhstan varies considerably both by structure and number of taxa, and by geography, in particular, by nature-climatic zones and high-altitude belts. In Kazakhstan there are more than 6,000 species of highest vascular plants, about 5,000 species of mushrooms, 485 species of lichen, and more than 2,010 species of seaweed.

See also List of mammals of Kazakhstan

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