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Armenia - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Armenia. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6~40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Armenia is an inland country located in the Caucasus region in West Asia. It is borderd by Geogia, Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan. The following shows the distribution of animals in Armenia.
| Armenia | |
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Armenia regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Caucasian Wisent* (?~1927) |  | Bird |
Houbara Bustard ,
Macqueen's Bustard |
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Armenia extant species |
 | Rodent |
Indian Porcupine ,
Persian Squirrel ,
Long-tailed Marmot ,
Asia Minor Ground Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Afghan Pika |  | Hedgehog |
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
European red deer ,
Goitered Gazelle ,
Wild goat ,
Argali ,
Urial |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Eurasian Lynx (Spotted),
Leopard (Spotted),
Pallas's Cat ,
Striped Hyena ,
Gray Wolf ,
Red Fox ,
European otter ,
Beech Marten ,
Eurasian Badger ,
Steppe polecat ,
Least weasel ,
Marbled Polecat (Spotted) |  | Snake (CR) |
Darevsky's viper |  | Goose |
White-fronted Goose ,
Lesser White-fronted Goose ,
Greylag Goose ,
Red-breasted Goose |  | Swan |
Mute swan ,
Whooper swan ,
Tundra swan |  | Pheasant |
Common Pheasant |  | Stork |
White Stork ,
Black Stork |  | Ibis |
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill |  | Crane |
Common Crane ,
Demoiselle Crane (Highest flying) |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | bird (CR) |
Sociable Lapwing |  | bird (EN) |
White-headed Duck |
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Armenia small extant species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Armenian Birch Mouse,
Dahl's Jird |  | Swallowtail butterfly |
(Archon apollinaris) ,
Apollo ,
(Parnassius nordmanni) |
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