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Georgia - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Georgia. 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.
Georgia is a country located in the Caucasus region in West Asia. It is borderd by Armenia, Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan, and by the Black Sea to the west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Georgia.
| Georgia | |
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Georgia regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Hippopotamus ,
Caucasian Wisent* (?~1927) |  | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |
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Georgia extant species |
 | Rodent |
Indian Porcupine ,
Persian Squirrel ,
Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel,
Little Ground Squirrel |  | Hedgehog |
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
European red deer ,
Eurasian Elk ,
Goitered Gazelle ,
Wild goat ,
West Caucasian tur ,
East Caucasian tur ,
Argali ,
Chamois |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Eurasian Lynx (Spotted),
Leopard (Spotted),
Striped Hyena ,
Gray Wolf ,
Red Fox ,
Brown Bear (3m),
European otter ,
Beech Marten ,
European Pine Marten ,
Eurasian Badger ,
Short-tailed weasel ,
Steppe polecat ,
European Mink ,
Least weasel ,
Marbled Polecat (Spotted) |  | Snake (CR) |
Pontic adder |  | Snake (EN) |
Caucasus viper |  | Goose |
White-fronted Goose ,
Lesser White-fronted Goose ,
Greylag Goose ,
Red-breasted Goose |  | Swan |
Mute swan ,
Whooper swan |  | Pheasant |
Common Pheasant |  | Stork |
White Stork ,
Black Stork |  | Ibis |
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill |  | Crane |
Common Crane ,
Demoiselle Crane (Highest flying) |  | bird (CR) |
Sociable Lapwing |  | bird (EN) |
White-headed Duck |
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Georgia small extant species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Kazbeg Birch Mouse |  | Swallowtail butterfly |
(Allancastria caucasica) ,
Apollo ,
(Parnassius nordmanni) |
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