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Kyrgyzstan - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Kyrgyzstan. 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.
Kyrgyzstan is an inland country located in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. The most of country is highlands. The following shows the distribution of animals in Kyrgyzstan.
| Kyrgyzstan | |
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Kyrgyzstan regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Carnivora |
Cheetah ,
Caspian Tiger* (?~AD1970; Stripe) |
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Kyrgyzstan extant species |
 | Rodent |
Tien Shan Ground Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Large-eared Pika ,
Turkestan Red Pika |  | Hedgehog |
Long-eared Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Elk ,
Siberian Roe Deer ,
Goitered Gazelle ,
Siberian ibex ,
Argali |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Jungle Cat ,
Eurasian Lynx (Spotted),
Snow Leopard (live in alpine),
Pallas's Cat ,
Gray Wolf ,
Dhole ,
Red Fox ,
Corsac Fox ,
Brown Bear (3m),
European otter ,
Beech Marten ,
Short-tailed weasel ,
Steppe polecat ,
Least weasel |  | Monitor |
Desert Monitor |  | Archosaurs |
Sharovipteryx (230–225 Mya; Wing-like glider) |  | Goose |
White-fronted Goose ,
Taiga Bean-Goose ,
Greylag Goose ,
Bar-headed 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) |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | bird (CR) |
Slender-billed Curlew ,
Sociable Lapwing |  | bird (EN) |
White-headed Duck |
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Kyrgyzstan small extant species |
 | Swallowtail butterfly |
(Hypermnestra helios) ,
(Parnassius acdestis) ,
(Parnassius actius) ,
Apollo ,
(Parnassius boëdromius) ,
Regal Apollo ,
(Parnassius davydovi) ,
Banded Apollo ,
(Parnassius patricius) ,
(Parnassius simo) … total 13 species |
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