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Uzbekistan - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Uzbekistan. 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.
Uzbekistan is an inland country located in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, and by the Caspian Sea to the west. There is the Kyzyl Kum desert. The following shows the distribution of animals in Uzbekistan.
| Uzbekistan | |
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Uzbekistan regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Carnivora |
Cheetah ,
Tiger (Stripe) |
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Uzbekistan extant species |
 | Rodent |
Long-clawed Ground Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Turkestan Red Pika |  | Hedgehog |
Long-eared Hedgehog ,
Brandt's Hedgehog |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Central Asian Red Deer,
Goitered Gazelle ,
Saiga Antelope (Long nose to warmup),
Markhor ,
Argali |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Jungle Cat ,
Sand Cat ,
Eurasian Lynx (Spotted),
Caracal (Tufted large ear),
Leopard (Spotted),
Snow Leopard (live in alpine),
Pallas's Cat ,
Striped Hyena ,
Gray Wolf ,
Red Fox ,
Corsac Fox ,
Brown Bear (3m),
European otter ,
Short-tailed weasel ,
Steppe polecat ,
Least weasel ,
Marbled Polecat (Spotted) |  | Goose |
Swan Goose ,
Lesser White-fronted Goose ,
Greylag Goose ,
Bar-headed 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) |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | bird (CR) |
Slender-billed Curlew ,
Sociable Lapwing |  | bird (EN) |
White-headed Duck |
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Uzbekistan small extant species |
 | Swallowtail butterfly |
(Hypermnestra helios) ,
(Parnassius actius) ,
Regal Apollo ,
Keeled Apollo ,
Large Keeled Apollo |
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