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Belarus - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Belarus. 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.
Belarus
prehistoric age
Belarus
extinct species
Paleozoic
Ray-finned fish Cheirolepis   (380.8~367 Mya)
Belarus is an inland country located in East Europe. It is bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The following shows the distribution of animals in Belarus.
Belarus
Belarus
extant species
Rodent European Beaver, Siberian Flying Squirrel
Rabbit Mountain Hare, European Hare
Hedgehog Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate Wild Boar, European red deer, Eurasian Elk, Wisent
Carnivora Wild Cat (Spotted), Eurasian Lynx   (Spotted), Gray Wolf, Brown Bear   (3m), European otter, Beech Marten, Eurasian Badger, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, Steppe polecat, European Mink, Least weasel
Goose White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean-Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose
Swan Mute swan, Whooper swan, Tundra swan
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
Crane Common Crane  
Flamingo American Flamingo