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Bulgaria - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Bulgaria. 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.
Bulgaria is a country located in East Europe. It is bordered by Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey, and by the Black Sea to the east. The following shows the distribution of animals in Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Marine mammal |
Mediterranean Monk Seal |  | Crane |
Common Crane |  | Bird |
Great Bustard (Courtship display),
Little Bustard |
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Bulgaria extant species |
 | Rodent |
Eurasian Red Squirrel ,
European ground squirrel |  | Rabbit |
European Rabbit ,
European Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Wild Boar ,
European red deer ,
European Roe Deer ,
Chamois |  | Carnivora |
Wild Cat (Spotted),
Eurasian Lynx (Spotted),
Gray Wolf ,
Golden Jackal ,
Red Fox ,
Brown Bear (3m),
European otter ,
Beech Marten ,
European Pine Marten ,
Eurasian Badger ,
European Polecat ,
Short-tailed weasel ,
Steppe polecat ,
European Mink ,
Least weasel ,
Marbled Polecat |  | Goose |
White-fronted Goose ,
Taiga Bean-Goose ,
Lesser White-fronted Goose ,
Greylag Goose ,
Brent Goose ,
Barnacle Goose ,
Red-breasted Goose |  | Swan |
Mute swan ,
Whooper swan ,
Tundra swan |  | Stork |
White Stork ,
Black Stork |  | Ibis |
Glossy Ibis ,
Common Spoonbill |  | Pelican |
White Pelican ,
Dalmatian Pelican |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | bird (CR) |
Slender-billed Curlew |  | bird (EN) |
White-headed Duck |
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