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Bulgaria - 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 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
prehistoric age
Bulgaria
extinct species
Cenozoic
Primitive elephant Anancus   (9~0.126 Mya)
Primate Mesopithecus (13.65~4.2 Mya)
Even-toed ungulate Eucladoceros   (3.2~0.126 Mya; Deer)
Odd-toed ungulate Steno's Horse (3.2~0.126 Mya; Horse)
Saber-toothed cat Homotherium   (13.65~0.01 Mya)
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.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
regionally extinct
in historic age
Marine mammal Mediterranean Monk Seal
Crane Common Crane  
Bird Great Bustard   (Courtship display), Little Bustard
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