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Slovenia - 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 Slovenia. 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.
Slovenia
prehistoric age
Slovenia
extinct species
Paleozoic
Trilobite Pseudophillipsia (302~251 Mya)
Slovenia
extinct species
Cenozoic
Primitive elephant Anancus   (9~0.126 Mya)
Elephant Zygolophodon (28.4~2.6 Mya)
Slovenia is a country located in the Balkan Peninsula of East Europe. It is bordered by Croatia, Hungary, Austria and Italy, and by the Adriatic Sea to the west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Slovenia.
Slovenia
Slovenia
regionally extinct
in historic age
Marine mammal Mediterranean Monk Seal
Slovenia
extant species
Rodent European Beaver, Eurasian Red Squirrel
Rabbit Mountain Hare, European Hare
Hedgehog Southern White-breasted Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate Wild Boar, European red deer, European Roe Deer
Carnivora Wild Cat (Spotted), Eurasian Lynx   (Spotted), Gray Wolf, Golden Jackal, Red Fox, Raccoon Dog, Brown Bear   (3m), European otter, Beech Marten, Eurasian Badger, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, Least weasel
Goose White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean-Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose, Red-breasted Goose
Swan Mute swan, Whooper swan, Tundra swan
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
Crane Common Crane  
Pelican White Pelican
Flamingo American Flamingo  
Slovenia
marine extant
species
Puffin Atlantic Puffin  
Shark Basking shark, Great white shark