Mammals of Kyrgyzstan

American Mink - Mustela vison Previously, this species was considered the closest relative of the European mink, but ...

Brown or common long-eared bat (lat. Plecotus auritus) — one of the species of the genus Plecotus from the family of ...

Marco Polo Sheep — Ovis ammon L. (in Kyrgyz: male — kulja, female — arhar) The Marco Polo sheep is distributed over a ...

Gray Hamster. In Kyrgyzstan, it inhabits virgin steppe areas dominated by grass vegetation, and is often found in ...

Semirechenskaya Forest Dormouse—D. p. angelus. The coloration of the nape and the middle part of the back distinctly ...

Siberian Mountain Goat — Capra sibirica Pall. (in Kyrgyz: male — teke, female — echki) In Kyrgyzstan, it is found ...

Dzhayran — Gazella subgutturosa Giild (in Kyrgyz: kara-kuiruk, zheiren) The dzhayran has a relatively limited range. ...

Blind Mole. A rodent, a field mouse, adapted to live underground. It feeds exclusively on plant roots. This small ...

Narrow-headed Vole (Kyr cheke momoloy). Body length up to 125 mm, tail length up to 40 mm (from 1/5 to 1/3 of body ...

Maral — Cervus elaphus L. (in Kyrgyz: male — bughu, female — maral) The first information about the distribution of ...

Red Pika. The largest among modern species. Body length is 215—230 mm. This animal externally resembles a hare, but is ...

Nutria was artificially introduced to the territory of Kyrgyzstan in 1944. Nutria is native to America—a typical ...