Squirrel (Tiyin Chychkan). In 1952, 200 Tiyin squirrels were brought from the ribbon forests of Kazakhstan and settled ...
Fauna of Kyrgyzstan
Otter (Kunduz). It lives in and near water. This is a large animal with a long, flexible, streamlined body. The fur is ...
Steppe or White Ferret — Mustela (Putorius) eversmanni Lessor. (in Kyrgyz: сасык-кусен, ач-кусон) The ferret is about ...
Solongoi — Mustela altaica Pall. A small animal with a slender and sleek body, short limbs, and a long fluffy tail. ...
Stoat — Mustela erminea Linn. (in Kyrgyz: arys, kara-kuyruk) The territory of Kyrgyzstan is inhabited by the Fergana ...
Weasel — Mustela nivalis Linn. (in Kyrgyz: arys-chichkan) Kyrgyzstan is inhabited by the mountain Turkestan ...
Vormela peregusha Guld. (in Kyrgyz: чаар кусон) In appearance, the Vormela resembles the forest and steppe ferrets but ...
Mountain marten, stone marten — Martes foina Erxb. (in Kyrgyz: суу cap) Kyrgyzstan is inhabited by a Central Asian ...
Badger — Meles meies Linn; (in Kyrgyz: Kashkulak) The badger is widely distributed across the territory of Kyrgyzstan; ...
Steppe or spotted cat— Fells libyca Forst. (in Kyrgyz: ала-мышык) In Kyrgyzstan, the spotted (steppe) cat is common in ...
Manul — Felis (Otocolobus) manul Pall. Externally, the manul is very similar to a large domestic cat, with a body ...
Lynx — Felis lynx Linn. (in Kyrgyz: suleesun) A fairly large animal. Body length 82–105 cm, weight 8–15 kg, rarely ...