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Long-eared Hedgehog / Brandt's Hedgehog / Brandt’s Hedgehog
Mammals

Long-eared Hedgehog / Brandt's Hedgehog / Brandt’s Hedgehog

Long-eared Hedgehog Status: VIII category, Data Deficit, DD: R. Rare, vulnerable species, single occurrences known in southern Kyrgyzstan. In 1990, Prucha Kaler captured one specimen at an altitude of 1400 m above sea level in southern Kyrgyzstan and found remains of a skull in the pellets of an owl, which he attributed to the dark-eared hedgehog - Paraechinum hypomelas (more accurate name: Hemiechinus (Paraechinus) hypomelas Brandt, 1836 - long-eared hedgehog).

30.08.2017, 21:00
Whooper Swan
Birds

Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan Status: Category VII, Least Concern, LC. Rare breeding species. One of seven species of the genus in the global fauna and one of three in the fauna of Kyrgyzstan. Monotypic species.

30.08.2017, 16:00
Black Grouse
Birds

Black Grouse

Black Grouse Status: Category VI, Near Threatened: R. The subspecies L. t. mongolicus (Lonnberg, 1904) inhabits the Tian Shan mountains.

30.08.2017, 14:00
Chicherin's Root Borer
Arthropods

Chicherin's Root Borer

Tschitscherin’s Root Borer Status: Category II (VUB2ab(iii)). A narrowly distributed rare species, sporadically inhabiting areas of economic activity [11]. It belongs to a relict genus represented in the fauna of the republic by five species [12], and has aesthetic and scientific significance in the aspects of zoogeography and genetic conservation.

30.08.2017, 13:00
Fergana Sprayer / Fergana Burkyokchu / Fergana Ground Beetle
Arthropods

Fergana Sprayer / Fergana Burkyokchu / Fergana Ground Beetle

Fergana Ground Beetle Status: Category II (VUB1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)c(iii,iv); C2b). A narrowly distributed rare species, sporadically inhabiting areas of economic activity [11], entomophagous. One of two species of the relict oligotypic subgenus, endemic to the Fergana Mountain Range [30], it has scientific significance in terms of zoogeography and genetic conservation.

30.08.2017, 11:30
Galatea Steed / Galatea Bug / Galatea Tiger Beetle
Arthropods

Galatea Steed / Galatea Bug / Galatea Tiger Beetle

Galatea Tiger Beetle Status: Category I (EN B1ab(iv)+2ab(iii,iv)). A narrowly endemic species with a fragmented distribution and decreasing population due to habitat destruction. The taxon has scientific significance in the aspects of zoogeography [31] and conservation of genetic diversity. An entomophage, it has aesthetic value; it is the only representative of the genus in the republic. Listed in the Red Book of Uzbekistan (category VUr D2) [23].

30.08.2017, 10:52
Steppe Dybka / Ayman Katydid / Matriarchal Katydid, Predatory Bush Cricket
Arthropods

Steppe Dybka / Ayman Katydid / Matriarchal Katydid, Predatory Bush Cricket

Steppe Katydid Status: Category II (VU Alc; B2ab(iii,iv); D1+2). A relic steppe species with decreasing numbers; included in the Red Book of the USSR in 1984 (Category II) [26], in IUCN RLTS (Category VU B1+2bd based on an assessment conducted in 1996) [76], and in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Category EN D) [23]. The only one of 12 species of the genus that extends beyond the Mediterranean region.

29.08.2017, 11:00
Crowned Bulbous-Body / Tiken Tail Needle / Coronate Spiketail
Arthropods

Crowned Bulbous-Body / Tiken Tail Needle / Coronate Spiketail

Coronate Spiketail Status: Category II (VUA4bc; B2b(iii,iv); D2). A locally occurring species with a declining population trend. All populations of the subspecies are fragmented, small, and vulnerable. It is of interest for zoogeography, study, and conservation of the regional gene pool. S. coronatus was previously considered a subspecies of ^rdulegaster insignis (Schneider, 1852) [12, 26, etc.], which was included in the Red Book of the USSR in 1984 (Category III) [26]. An

29.08.2017, 10:00
Spider Tricholatis relicta / Tricholatis relict jörgëmushu / Ovchinnikov’s Relic Spider
Arthropods

Spider Tricholatis relicta / Tricholatis relict jörgëmushu / Ovchinnikov’s Relic Spider

Tricholathys relicta Status: Category II (VU B2ac(iii); C2b). A very rare, narrowly localized endemic species. It has significant scientific importance due to its unique morphological and distribution characteristics. The absence of a functional cribellum and calamistrum is unique within the subfamily Tricholathysinae [83]. In the Eastern Hemisphere, it is the only representative of the genus, while other species are found in the western regions of the USA [83].

29.08.2017, 09:00
Issyk-Kul Marinka / Carp Fish / Issyk-Kul Marinka
Fish

Issyk-Kul Marinka / Carp Fish / Issyk-Kul Marinka

Issyk-Kul Marinka Status: 2 [EN: D]. A rare taxon inhabiting Lake Issyk-Kul. Its independent species status was established in 1953 [10]. An endemic species with declining numbers, it has commercial significance.

29.08.2017, 06:00
Pike Asp / Kashka / Pike Asp
Fish

Pike Asp / Kashka / Pike Asp

Pike Asp Status: 2 [CR: A]. Listed in the Red Book of the Kyrgyz SSR in 1984. A rare species inhabiting the basins of the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers. In Kyrgyzstan, there have been no recorded catches in recent years. It may already be extinct. An endemic species of Central Asia with commercial significance.

29.08.2017, 02:37
Kyrgyz Hunting Birds of Prey
Birds

Kyrgyz Hunting Birds of Prey

Kyrgyz hunters distinguished 13 species of birds of prey — the gyrfalcon: baybaktuu shunkar — gyrfalcon with noticeable hairs on its legs, kuiko shunkar (this is a very valuable bird — in ancient times, the winner of a competition was gifted 9 birds of prey, and this nine was led by the kuiko shunkar), kazy shunkar — true gyrfalcon, kara shunkar — gyrfalcon with black plumage (very difficult to train), taza shunkar — pure gyrfalcon without admixture, moynoktyu shunkar — gyrfalcon with a light

05.12.2015, 21:21
Mammals of the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan
Mammals

Mammals of the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan

The Red Book of the Kyrgyz SSR, published in 1985, included 13 species of mammals. The descriptions of the species, classification, and especially the information on their status were quite general. Over the years, the information, especially regarding bats, has significantly expanded. Information on the strategy for the conservation of mammals at the international level is easily accessible through modern information and communication technologies. Therefore, the publication of new data on

11.04.2015, 16:10
Birds of the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan
Birds

Birds of the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan

More than twenty years have passed since the publication of the last edition of the Red Book of the Kyrgyz SSR. It included 20 species from 16 genera of the class Aves. Even then, scientists from our country referred to international experience in nature conservation through the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources – IUCN. However, this did not go beyond references to this experience in the preface. At the same time, any wildlife conservation strategy,

11.04.2015, 15:47
Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibians and reptiles

Amphibians and Reptiles

The herpetofauna of Kyrgyzstan is generally impoverished, which is explained by the physical and climatic features of the territory, a significant part of which is occupied by high mountains with a harsh climate, and the lifestyle of amphibians and reptiles, which are the most thermophilic animals among vertebrate classes. Thus, there are nearly 5000 species of amphibians known worldwide, while only four species are found in the republic, one of which (the lake frog, a "complex"

11.04.2015, 15:33
Fish
Fish

Fish

Anthropogenic factors – the introduction of alien species, pollution of water bodies, irrigation activities, poaching – have led to a sharp decline in the populations of many indigenous fish species. Some of them have virtually ceased to appear in catches over the past 10 years and have been recommended for inclusion in the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan. Some species, whose numbers have significantly decreased, require specific measures for their protection and population recovery. These include the

11.04.2015, 14:38
Arthropods of the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan
Arthropods

Arthropods of the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan

The special geographical position of Kyrgyzstan in the depths of the Eurasian continent, at the junction of the Afghan-Turkestan and Dzhungar-Tian Shan biogeographical provinces, as well as its fragmented relief, determine the unique biological diversity of the arthropod fauna. According to some estimates, the arthropod fauna of Kyrgyzstan comprises 30,000 species. It is still not well studied, and new representatives of arthropods are discovered annually in various regions of the Republic,

11.04.2015, 10:37