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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Afghan Tortoise
|
Testudo horsfieldii |
Reptiles |
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
2. |
Agabus clypealis
|
Agabus clypealis |
Insects |
Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
3. |
Altai Weasel
|
Mustela altaica |
Mammals |
Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan |
4. |
Amur Sturgeon
|
Acipenser schrenckii |
Fishes |
China, Russia |
5. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
6. |
Apollo Butterfly
|
Parnassius apollo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
7. |
Arctodiaptomus kamtschaticus
|
Arctodiaptomus kamtschaticus |
Crustaceans |
Russia |
8. |
Argali
|
Ovis ammon |
Mammals |
Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Uzbekistan |
9. |
Asian Leopard Cat
|
Prionailurus bengalensis |
Mammals |
India, Japan (Iriomote Island, Ryukyu Islands), Southeast Asia |
10. |
Asiatic Black Bear
|
Ursus thibetanus |
Mammals |
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
11. |
Atlantic Cod
|
Gadus morhua |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
12. |
Atlantic Halibut
|
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
Fishes |
Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
13. |
Baer's Pochard
|
Aythya baeri |
Birds |
Asia, vagrant populations in Pakistan and the Philippines |
14. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
15. |
Bastard Sturgeon
|
Acipenser nudiventris |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, China, Georgia (Eurasia), Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Turkey |
16. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
17. |
Beloribitsa
|
Stenodus leucichthys |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan |
18. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
19. |
Betula oycoviensis
|
Betula oycoviensis |
Plants |
Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine |
20. |
Black-faced Spoonbill
|
Platalea minor |
Birds |
Brunei Darussalam, China (Hong Kong), Japan, Korea, Macao, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
21. |
Black-footed Albatross
|
Phoebastria nigripes |
Birds |
Asia, Canada, New Zealand, United States and Minor Outlying Islands (including Hawaii) |
22. |
Black-spotted Pond Frog
|
Pelophylax nigromaculatus |
Amphibians |
China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
|
23. |
Blakiston's Fish-owl
|
Ketupa blakistoni |
Birds |
China, Japan, Russia |
24. |
Brandt's Hamster
|
Mesocricetus brandti |
Mammals |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Russia, Turkey |
25. |
Broad-fingered Crayfish
|
Astacus astacus |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
26. |
Bronze Whaler
|
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
27. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
28. |
Caspian Lamprey
|
Caspiomyzon wagneri |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan |
29. |
Caspian Seal
|
Pusa caspica |
Mammals |
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan |
30. |
Caucasian Birch Mouse
|
Sicista caucasica |
Mammals |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia |
31. |
Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel
|
Spermophilus musicus |
Mammals |
Russia |
32. |
Caucasian Viper
|
Vipera kaznakovi |
Reptiles |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
33. |
Chosenia arbutifolia
|
Chosenia arbutifolia |
Plants |
China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
34. |
Clupeonella abrau
|
Clupeonella abrau |
Fishes |
Russia |
35. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
36. |
Common Tortoise
|
Testudo graeca |
Reptiles |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Dhole
|
Cuon alpinus |
Mammals |
Asia, Middle East |
38. |
Dytiscus latissimus
|
Dytiscus latissimus |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
39. |
Eastern Tur
|
Capra cylindricornis |
Mammals |
Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia |
40. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
41. |
Emperor Goose
|
Chen canagica |
Birds |
Alaska, Canada, Russia |
42. |
Epimyrma goridaghini
|
Epimyrma goridaghini |
Insects |
Russia |
43. |
Epischura baikalensis
|
Epischura baikalensis |
Crustaceans |
Russia |
44. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
|
45. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
46. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
47. |
European Bison
|
Bison bonasus |
Mammals |
Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
48. |
European Eel
|
Anguilla anguilla |
Fishes |
European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas |
49. |
European Marbled Polecat
|
Vormela peregusna |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
50. |
European Mink
|
Mustela lutreola |
Mammals |
Europe |
51. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
52. |
Far Eastern Myotis
|
Myotis bombinus |
Mammals |
China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
53. |
Formicoxenus sibiricus
|
Formicoxenus sibiricus |
Insects |
Russia |
54. |
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
|
Margaritifera margaritifera |
Clams |
Europe |
55. |
Garden Dormouse
|
Eliomys quercinus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
56. |
Giant Blind Mole Rat
|
Spalax giganteus |
Mammals |
Russia |
57. |
Giant Noctule Bat
|
Nyctalus lasiopterus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
58. |
Giant Sturgeon
|
Huso huso |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
59. |
Goldstreifiger
|
Buprestis splendens |
Insects |
Asia, Europe |
60. |
Graphoderus bilineatus
|
Graphoderus bilineatus |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
61. |
Great Raft Spider
|
Dolomedes plantarius |
Arachnids |
Asia, Europe |
62. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
63. |
Greenland Shark
|
Somniosus microcephalus |
Fishes |
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia |
64. |
Haddock
|
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
65. |
Hoffmann's Pika
|
Ochotona hoffmanni |
Mammals |
Mongolia, Russia |
66. |
Hooded Crane
|
Grus monacha |
Birds |
Japan, Russia |
|
67. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
68. |
Japanese Crane
|
Grus japonensis |
Birds |
China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan |
69. |
Japanese Crested Ibis
|
Nipponia nippon |
Birds |
China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
70. |
Japanese Huchen
|
Hucho perryi |
Fishes |
Japan, Russia |
71. |
Japanese Night-heron
|
Gorsachius goisagi |
Birds |
Asia, West Pacific Ocean (Palau Islands) |
72. |
Kaluga
|
Huso dauricus |
Fishes |
China, Russia |
73. |
Kazbeg Birch Mouse
|
Sicista kazbegica |
Mammals |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia |
74. |
Kerch Black Sea Shad
|
Alosa immaculata |
Fishes |
Bulgaria, Georgia (Eurasia), Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine |
75. |
Kezenoi-am Trout
|
Salmo ezenami |
Fishes |
Russia |
76. |
Kittlitz's Murrelet
|
Brachyramphus brevirostris |
Birds |
Canada, Japan, Russia, United States |
77. |
Kluchor Birch Mouse
|
Sicista kluchorica |
Mammals |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia |
78. |
Large-headed Water Snake
|
Natrix megalocephala |
Reptiles |
Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
79. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
80. |
Long-clawed Mole Vole
|
Prometheomys schaposchnikowi |
Mammals |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
81. |
Long-fingered Bat
|
Myotis capaccinii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
82. |
Long-tailed Goral
|
Naemorhedus caudatus |
Mammals |
China, Korea, Russia |
83. |
Longfin Svetovidov's Char
|
Salvethymus svetovidovi |
Fishes |
Russia |
84. |
Luciobarbus capito
|
Luciobarbus capito |
Fishes |
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
85. |
Luciobarbus brachycephalus
|
Luciobarbus brachycephalus |
Fishes |
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
86. |
Mamillariella geniculata
|
Mamillariella geniculata |
Plants |
Russia |
87. |
Maraene Whitefish
|
Coregonus maraena |
Fishes |
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
88. |
Marsh Earwort
|
Jamesoniella undulifolia |
Plants |
Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
|
89. |
Marsh Grassbird
|
Locustella pryeri |
Birds |
China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia |
90. |
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus euryale |
Mammals |
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia (Eurasia), Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
91. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
92. |
Mehely's Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus mehelyi |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
93. |
Mongolian Marmot
|
Marmota sibirica |
Mammals |
China, Mongolia, Russia |
94. |
Mottled Petrel
|
Pterodroma inexpectata |
Birds |
Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
95. |
Mountain Alcon Blue
|
Maculinea rebeli |
Insects |
Asia, Europe |
96. |
Myrmoxenus gordiagini
|
Myrmoxenus gordiagini |
Insects |
Croatia, Russia |
97. |
Narwhal
|
Monodon monoceros |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom |
98. |
Nehalennia speciosa
|
Nehalennia speciosa |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
99. |
Niphargus hrabei
|
Niphargus hrabei |
Crustaceans |
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
100. |
Nordmann's Greenshank
|
Tringa guttifer |
Birds |
Russia, Japan, south to Malaya, Borneo |
101. |
North Pacific Right Whale
|
Balaena japonica |
Mammals |
Canada (British Columbia), China, Japan, Korea, Mexico (Baja California), Russia, Taiwan, United States and Hawaii |
102. |
Northern Fur Seal
|
Callorhinus ursinus |
Mammals |
Arkansas, California, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Oregon, Russia, Taiwan, Washington |
103. |
Oriental White Stork
|
Ciconia boyciana |
Birds |
China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
104. |
Orthodontopsis bardunovii
|
Orthodontopsis bardunovii |
Plants |
Russia |
105. |
Orthotrichum scanicum
|
Orthotrichum scanicum |
Plants |
Asia, Europe |
106. |
Pallas's Cat
|
Otocolobus manul |
Mammals |
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
107. |
Persian Sturgeon
|
Acipenser persicus |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan |
108. |
Plagiolepis regis
|
Plagiolepis regis |
Insects |
Russia |
109. |
Polar Bear
|
Ursus maritimus |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Russia |
110. |
Polyergus nigerrimus
|
Polyergus nigerrimus |
Insects |
Russia |
|
111. |
Pond Bat
|
Myotis dasycneme |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
112. |
Porbeagle
|
Lamna nasus |
Fishes |
Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
113. |
Predatory Bush Cricket
|
Saga pedo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
114. |
Providence Petrel
|
Pterodroma solandri |
Birds |
Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
115. |
Pseudochazara euxina
|
Pseudochazara euxina |
Insects |
Russia, Ukraine |
116. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
117. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
118. |
Rossomyrmex proformicarum
|
Rossomyrmex proformicarum |
Insects |
Russia |
119. |
Russian Desman
|
Desmana moschata |
Mammals |
Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
120. |
Saiga Antelope
|
Saiga tatarica |
Mammals |
Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
121. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
122. |
Sakhalin Sturgeon
|
Acipenser mikadoi |
Fishes |
Japan, Russia |
123. |
Sakhalin Vole
|
Microtus sachalinensis |
Mammals |
Russia |
124. |
Scaly-sided Merganser
|
Mergus squamatus |
Birds |
China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand |
125. |
Scapania sphaerifera
|
Scapania sphaerifera |
Plants |
Russia |
126. |
Sea Otter
|
Enhydra lutris |
Mammals |
Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States |
127. |
Short-tailed Albatross
|
Phoebastria albatrus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States Territory) |
128. |
Shortspine Thornyhead
|
Sebastolobus alascanus |
Fishes |
Canada, Russia, United States |
129. |
Siberian Sturgeon
|
Acipenser baerii |
Fishes |
China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia |
130. |
Siberian White Crane
|
Grus leucogeranus |
Birds |
C.I.S. (Siberia) to India, including Iran and China |
131. |
Small Lappet Moth
|
Phyllodesma ilicifolia |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine |
132. |
Snow Leopard
|
Uncia uncia |
Mammals |
Central Asia, Middle East |
|
133. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
134. |
Speckled Ground Squirrel
|
Spermophilus suslicus |
Mammals |
Belarus, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Russia, Ukraine |
135. |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
|
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus |
Birds |
Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States (Alaska), Vietnam |
136. |
Star Sturgeon
|
Acipenser stellatus |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
137. |
Steller Sea-lion
|
Eumetopias jubatus |
Mammals |
Alaska, California, Canada, North Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Russia, Washington |
138. |
Sterlet
|
Acipenser ruthenus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
139. |
Stone Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius torrentium |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
140. |
Strongylognathus ruzskyi
|
Strongylognathus ruzskyi |
Insects |
Russia |
141. |
Strongylognathus christophi
|
Strongylognathus christophi |
Insects |
Russia |
142. |
Strongylognathus chelifer
|
Strongylognathus chelifer |
Insects |
Russia |
143. |
Strongylognathus arnoldii
|
Strongylognathus arnoldii |
Insects |
Russia |
144. |
Tiger
|
Panthera tigris |
Mammals |
Temperate and Tropical Asia |
145. |
Varsikloja
|
Coregonus trybomi |
Fishes |
Finland, Russia, Sweden |
146. |
Vipera dinniki
|
Vipera dinniki |
Reptiles |
Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia |
147. |
Volga Shad
|
Alosa volgensis |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan |
148. |
West Caucasian Tur
|
Capra caucasica |
Mammals |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia |
149. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
150. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
151. |
White-rumped Vulture
|
Gyps bengalensis |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
152. |
Wild Common Carp
|
Cyprinus carpio |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
153. |
Wild Goat
|
Capra aegagrus |
Mammals |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
154. |
Wolverine
|
Gulo gulo |
Mammals |
Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States |
|