Wildlife of Kazakhstan

Sand dunes in the valley of the Ili River, Altyn-Emel National Park.

The wildlife of Kazakhstan includes its flora and fauna,[1][2] and their natural habitats.

Fauna

Parnassius delphius.

Felidae

Eurasian lynx.

Birds

The avifauna of Kazakhstan includes a total of 513 species, of which 5 are rare or accidental.

Flora

The diversity of a flora of Kazakhstan considerably varies both by structure and number of various systematic taxones of plants, and by geography, in particular, by nature-climatic zones and high-altitude belts. In Kazakhstan there are more than 6,000 species of highest vascular plants, about 5,000 species of mushrooms, 485 species of lichen, and more than 2,000 species of seaweed.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Geptner, V. G., Sludskij, A. A. (1972). Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Vysšaia Škola, Moskva. (In Russian; English translation: Heptner, V.G., Sludskii, A. A., Komarov, A., Komorov, N.; Hoffmann, R. S. (1992). Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol III: Carnivores (Feloidea). Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation, Washington DC).
  2. 1 2 Nowell, Kristin; Jackson, Peter (1996). "Panthera Leo". Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 17–21. ISBN 2-8317-0045-0.


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