The wide variety of Wildlife in Azerbaijan attracts large number of tourists every year. Wildlife in Azerbaijan comprises various species of animals, birds, reptiles and insects. Foreign tourists come to Azerbaijan to explore its wonderful sightseeing places, but they are also attracted by the diversity of Wildlife in Azerbaijan. Wildlife in Azerbaijan mainly consists of its diverse flora and fauna and their natural habitats. The wildlife of Azerbaijan is very rich and one of the main reasons behind this is the diversity of its natural complexes. To protect the wildlife in Azerbaijan a number of natural preserves have been created and the hunting rules were brought into effect for protection of fur and hoofed animals in Azerbaijan.
The Karabakh horse is the chief symbol of wildlife in Azerbaijan. This is a mountain-steppe racing and riding horse which can only be found in Azerbaijan. The horse originally belonged to the Azerbaijani Karabakh region in the 5th Century.The animals in the country are seen in the areas where they find favorable climate and food for breeding. Some species populate in special restricted areas while others are found throughout the country. The passerines can be found anywhere in the territory of Azerbaijan. The Protozoa parasites are also found in all areas of the country. Mammals such as jeyran gazelles mainly populate in plain areas, Caucasian goat inhabits the Caucasus areas. Azerbaijan has the highest amount of mammals in Europe. There are almost 107 species of mammals that are found Azerbaijan, like the Caucasus goats, west-Caucasus moufflons and Jeyran gazelles.
Listed below are the various varieties of Wildlife in Azerbaijan:
Insects
- Eastern European hedgehog
- East Central European hedgehog
- Long-eared hedgehog
- Levantine mole
- Gueldenstaedt’s shrew
- Bicolored shrew
Bats
- European free-tailed bat
- Common pipistrelle
- Kuhl’s pipistrelle
- Lesser mouse-eared bat
- Whiskered bat
- Serotine bat
- Lesser horseshoe bat
- Greater horseshoe bat
- Botta's serotine bat
- Mehely’s horseshoe bat
- Geoffroy’s bat
Rodents
- House mouse
- Brown rat
- Pigmy field mouse
- Yellow-breasted mouse
- Grey hamster
- Water vole
- Social vole
- Small five-toed jerboa
- Euphrates jerboa
- Libyan jird
Carnivores
- Grey wolf
- Caspian tiger
- Grey wolf
- Golden jackal
- Red fox
- Beech marten
- Eurasian badger
- Least weasel
- European otter
- Eurasian lynx
- Brown bear
- Striped hyena
- Pine marten
- Wild cat
There are about 97 species of fish found in Azerbaijan. Most of the species can be found in the Kur River, surrounding lakes, as well as in the Mingechevir reservoir. The most seen are the salmon, sturgeon, stellate sturgeon and beluga. Among the birds one of the most popular bird specie is the Golden Eagle which inhabits mainly mountainous areas such as Nakhichevan.
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