Wildlife in Nakhichevan consists of the fauna of Nakhichevan and their natural habitats. There are different species of wildlife in Nakhichevan City. One of the special fauna of Nakichevan City is Karabakh horse. During the 5th century the horse had developed in Azerbaijan and the surrounding areas. There are certain species of animals which are still found throughout the country especially in Nakhichevan. Parasites, passerines are the two species, which are found in different parts of Azerbaijan and also in Nakhichevan. Caucasian goats are also found in the region.
The country has about 107 species of mammals. Among 107 mammals, the 3 species are the unique species. The Wildlife in Nakhichevan City include Caucasus goats and Caucasus moufflons. Some of the carnivores include Raccoon, Grey wolf, Caspian tiger, Red Fox, Golden jackal and a lot more. Caspian Tiger is also found in other parts of Nakhichevan. Caspian Tigers are found in other places like Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, Uzbekistan and a lot more. Golden Jackals are also regarded as Asiatic. These jackals are largest among the other jackals. There are bout 12 subspecies of Golden Jackal. Besides Wildlife in Nakichevan City include other animals like bats, Eastern European Hedgehog, long-eared hedgehog and a lot more. The other animals also include even-toed ungulates like Wild goat, Red deer, Roe deer, Chamois, Goitered gazelle, Asiatic mouflon and a lot more. Persian leopard and Jungle cat are also found in the Azerbaijan.
The Wildlife in Nakhichevan City further include wide species of birds. Here you would find about 363 species of birds from 60 families. Of these birds 40% are settled in Nakhichevan City and others come here during winter while about 10% go out in migration.
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