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Welcome to the amazing world of mammals living in Azerbaijan! This list will show you some of the cool animals you can find there. We'll also talk about how safe these animals are, using a special system called the IUCN Red List. This list helps us understand which animals need our help to survive.

Right now, in Azerbaijan, one mammal species is in great danger (endangered). Five species are at a high risk (vulnerable), and eleven are animals we need to watch carefully (near threatened).

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) uses these tags to show how safe or in danger an animal species is around the world:

Extinct It means there's no doubt the last animal of that kind has died.
Extinct in the wild These animals only live in zoos or special protected areas, not in the wild anymore.
Critically endangered These animals are in extreme danger of disappearing from the wild very soon.
Endangered These animals are at a very high risk of disappearing from the wild.
Vulnerable These animals are at a high risk of disappearing from the wild.
Near threatened These animals aren't in danger right now, but they might be soon.
Least concern There are no big worries about these animals disappearing.
Data deficient We don't have enough information to know if these animals are in danger.

Hoofed Mammals: Order Artiodactyla

These are mammals that have hooves, like deer and goats. Many of them are herbivores, meaning they eat plants.

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The East Caucasian tur lives in mountain areas.
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The Goitered gazelle is known for its unique throat pouch.

Cattle and Goats: Family Bovidae

  • Genus: Bison
    • European bison, B. bonasus: These large animals were once gone from Azerbaijan but have been brought back.
  • Genus: Capra (Wild Goats)
    • Wild goat, C. aegagrus: The ancestor of many domestic goats.
    • East Caucasian tur, C. cylindricornis: A type of mountain goat found in the Caucasus mountains.
  • Genus: Gazella
    • Goitered gazelle, G. subgutturosa: A fast-running gazelle with a special throat pouch.
  • Genus: Ovis (Wild Sheep)
    • Mouflon, O. gmelini: A wild sheep, with the Armenian mouflon subspecies found here.
  • Genus: Rupicapra
    • Chamois, R. rupicapra: A goat-antelope that lives in rocky, mountainous areas.

Deer: Family Cervidae

  • Genus: Capreolus
    • Roe deer, C. capreolus: A small, graceful deer common in forests.
  • Genus: Cervus
    • Red deer, C. elaphus: One of the largest deer species.
    • Sika deer, C. nippon: This deer was brought to Azerbaijan from other places.

Pigs: Family Suidae

  • Genus: Sus
    • Wild boar, S. scrofa: The wild ancestor of domestic pigs, found in forests.

Meat-Eating Mammals: Order Carnivora

These animals are known for eating meat, though some also eat plants or other foods.

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The Persian leopard is a rare and powerful big cat.
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The Striped hyena is a scavenger.
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The Least weasel is the smallest carnivore.
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The Marbled polecat has a distinctive coat.

Dogs and Wolves: Family Canidae

  • Genus: Canis
    • Golden jackal, C. aureus: A medium-sized animal, similar to a coyote.
    • Gray wolf, C. lupus: The largest wild dog, living in packs.
  • Genus: Vulpes
    • Red fox, V. vulpes: A clever and adaptable fox found in many habitats.

Cats: Family Felidae

Bears: Family Ursidae

  • Genus: Ursus
    • Brown bear, U. arctos: A large, powerful bear found in forests and mountains.

Raccoons: Family Procyonidae

Hyenas: Family Hyaenidae

Weasels and Otters: Family Mustelidae

  • Genus: Lutra
    • European otter, L. lutra: A playful animal that lives near water and eats fish.
  • Genus: Martes
  • Genus: Meles
    • Caucasian badger, M. canescens: A sturdy animal known for digging burrows.
  • Genus: Mustela
    • Stoat, M. erminea: A small, quick predator that changes fur color in winter.
    • Least weasel, M. nivalis: The smallest carnivore in the world.
  • Genus: Vormela
    • Marbled polecat, V. peregusna: A colorful polecat with a distinctive marbled coat.

Seals: Family Phocidae

  • Genus: Pusa
    • Caspian seal, P. caspica: The only mammal living in the Caspian Sea.

Bats: Order Chiroptera

Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly! They use echolocation to find their way around and hunt insects.

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The Greater horseshoe bat has a unique nose shape.
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The Western barbastelle is a rare bat.
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The Serotine bat is a common sight at dusk.

Common Bats: Family Vespertilionidae

This is a large family of bats, including many different types of "evening bats."

Free-tailed Bats: Family Molossidae

Horseshoe Bats: Family Rhinolophidae

These bats have special nose-leaf structures that look like horseshoes.

Shrews, Moles, and Hedgehogs: Order Eulipotyphla

These are small, often insect-eating mammals.

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The Long-eared hedgehog has very noticeable ears.

Hedgehogs: Family Erinaceidae

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The Bicolored shrew is named for its two-toned fur.

Shrews: Family Soricidae

Shrews are tiny, mouse-like animals with long snouts.

  • Genus: Crocidura
    • Caspian shrew, C. caspica
    • Gueldenstaedt's shrew, C. gueldenstaedti
    • Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon
  • Genus: Neomys
    • Transcaucasian water shrew, N. teres
  • Genus: Suncus
    • Etruscan shrew, S. etruscus: One of the smallest mammals in the world!

Moles: Family Talpidae

  • Genus: Talpa
    • Levant mole, T. levantis: A mole that spends most of its life underground.

Rabbits and Hares: Order Lagomorpha

These animals are known for their long ears and powerful hind legs for jumping.

Rabbits and Hares: Family Leporidae

  • Genus: Lepus
    • European hare, L. europaeus: A large hare that lives in open fields.
  • Genus: Oryctolagus
    • European rabbit, O. cuniculus: The common rabbit, often found in burrows.

Rodents: Order Rodentia

Rodents are the largest group of mammals, known for their continuously growing front teeth.

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The European snow vole lives in cold, mountainous areas.
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The Harvest mouse is tiny and builds nests in tall grass.
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The Indian crested porcupine has sharp quills for defense.
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The Caucasian squirrel is a tree-dwelling rodent.
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The Small five-toed jerboa has long legs for hopping.

Mouse-like Hamsters: Family Calomyscidae

  • Genus: Calomyscus
    • Urar mouse-like hamster, C. urartensis

Hamsters and Voles: Family Cricetidae

  • Genus: Arvicolinae
  • Genus: Chionomys (Snow Voles)
    • Caucasian snow vole, C. gud
    • European snow vole, C. nivalis
    • Robert's snow vole, C. roberti
  • Genus: Cricetulus
    • Grey hamster, C. migratorius
  • Genus: Ellobius
  • Genus: Mesocricetus
  • Genus: Microtus (Voles)
    • Common vole, M. arvalis
    • Daghestan pine vole, M. daghestanicus
    • Major's pine vole, M. majori
    • Schelkovnikov's pine vole, M. schelkovnikovi
    • Social vole, M. socialis

Jerboas: Family Dipodidae

These rodents have very long hind legs and hop like tiny kangaroos.

Dormice: Family Gliridae

Porcupines: Family Hystricidae

Mice and Rats: Family Muridae

  • Genus: Apodemus (Field Mice)
    • Striped field mouse, A. agrarius
    • Caucasus field mouse, A. hyrcanicus
    • Black Sea field mouse, A. ponticus
    • Ural field mouse, A. uralensis
    • Steppe field mouse, A. witherbyi
  • Genus: Meriones (Jirds)
  • Genus: Micromys
  • Genus: Mus
    • House mouse, M. musculus: A very common mouse often found near people.
  • Genus: Rattus
    • Brown rat, R. norvegicus: This rat was brought to Azerbaijan by humans.
    • Black rat, R. rattus

Nutrias: Family Myocastoridae

  • Genus: Myocastor
    • Coypu, M. coypus: A large, semi-aquatic rodent brought from South America.

Squirrels: Family Sciuridae

Animals No Longer Found in Azerbaijan

These amazing animals once lived in Azerbaijan but are now locally extinct, meaning they no longer exist in the wild there.

See also

  • List of chordate orders
  • Lists of mammals by region
  • Mammal classification
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