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Fauna of Turkey
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Ablepharus budaki:
Ablepharus budaki, or '''Budak's Snake-Eyed Skink''', is a species of skink. In 1997, it was promoted from status as a subspecie...
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Ala balik:
The ala balik (Salmo platycephalus) is a species of fish in the Salmonidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat...
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Anguis fragilis:
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Aphanius anatoliae:
Aphanius anatoliae is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers...
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Aphanius burduricus:
Aphanius burduricus is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey.
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Aphanius splendens:
Aphanius splendens is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey.
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Aphanius sureyanus:
Aphanius sureyanus is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is freshwat...
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Aphanius transgrediens:
Aphanius transgrediens is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey.
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Arctodiaptomus burduricus:
Arctodiaptomus burduricus is a species of crustacean in family Diaptomidae. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is sal...
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Asiatic Lion:
The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of the lion which survives today only in India where it is also known as...
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Bank Vole:
The Bank Vole Myodes glareolus is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches. It lives in woodland areas and is arou...
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Barbastelle:
The Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the Western Barbastelle, is a European bat. It has a short nose, small...
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Bechstein's Bat:
'''Bechstein's Bat''' (Myotis bechsteinii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.
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Brandt's Bat:
'''Brandt's Bat''' (Myotis brandtii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.
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Common Pipistrelle:
The Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus is a small bat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Afri...
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Common Shrew:
See also Cinereus Shrew for the mammal known as the Common Shrew in parts of North America.
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Common Vole:
The Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, is a European mammal.
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Dislisazancik baligi:
The dislisazancik baligi (Aphanius chantrei) is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey.
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Edible dormouse:
The edible dormouse or fat dormouse (Glis glis) is a small dormouse and the only species in the genus Glis. It was farmed and e...
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Eurasian Pygmy Shrew:
The Eurasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus), often known simply as the Pygmy Shrew, is a widespread shrew of northern Eurasia. It i...
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European Mole:
The European Mole, Talpa europaea, is a mammal of the order Soricomorpha. It is also known as the Common Mole and the Northern M...
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European Rabbit:
The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species of rabbit native to south west Europe (Spain and Portugal). It has bee...
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Glyptothorax:
Glyptothorax is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Sisoridae. It is the most species-rich and widely distri...
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Greater mouse-eared bat:
The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) is a rare European species of bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is relatively ...
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Grey long-eared bat:
The grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) is a fairly large European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinct...
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Harvest Mouse:
The Harvest Mouse, Micromys minutus is a small rodent native to Europe and Asia. They are typically found in fields of cereal c...
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Hazel Dormouse:
The Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a small mammal. It is the only living member of the genus Muscardinus. It is 6-...
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Hemidiaptomus kummerloewei:
Hemidiaptomus kummerloewei is a species of crustacean in family Diaptomidae. It is endemic to Turkey.
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Knipowitschia ephesi:
Knipowitschia ephesi is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is...
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Knipowitschia mermere:
Knipowitschia mermere is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is freshwater l...
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Lesser Noctule:
The Lesser Noctule or '''Leisler's Bat'(Nyctalus leisleri'') is a species of bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilio...
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Lesser White-toothed Shrew:
The Lesser White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura suaveolens) is a tiny shrew found in Europe. Its preferred habitat is woodlands. The p...
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List of mammals in Turkey:
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Turkey. There are 127 mammal species in Turkey, of which 2 are critically endan...
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Lynx:
A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild cats. All are members of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the b...
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Mediterranean Monk Seal:
The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) is believed to be the world's rarest pinniped and one of the most endangered mam...
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Nathusius's Pipistrelle:
'''Nathusius' Pipistrelle'(Pipistrellus nathusii'') is a small bat in the pipistrelle genus. It is very similar to the Common Pi...
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Natterer's bat:
'''Natterer's bat'(Myotis nattereri'') is a European bat with pale wings. It has brown fur, also seen on the leg wing membrane,...
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Parti-coloured bat:
The Parti-coloured Bat or Rearmouse (Vespertilio murinus) is a species of bats in the family of Vesper bats. It is a medium size...
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Pere David's Mole:
'''Pere David's Mole'(Talpa davidiana) is a mole found only in Kurdistan Province, Iran. It is listed as a critically endangered...
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Polyommatus dama:
Polyommatus dama is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is temperate ...
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Rana tavasensis:
Rana tavasensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.
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Red Squirrel:
The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel (genus Sciurus). A tree-dwelling omni...
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Scaleless killifish:
The scaleless killifish (Kosswigichthys asquamatus) is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey....
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Serotine bat:
The serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus is a fairly large European bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around 370mm an...
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Soprano Pipistrelle:
The Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) is a small bat that was only formally separated from the Common Pipistrelle Pipi...
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Strongylognathus kervillei:
Strongylognathus kervillei is a species of insect in family Formicidae. It is endemic to Turkey.
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Turkish hamster:
The Turkish Hamster Mesocricetus brandti is a species of hamster closely related to the Syrian Hamster. It is used as a laborato...
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Van Kedisi:
"Van cat" redirects here. You may be looking for Turkish Van.
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Varanus griseus:
The Desert Monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizard found in North Africa and western Asia.
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Vipera albizona:
Common names: central Turkish mountain viper.
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Whiskered bat:
The whiskered bats Myotis mystacinus and related species, are small European bats with long fur. Although uncommon, M. mystacin...
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Wood mouse:
The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus), also called the long-tailed field mouse, is a common rodent that was recognised as a disti...
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Woolly Dormouse:
The Woolly Dormouse (Dryomys laniger) is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family.
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