Rare Animal Species
Animal World (Fauna)
The fauna of the Zomin Nature Reserve is exceptionally diverse.
The area hosts more than 262 species of invertebrates,
over 30 species of mammals, 100 species of birds,
14 species of reptiles, 2 species of amphibians,
and 1 species of fish.
Species Listed in the International Red Data Book (IUCN)
Mammals
| No |
Latin Name |
English/Common Name |
Status (IUCN) |
| 1 |
Rhinolopus ferrumequinum |
Greater horseshoe bat |
[LR-nt] |
| 2 |
Marmota caudata |
Red marmot |
[LR-nt] |
| 3 |
Dryomys nitedula |
Forest dormouse |
[LR-nt] |
| 4 |
Felis lynx |
Turkestan lynx |
[LR-nt] |
| 5 |
Uncia uncia |
Snow leopard |
[VU] |
Birds
| No |
Latin Name |
English/Common Name |
Status (IUCN) |
| 1 |
Falco cherrug |
Saker falcon |
[LR-nt] |
| 2 |
Aegypius monachus |
Cinereous vulture |
[LR-nt] |
| 3 |
Columba eversmanni |
Pale-backed pigeon |
[LR-nt] |
| 4 |
Falco peregrinus |
Peregrine falcon |
[LC] |
| 5 |
Gypaetus barbatus |
Bearded vulture |
[NT] |
| 6 |
Aquila chrysaetus |
Golden eagle |
[LC] |
| 7 |
Hieraaetus pennatus |
Booted eagle |
[LC] |
| 8 |
Gyps himalayensis |
Himalayan vulture |
[NT] |
| 9 |
Gyps fulvus |
Griffon vulture |
[LC] |
| 10 |
Neophron percnopterus |
Egyptian vulture |
[EN] |
Reptiles
| No |
Latin Name |
English/Common Name |
Status (IUCN) |
| 1 |
Testudo horsfieldii |
Steppe tortoise |
[LR-nt] |
Species Listed in the Red Data Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Mammals
- Ursus arctos — Brown bear — Category 2 (VU:R) — Vulnerable
- Felis lynx — Turkestan lynx — Category 2 (VU:D) — Vulnerable
- Uncia uncia — Snow leopard — Category 1 (CR) — Critically Endangered
Birds
- Falco cherrug — Saker falcon — Category 3 (NT) — Near Threatened
- Falco peregrinus — Peregrine falcon — Category 2 (VU:R)
- Falco pelegrinoides — Barbary falcon — Category 2 (VU:R)
- Gypaetus barbatus — Bearded vulture — Category 2 (VU:R)
- Aegypius monachus — Cinereous vulture — Category 3 (NT)
- Aquila chrysaetus — Golden eagle — Category 2 (VU:R)
- Hieraaetus pennatus — Booted eagle — Category 2 (VU:D)
- Columba eversmanni — Pale-backed pigeon — Category 2 (VU:D)
- Gyps himalayensis — Himalayan vulture — Category 3 (NT)
- Gyps fulvus — Griffon vulture — Category 3 (NT)
- Neophron percnopterus — Egyptian vulture — Category 2 (VU:D)
- Ciconia nigra — Black stork — Category 2 (VU:R)
Insects
| No |
Latin Name |
English/Common Name |
Status |
| 1 |
Latrodectus dahlia tevi |
Dahl’s black widow |
3 (NT) |
| 2 |
Hoffmanns satyr |
Hoffmann’s satyr butterfly |
2 (VU:R) |
| 3 |
Lycaena aelus white |
Aelus blue butterfly |
2 (VU:R) |
| 4 |
Reduvius fedtchenkianus Osh |
Fedtchenko assassin bug |
2 (VU:R) |
Legend:
CR — Critically Endangered
VU — Vulnerable
NT — Near Threatened
LR-nt — Lower Risk (near threatened)
LC — Least Concern