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Name & Conservation status
English name:
caucasian squirrel
Latin name:
Sciurus anomalus
In the language of the given country:
Anadolu sincabı
Conservation status:
NT - Near Threatened
Taxonomy
Regnum:
animalia
Phylum:
chordata
Classis:
mamalıa
Ordo:
rodentia
Familia:
sciuridae
Genus:
sciurus
Description
It's a little larger than the red squirrel. It leaves to broad-leaved forests. Fox, cat, stoat, owl and hawk are his natural enemies. It is not in danger around the world but in Turkey they caught for fur so they are near threatened in Red Data Book.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
long-legged buzzard
Latin name:
Buteo rufinus
In the language of the given country:
Kızıl Şahin
Conservation status:
LC - Least Concern
Taxonomy
Regnum:
animalia
Phylum:
chordata
Classis:
aves
Ordo:
falconiformes
Familia:
accipitridae
Genus:
buteo
Description
It inhabits dry open plains of northern Africa, southeastern Europe, west and central Asia east to China, and across central India. This is one of the largest species of buteo. There are many different colour form, but usually Long-leggeds have a clear orange tint to the plumage, red or orange tail, pale head and largely white underwings.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
black vulture
Latin name:
Aegyius manachus
In the language of the given country:
Kara Akbaba
Conservation status:
NT - Near Threatened
Taxonomy
Regnum:
animalia
Phylum:
chordata
Classis:
aves
Ordo:
falconiformes
Familia:
accipitridae
Genus:
aegypius
Description
In Europe, populations are increasing in Spain. However, numbers are decreasing in Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine. It qualifies as Near Threatened in red data book of Turkey.
Cinereous vulture is the biggest vulture in Europe.
It breeds in high mountains and large forests, nesting in trees or occasionally on cliff ledges. The cinereous vulture feeds on carrion ranging from large mammals to fish and reptiles.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
common pheasant
Latin name:
Phasianus colchicus
In the language of the given country:
Bayağı Sülün
Conservation status:
LC - Least Concern
Taxonomy
Regnum:
animalia
Phylum:
chordata
Classis:
aves
Ordo:
galliformes
Familia:
phasianidae
Genus:
phasianus
Description
Common Pheasants are native to Asia.It is now most common on the Great Plains. Common Pheasants have also been introduced to much of northwest Europe.
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion. The species is evaluated as Least Concern in red data book.
Pheasant is one of the world's most hunted birds. There are many colour forms of the male Common Pheasant, ranging in colour from nearly white to almost black in some melanistic examples.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
golden jackal
Latin name:
Canis aureus
In the language of the given country:
altın çakal
Conservation status:
LC - Least Concern
Taxonomy
Regnum:
animalia
Phylum:
chordata
Classis:
mammalia
Ordo:
carnivora
Familia:
canidae
Genus:
canis
Description
The golden jackal is a Canid indigenous to north and northeastern Africa, southeastern and central Europe (up to Austria and Hungary), Asia Minor, the Middle East and southeast Asia.
The golden jackal is very similar to the wolf in general appearance, but is much smaller in size and lighter in weight, and has shorter legs, a more elongated torso and a shorter tail.
They are opportunistic and will venture into human habitation at night to feed on garbage.
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