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This is a list of the naturally occurring mammal species recorded in Mongolia. There are 121 mammal species in Mongolia, of which two are critically endangered, four are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International ...
Mongolia has a number of large mammals, including gray wolves and Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), as well as more endangered species such as the wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus), the snow leopard (Uncia uncia), the Gobi bear, (rarest and unique to the desert region), the takhi (both wild and domestic types of horses) and the Asiatic wild ass ...
Mammals of Mongolia. Media related to Mammals of Mongolia at Wikimedia Commons Pages in category "Mammals of Mongolia" The following 66 pages are in this category ...
The Mongolian wild ass are herbivorous mammals. They feed on grasses, herbs and vegetation.They also feed on shrubs and trees in drier habitats. During spring and summer in Mongolia, the succulent plants of the family Zygophyllaceae form an important component of the diet of the Mongolian wild ass.
The tarbagan marmot (Marmota sibirica) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia). [2] In the Mongolian Altai Mountains, its range overlaps with that of the Gray marmot. [3]
The saiga antelope (/ ˈ s aɪ ɡ ə /, Saiga tatarica), or saiga, is a species of antelope which during antiquity inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe, spanning the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in the northwest and Caucasus in the southwest into Mongolia in the northeast and Dzungaria in the southeast.
The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (Meriones unguiculatus) is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. [3] Their body size is typically 110–135 mm ( 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), with a 95–120 mm ( 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) tail, and body weight 60–130 g (2– 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz), with adult males larger than females. [ 4 ]
The Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa), or dzeren (Russian: Дзерэн), is a medium-sized antelope native to the semiarid Central Asian steppes of Mongolia, southern Siberia and northern China. The name dzeren is the Russian spelling and pronunciation of the Mongolian word zeer (Mongolian: Зээр), or the Buryat zeeren (Buryat ...