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fauna of turkey wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 overview 2 invertebrates toggle invertebrates subsection 2 1 molluscs 2 2 insects 2 2 1 butterflies 2 2 2 moths 2 3 arachnids 3 vertebrates toggle vertebrates subsection 3 1 amphibians 3 2 reptiles 3 3 birds 3 4 mammals 3 5 fish 4 conservation 5 endangered species 6 extinct and locally extinct fauna 7 see also 8 references 9 external links toggle the table of contents fauna of turkey 3 languages azərbaycanca zazaki türkçe edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia for an overview of turkey s biodiversity including plants fungi and human influence on ecosystems see wildlife of turkey caracal one of turkey s wild cats common bottlenose dolphin the fauna of turkey is abundant and varied the wildlife of turkey includes a great diversity of plants and animals each suited to its own particular habitat as it is a large country with many geographic and climatic regions about 1 500 species of vertebrates have been recorded in the country and around 19 000 species of invertebrates the country is a biological crossroads with links to europe asia and the near east many birds use the country as a staging post during migration human made nests for northern bald ibises in birecik loggerhead sea turtle nesting places by the mediterranean sea overview edit turkey has a large range of habitat types and a great faunal diversity nearly 1 500 vertebrate species were recorded of which over 100 species mostly fish are endemic the country is on two major bird migration routes this increases the number of birds in the country in spring and autumn the invertebrate fauna is also very diverse with about 19 000 species being recorded including 4 000 which are endemic 1 invertebrates edit see also category invertebrates of turkey molluscs edit main article list of non marine molluscs of turkey insects edit see also category insects of turkey there are over 380 species of ants in turkey 2 38 of which are endemic 3 butterflies edit main article list of butterflies of turkey moths edit main article list of moths of turkey arachnids edit see also category palearctic spiders vertebrates edit amphibians edit see also category amphibians of turkey twenty three species are endemic to turkey 4 reptiles edit main article list of reptiles of turkey twenty three species are endemic to turkey 4 birds edit main article list of birds of turkey mammals edit main article list of mammals of turkey eight species are endemic to turkey 4 many species have declined in numbers for example chamois gazelle and mouflon with shortage of staff to protect them claimed to be a factor 5 dna of 15 endangered large mammals will be stored 6 fish edit see also fishing in turkey list of fish of the black sea and list of fish of the mediterranean sea one hundred sixty one species of freshwater fish are endemic to turkey 4 conservation edit conservation action plans for 100 species are due to be completed by the end of 2019 7 needs update endangered species edit mediterranean monk seal critically endangered less than 500 individuals all around the world northern bald ibis critically endangered main groups live in morocco and turkey asia minor spiny mouse critically endangered rana holtzi toros frog critically endangered endemic to turkey pseudophoxinus maeandricus sandıklı spring minnow critically endangered known from a single stream 8 anatolian leopard endangered 9 white headed duck endangered red breasted goose endangered loggerhead sea turtle endangered great bustard vulnerable dalmatian pelican vulnerable lesser kestrel vulnerable egyptian vulture vulnerable wild goat vulnerable greater spotted eagle vulnerable steppe eagle endangered eastern imperial eagle vulnerable saker falcon vulnerable extinct and locally extinct fauna edit the following species and populations have become extinct in turkey in historical times african darter due to the drying up of lake amik asiatic lion 10 caspian tiger the last known individual was shot in 1974 in hakkari province 11 hydruntine extinct species of wild ass last seen in the 1st millennium bc 12 alburnus akili extinct species of fish formerly native to lake beyşehir last seen in 1998 likely became extinct due to the introduction of invasive fish species pseudophoxinus handlirschi extinct fish found in lake eğirdir last seen in the 1980s likely due to the introduction of invasive zander the küre and kaçkar mountains national parks have been suggested for rewilding 13 see also edit fauna of europe fauna of asia feral cats in istanbul animal name changes in turkey references edit biodiversity in turkey iucn 7 may 2012 archived from the original on 19 october 2017 retrieved 15 june 2019 kiran kadri karaman celal november 2013 first annotated checklist of the ant fauna of turkey hymenoptera formicidae zootaxa 3548 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 3548 1 1 retrieved 15 june 2019 via researchgate türkiye antwiki retrieved 4 september 2025 1 2 3 4 animals and plants unique to turkey living national treasures retrieved 15 june 2019 shortage of staff to protect wildlife in turkey official hürriyet daily news retrieved 15 june 2019 endangered wild animals to be protected at gene bank in turkey daily sabah 28 august 2018 retrieved 15 june 2019 thousands of wild animals back to life hürriyet daily news retrieved 15 june 2019 freyhof j 2014 pseudophoxinus maeandricus iucn red list of threatened species 2014 e t61349a19010083 doi 10 2305 iucn uk 2014 1 rlts t61349a19010083 en retrieved 12 november 2021 stein a b athreya v gerngross p balme g henschel p karanth u miquelle d rostro garcia s kamler j f laguardia a khorozyan i ghoddousi a 2020 panthera pardus iucn red list of threatened species 2020 e t15954a163991139 doi 10 2305 iucn uk 2020 1 rlts t15954a163991139 en retrieved 12 november 2021 üstay a h 1990 hunting in turkey istanbul bba can ö e 2004 status conservation and management of large carnivores in turkey pdf strasbourg convention on the conservation of european wildlife and natural habitats özkan mustafa gürün kanat yüncü eren vural kıvılcım başak atağ gözde akbaba ali fidan fatma rabia sağlıcan ekin altınışık ezgi n koptekin dilek pawłowska kamilla hodder ian adcock sarah e arbuckle benjamin s steadman sharon r july 2024 the first complete genome of the extinct european wild ass equus hemionus hydruntinus molecular ecology 33 14 bibcode 2024molec 33e7440o doi 10 1111 mec 17440 hdl 11511 110286 issn 0962 1083 pmid 38946459 erdönmez cihan 2020 yeniden yabanlaştırma ekosistem yönetiminde bir yaklaşım in turkish external links edit national biodiversity database requires logon v t e fauna of asia sovereign states afghanistan armenia azerbaijan bahrain bangladesh bhutan brunei cambodia china cyprus egypt georgia india indonesia iran iraq israel japan jordan kazakhstan north korea south korea kuwait kyrgyzstan laos lebanon malaysia maldives mongolia myanmar nepal oman pakistan palestine philippines qatar russia saudi arabia singapore sri lanka syria tajikistan thailand timor leste east timor turkey turkmenistan united arab emirates uzbekistan vietnam yemen states with limited recognition abkhazia northern cyprus south ossetia taiwan dependencies and other territories british indian ocean territory christmas island cocos keeling islands hong kong macau category asia portal v t e turkey history ancient and middle ages prehistory of anatolia classical anatolia byzantine anatolia seljuks and beyliks seljuk empire battle of manzikert sultanate of rum anatolian beyliks ottoman empire rise interregnum classical age conquest of constantinople qizilbash transformation sultanate of women köprülü era ottoman old regime tulip era decline and modernization nizam i cedid tanzimat first constitutional era dissolution second constitutional era raid on the sublime porte entry into ww1 partition turkish republic war of independence turkish national movement ankara government proclamation of the republic abolition of the sultanate abolition of the caliphate anthem emblems flag atatürk s reforms language reform secularism one party period multi party period overviews constitutional ottoman economic ottoman military ottoman topics turkic migration oghuz turks turkification ancient peoples of anatolia history of 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