Procapra gutturosa (Mongolian gazella)

Procapra gutturosa (Mongolian gazella)

Procapra gutturosa (Mongolian gazella)

Wild sheep (Ovis ammon)

Breakfast

Location: Chuluut river, Arkhangai aimag

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Baby camel

Mammal checklist of Mongolia

Insectivora (Insect-Eaters)

Erinaceidae (Hedgehogs, Moonrats)

• Hemiechinus dauricus (Daurian Hedgehogs)
• Hemiechinus auritus (Long-eared or desert Hedgehogs)

Talpidate (Moles and desmans)

• Talpa altaica (Siberian mole)
  

Soricidae (Shrews)

• Sorex daphaenodon (Long toothed shrew)
  
• Sorex vir (Flat-skulled shrew)
  
• Sorex caecutiens (Laxman's shrew)
  
• Sorex minutissimus (Least or Siberian shrew)
  
• Sorex tundrensis (Borel shrew)
  
• Sorex araneus (English or Eurasian common shrew)
  
• Sorex isodon (East-Siberian shrew)
  
• Sorex minutus (Lesser shrew)
  
• Neomys fodiens (water shrew)
  
• Crocidura suaveolens (Scilly shrew)
  

Chiroptera (Bats)

Vespertilionidae (Vesper bats)

• Myotis daubentoni (Daubenton's bat)
  
• Myotis mystacinus (Whiskered bat)
  
• Myotis brandtii (Brandt's bat)
  
• Plecotus auritus (Common bat)
  
• Plecotus austriacus (Grey long-eared bat)
  
• Nyctalus noctula (Great bat)
  
• Vespertilio superans (Eastern bat)
  
• Vespertilio murinus (Red bat)
  
• Pipistrellus savii (Savi's pipistrelle)
  
• Eptesicus nilssoni (Northern bat)
  
• Eptesicus gobiensis (Gobi-desert bat)
  
• Eptesicus serotinus (Rattlemouse)
  

Lagomorpha (Rabbits)

Ochotonidae (Rock conies, whistling hares)

• Ochotona hyperborea (Northern pica)
  
• Ochotona daurica (Daurian pica)
  
• Ochotona pallasi (Pallas' pica)
  
• Ochotona alpina (Altai pica)
  

Leporidae (Hares and rabbits)

• Lepus tolai (Tolai hare)
• Lepus timidus (Mountain hare)
  

Rodentia (Rodents)

Sciuridae (Squirrels)

• Sciurus vulgaris (Brown squirrel)
  
• Tamias sibiricus (Sibirian chipmunk)
  
• Marmota baibacina (Altai marmot)
  
• Marmota sibirica (Sibirian marmot)
  
• Citellus undulatus (Long-tailed suslik)
  
• Citellus dauricus (Daurian suslik)
  
• Citellus pallidicauda (Gobi suslik)
  
• Citellus erythrogenus (red-cheeked suslik)
  
• Citellus alaschanicus (Alashan suslik)
  

Pteromyidae (Flying squirrels)

• Pteromys volans (Flying squirrel)

Castoridae (Beavers)

• Castor fiber (Eurasian beaver)

Cricetidae (Hamsters)

• Phodopus campbell (dwarf hamster)
• Phodopus robolrovskii (Roborowsky's dwarf hamster)
  
• Cricetulus barabensis (Striped hamster)
  
• Cricetulus pseudogriseus (Transbaikal hamster)
  
• Cricetulus sokolovi (Sokolov's hamster)
  
• Cricetulus obscurus (Gobi hamster)
  
• Cricetulus longicaudatus (Long-tailed hamster)
  
• Cricetulus migratorius (Grey hamster)
  
• Allocricetulus curtatus (Mongolian hamster)
  
• Myospalax aspalax (Daurian zokor)
  
• Myospalax psilurus (Manchurian zokor)
  
• Ellobius orientalis (Oriental mole-vole)
  
• Ellobius tancrei (Mole lemming)
  
• Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)
  
• Alticola argentatus (Royle's mountain vole)
  
• Alticola macrotis (Large-eared vole)
  
• Alticola barakshin (Gobi-altai mountain vole)
  
• Alticola strelzovi (Flat-headed vole)
  
• Clethrionomys rufocanus (Grey sided vole)
  
• Clethrionomus rutilus (Northern red-backed mouse)
  
• Lagurus lagurus (Steppe lemming)
  
• Eolagurus luteus (Yellow steppe lemming)
  
• Eolagurus przewalskii (Przewalski's lemming)
  
• Myopus schisticolor (Wood lemming)
  
• Arvicola terrestris (Ground vole)
  
• Microtus gregalis (Narrow-sculled vole)
  
• Microtus fortis (Reed vole)
  
• Microtus maximowiczii (Maximovich's vole)
  
• Microtus limmophilus (Meadow vole)
  
• Microtus oeconomus (Root vole)
  
• Microtus mongolicus (Mongolian vole)
  
• Microtus arvalis (Common vole)
  
• Microtus agrestis (Short-tailed vole)
  
• Lasiopodomys brandtii (Brandt's vole)
  
• Lasiopodomys mandarinus (Mandarin vole)
  
• Meriones tamariscinus (Tamarisk gerbil)
  
• Meriones unguiculatus (Mongolian gerbil)
  
• Meriones meridianus (Midday gerbil)
  
• Rhombomys opimus (Great gerbil)
  

Mulidae (Mice)

• Micromys minutus (Harvest mouse)
  
• Apodemus agrarius (Striped field mouse)
  
• Apodemus peninsulae (Korean field mouse)
  
• Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)
  
• Mus musculus (House mouse)
  

Gliridae (Dormice)

• Dryomys nitedula (Forest dormouse)
  

Sminthidae (Birch mice)

• Sicista subtilis (Souther birch mouse)
  

Dipodidae (Jerboas)

• Allactaga sibirica (Siberian jerboa)
  
• Allactaga bullata (Gobi jerboa)
  
• Allactaga elater (Little jerboa)
  
• Allactaga balicunica (South Gobi jerboa)
  
• Pygerethmus pumilio (Little earth hare)
  
• Stylodipus andrewsi (Mongolian jerboa)
  
• Stylodipus sungorus (Zungarian jerboa)
  
• Dipus sagitta (Hairy-footed jerboa)
  
• Dipus halli (Three-toed Jerboa)
  
• Cardiocranius paradoxus (Satunin's jerboa)
  
• Salpingotus kozlovi (Kozlov's pygmy jerboa)
  
• Salpingotus crassicauda (Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa)
  
• Euchoreutes naso (Long-eared jerboa)
  

Carnivora (Carnivores)

Canidae (Canids, dogs)

• Canis lupus (Grey wolf)
  
• Vulpes vulpes (Common fox)
  
• Vulpes corsac (Corsac fox)
  
• Vulpes ferrilata (Tibetan fox)
  
• Cuon alpinus (red dog)
  
• Nyctereutes procyonoides (Raccoon dog)
  

Upsidae (Bears)

• Upsus arctos (Brown bear)
  
• Upsus gobiensis (Gobi bear)
  

Mustelidae (Mustelids)

• Martes zibellina (Sable)
  
• Martes foina (Beech marten)
  
• Gulo gulo (Wolverine)
  
• Mustela sibirica (Siberian weasel)
  
• Mustela altaica (Alpine weasel)
  
• Mustela erminea (Common weasel)
  
• Mustela nivalis (Least weasel)
  
• Mustela eversmanni (Eversmann's polecat)
  
• Mustela vison (Mink)
  
• Vormela peregusna (Marbled polecat)
  
• Meles meles (Badger)
  
• Lutra lutra (Common otter)
  

Felidae (Cats)

• Uncia uncia (Snow leopard)
  
• Felis lynx (Lynx)
  
• Felis manul (Manul cat)
  
• Felis lybica (wild cat)

Perissodactyla (Odd-toed mammals)

Equidae (Horses)

• Equus przewalskii (Przewalskii wild horse)
  
• Equus hemionus (Asiatic wild ass)
  

Camelidae (Camels)

• Camelus bactrianus ferus (Bactrian wild camel)
  

Artiodactyla (Artiodactyles)

Suidae (pigs)

• Sus scrofa (Wild boar)
  

Cervidae (Deers)

• Moschus moschiferus (Musk-deer)
  
• Cervus elaphus (Red deer)
  
• Capreolus pygargus (Roe deer)
  
• Alces alces (Mooses)
  
• Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)
  

Bovidae (Hollow-horned ruminants)

• Gazella subgutturosa (Goitred gazella)
  
• Procapra gutturosa (Mongolian gazella)
  
• Saiga tatarica (Antilope)
  
• Capra sibirica (Siberian ibex)
  
• Ovis ammon (Wild sheep)

Pallas' pica (Ochotona pallasi)

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Things to photograph in Mongolia

• Over 450 species of birds
• 138 species of mammals
• 12500 species of insects
• 74 species of fish
• 20 reptiles
• 2823 species of high vascular plants
• 920 species of lichen
• 417 species of moss
• 520 species of fungus
• 728 species of algae
• 33 gobi desert
• over 20 peaks with eternal snow
• 4000 rivers
• 400 springs
• 16 large lakes and many small lakes
• 50 protected areas
• 700 monasteries and/or ruins of monasteries
• 21 aimags
• 73 monuments in Ulaanbaatar
• Many historical and cultural monuments
• Many everyday life situations
• Beautiful sunsets and sunrises
• Stars and moon
• Blue sky
• and more

Mammals of Mongolia

Mongolia wild mammals have unique species composition, distribution and origin. In Mongolia exist 138 species mammals belonging to 73 genera, 22 families and 8 orders; which is 13 insectivores; 12 chiropters; 6 lagomorphs; 69 rodents; 24 carnivores; 2 perissodactyls; 1 tylopods; and 11 artiodactyls.
There are 32 species of rare, very rare and endemic species of Central Asia and Mongolia.
There are several mammalian whose population sizes and ranges have become smaller due to either the direct or indirect impact of human activities and the environmental and climate change.
The Mongolian Red Book, published in 1997, has 2 categories of endangered species, rare and very rare and it includes 30 species and sub-species of mammals.


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