The Altai Territory boasts the highest mountain and the longest and deepest cave in Siberia. The fauna of Altai is attractive with a large number of endemics, namely those animals that are unique to this region. Due to the large number of places difficult for humans to reach, many unique animals have been preserved here. Throughout Altai, there are up to 89 species of mammals, about 320 species of birds and 9 species of reptiles. Such a wealth of fauna is explained by the difference in the landscape of this remarkable region.
mammals
Brown bear
red fox
Korsak (steppe fox)
Wolf
Siberian roe deer
musk deer
Elk
red deer
Maral
lynx
manul
Badger
Squirrel ordinary
hedgehog
eared hedgehog
American mink
Sable
Ermine
Siberian chipmunk
Ferret steppe
Solongoy
dressing
jerboa big
Common shrew
weasel
forest lemming
flying squirrel
Kolonok
Wolverine
Otter
Muskrat
forest-steppe marmot
Marmot gray
Long-tailed ground squirrel
Siberian mole
Beaver
Zokor Altai
Altai pika
A wild boar
white hare
hare
tolai hare
Birds
burial ground
goshawk
Sparrowhawk
Golden eagle
steppe eagle
white-tailed eagle
Harrier field
Harrier meadow
Bustard
peregrine falcon
Curlew
little bustard
Kumai (Himalayan vulture)
Dubrovnik
Coast swallow
Swallow city
forest lark
Black lark
white wagtail
yellow wagtail
nightingale whistler
nightingale blue
song thrush
Blackbird
Great tit
Whiskered tit
Red-eared oatmeal
Greyhead Bunting
Mallard
Pintail
gray goose
white-fronted goose
whooper swan
mute swan
gray heron
Great white heron
Bats
Pointy-eared bat
Siberian Ushan (Ushan Ogneva)
Evening redhead
Two-tone leather
Big tube-nosed
Northern leather jacket
Water bat
Reptiles and amphibians
multicolored foot-and-mouth disease
quick lizard
viviparous lizard
Takyr round head
steppe viper
common viper
Common muzzle
patterned snake
ordinary snake
Siberian salamander
common newt
green toad
Common toad
moor frog
Siberian frog
lake frog
Insects
Altai bee
river fish
Siberian sturgeon
Sterlet
Taimen
Lenok
Nelma
Sig Pravdina
Siberian dace
Ide
river minnow
Eastern bream
Siberian gudgeon
Siberian char
Siberian spike
Burbot
Zander
Siberian sculpin
Far Eastern Lamprey
Siberian lamprey
Lake-river fish
Rainbow trout
Siberian grayling
Pike
Siberian roach (Chebak)
Perch
Ruff
Pets
Cow
Altai horse
Conclusion
Many animals with different ecological conditions of existence found shelter in the Altai Territory. Due to the variety of landscapes, you can meet both steppe fauna, such as marmots and corsacs, as well as ordinary mountain dwellers, such as solongoi and musk deer. Also in this region there are foxes, and sometimes wolves. Many animals of the Altai Territory are listed in the Red Book because they are extremely unique and at risk of extinction. In total, there are 164 species of animals in the Red Book of the Altai Territory.
