The wildlife of Armenia includes, in addition to plants, wild boars, porcupines, various lizards, snakes and numerous species of birds. Endangered species living in Armenia are the Caucasian bear, Caucasian bearded goat, the Armenian mouflon (sheep) and the leopard.
Fauna
Fauna in Armenia is diverse given the country's relatively small size, owing to the varied habitats created by the area's mountainous terrain. Armenia is an important area for migratory animals, about 350 different bird species were recorded in the country. Many of the world's domesticated animals originated in or near Armenia, and the mouflon, the ancestor of domesticated sheep, is present there. Research suggests that about a quarter of the animal species in Armenia are internationally endangered. The mouflon is suffering a great population decline due to poaching and habitat loss, and the Sevan trout, which once made up thirty percent of the fish in Lake Sevan, have virtually disappeared.
Southern and south-western Armenia remains the last stronghold of the Persian leopard in the Caucasus, in part due to the region being connected with the leopard population in Iran. The total population in Armenia is thought to number 10 to 20 individuals, including adults, sub-adults and cubs.
Common
Armenian gull
Armenian rock lizard
Eurasian brown bear
Caucasian bear
Common spoonbill
Eastern imperial eagle
Eumeces schneiderii
European otter
Greek tortoise
Karabakh horse
Long-eared hedgehog
Marbled polecat
Natterer's bat
Persian leopard
Sevan khramulya
Sevan trout
Squacco heron
Steppe eagle
Syrian brown bear
Montivipera raddei
Wild goat
Caucasian badger
Red deer
Beech marten
Flora
Acer campestre
Apricot
Armenian cucumber
Downy birch
Black poplar
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Eurasian smoketree
European pear
Common fig
Hackberry
Sycamore maple
White mulberry
Norway maple
Armenian oak
Pomegranate
Populus alba
Pyrus salicifolia
Quince
Sea-buckthorn
Tatar maple
Prunus avium
White willow
See also
List of birds of Armenia
References
Additional sources
"Krasnaya kniga Armyanskoi SSR, zhivotnye". 1987. Yerevan, Hayastan. Kurkjian, R. (1999). Out of Stone. Armenia. Artsakh. Stone Garden Productions, Washington, DC.