Kazakhstan
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Kazakhstan is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.
Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database and additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.
Ochotona
opaca (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Kazakh
Pika
Pygeretmus
shitkovi (Rodentia
- Dipodidae) Greater Fat-tailed Jerboa
Salpingotus
pallidus (Rodentia
- Dipodidae) Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
Selevinia
betpakdalaensis (Rodentia
- Gliridae) Desert Dormouse
Sicista
zhetysuica (Rodentia
- Smithidae) Zhetysu Birch Mouse
Spalax
uralensis (Rodentia
- Spalacidae) Kazakhstan Blind Mole-rat
Sicista talgarica (Rodentia - Smithidae) Talgar Birch Mouse
Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World:
Ovis nigrimontana (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Karatau Argali