Rare and Endangered Animals of Armenia

List of Rare and Endangered Animals of Armenia, taken from the Red Book. These animals may or may not be rare outside of Armenia. Information on the habitat of these animals will be added in the future. The list is presented as follows: scientific name, person who gave the scientific name, year the name was given.

MAMMALIA

• Hemiechinus auritus, Gmelin (1770)
• Rhinolophus euryale, Blasius (1853)
• Rhinolophus mehelyi, Matschie (1901)
• Myotis nattereri, Kuhl (1818)
• Barbastella leucomelas, Gretzschmar (1830)
• Miniopterus schreibersi, Kuhl (1819)
• Tadarida teniotis, Rafinesque (1819)
• Hystrix indica leucurus, Sykes (1931)
• Sicista caucasica, Vinogr (1925)
• Meriones meridianus dahli, Schidl (1955)
• Ursus arctos syriacus Hemprich et Ehrenberg (1828)
• Vormela peregusna peregusna, Gueld (1770)
• Lutra lutra meridionalis, Ognev (1931)
• Felis silvestris caucasica, Satunin (1905)
• Panthera pardus tullianus, Valenciennes (1856)
• Otoclobulus manul, Pallas (1776)
• Capra aegagrus, Erxleben (1777)
• Ovis ammon gmelini, Blyth (1840)

BIRDS

• Pelecanus onocrotalus, (1758)
• Pelecanus crispus, Brush (1832)
• Phalacrocorax carbo, L. (1758)
• Phalacrocorax pygmaeus, L. (1758)
• Egretta alba, (1758)
• Platalea leucorodia, (1758)
• Plegadis falcinellus, (1766)
• Phoenicopterus roseus, Pallas (1811)
• Anser anser, (1758)
• Cygnus olor, Gmelin (1789)
• Cygnus cygnus, (1758)
• Tadorna tadorna, (1758)
• Anas strepera, (1758)
• Anas clypeata, (1758)
• Marmaronetta angustirostris, Menetries (1832)
• Melanitta fusca, (1758)
• Oxyura leucocephala, Scopli (1769)
• Pandion haliaeetus haliaeetus, (1758)
• Milvus milvus milvus, (1758)
• Circus cyaneus cyaneus, (1766)
• Circus macrourus, Gmelin (1771)
• Circus pygargus, (1758)
• Accipiter brevipes, Severtzov (1850)
• Circaeetus gallicus gallicus, Gmelin (1788)
• Aquila nipalensis orientalis, Cabanis (1854)
• Aquila heliaca heliaca, Savigny (1809)
• Aquila chrysaetos fulva, (1758)
• Haliaetus albicilla albicilla, (1758)
• Gypaetus barbatus aureus, Hablizl (1783)
• Aegypius monachus, (1766)
• Gyps fulvus fulvus, (1783)
• Falco cherrug cherrug, Gray (1834)
• Falco biarmicus feldeggii, Schlegel (1843)
• Falco peregrinus caucasicus, Kleinschmidt (1907)
• Falco columbarius columbarius, L. (1858)
• Falco vespertinus vespertinus, L. (1758)
• Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, Taczan (1875)
• Tetraogallus caspius, Gmelin (1784)
• Grus grus lilfordi, Sharpe (1894)
• Chettusia gregaria, Pallas (1771)
• Himantopus himantopus, L. (1758)
• Recurvirostra avosetta, L. (1758)

REPTILES

• Testudo graeca, L. (1758)
• Phrynocephalus persicus, De Fil. (1863)
• Eremias arguta transcaucasica, Darevsky (1953)
• Eumeces schneideri, Dauid. (1802)
• Mabuya aurata, L. (1758)
• Ablepharus chernovi, Darevsky (1953)
• Lacerta parva, Boulenger (1887)
• Elaphe hohenackeri, Str. (1873)
• Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus satunini, Jan (1862)
• Telescopus fallax iberus, Eichw (1831)
• Vipera raddei, Boettger (1890)

AMPHIBIAN

• Pelobates syriacus, Boettger (1899)
• Triturus vittatus

FISH

• Salmo ischchan, Kessler (1877)
• Barbus goktschaicus, Kessler (1877)