Animals of the Stavropol Territory. Red Book

Animals of the Stavropol Territory are truly unique and numerous creatures. Zoologists have calculated: this territory is inhabited by more than 8 species of amphibians, 12 species of reptiles, 90 species of various mammals and more than 300 species of all kinds of birds. Some of them are listed in the Red Book. Let's talk about this in more detail.

Jerboa

These small and funny animals are found in large numbers in the Stavropol Territory. They can be seen in the forest-steppe and desert zones. They quickly move, jumping on their hind legs. Zoologists were surprised when they learned that these harmless creatures are able to reach speeds of up to 50 km / h!

Many animals of the Stavropol Territory are rather clever creatures, while jerboas are also very cautious. Almost always lead a single way of life. With their relatives contact only during the breeding season. They are omnivores. Their diet includes both plant and animal food: bulbs, roots, herbs, insects, eggs of birds.

Reed cat

The fauna of the Stavropol Territory is rich and its special cats - reed. One of them even has the honor of decorating himself with the Novosibirsk Zoo. In nature, these creatures prefer to stick to thickets, prickly bushes, reeds and sedge. In short, they are attracted by any dense vegetation near water bodies.

Reed cats do their best to avoid open areas, so they can not be found in the steppes and deserts of the Stavropol Territory. Like any predator, they feed on everything that moves and has smaller dimensions than themselves. Their favorite food is small rodents, birds and small reptiles.

Eared hedgehog

The famous eared hedgehog has trampled on the lands of the Stavropol Territory since the day of its existence. You can meet him not in the forests, but mainly in steppe and semi-desert pastures. As is known, hedgehogs belong to the class of insectivorous animals, hence they feed on ants, beetles, worms, etc. By the way, eared hedgehogs are animals of the Stavropol Territory who have adapted to withstand the high temperatures of this climatic zone.

What is the Red Book of the Stavropol Territory?

This is the official document, which contains information about the status, distribution and measures taken to protect rare and endangered species of the fauna, various wild animals and wild mushrooms and plants that live and grow in the territory of the given locality. Plants and animals of the Stavropol Territory are systematized and described in the Red Book on subspecies, species and their populations. Let's consider some of them.

Hamster Radde

This animal is recognized as an endangered species. It lives in dry grass and mixed herbs, and also inhabits mountain steppes, located at altitudes from 1500 to 2500 meters above sea level. The hamsters of Radde have a body length of up to 28 centimeters. They prefer to settle on already developed lands, especially in the fallow lands. Avoid forests and flooded meadows.

Steppe Douglas

These animals of the Stavropol Territory belong to the family of hamsters and the genus of variegated. The length of the body of the steppe variegation does not exceed 12 centimeters. Her eyes and ears are also small. Outwardly it resembles the gray voles, yellow variegated and Eversmann hamsters, but differs from them in a characteristic dark stripe on the back. Inhabits the Turkmen, Arzgir, Ipatovsky, Petrovsky and Blagodarnenskiy districts of the Stavropol Territory.

Caucasian European Mink

This is a subspecies of the well-known European mink. It is widely distributed in the Caucasus, in the Lower Don region and the Lower Volga region. You can meet her in nature on small rivers and streams. It feeds exclusively on animal food: fish, frogs and newts, water rodents, insects. Has a beautiful and practical fur. This, in fact, it also ruined: a man almost completely exterminated this animal.

Steppe Horace

Animals of the Red Book of the Stavropol Territory are numerous and diverse, and we will not be able to tell you about each of them within the framework of this article. Therefore, we finish our review of the story of the steppe ferret. In its habits and appearance, it is very similar to a fellow - a forest ferret, but is slightly larger and lighter than it. The length of the body varies from 30 to 60 centimeters. Inhabits the Primanych steppes of the Stavropol Territory.