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Animals in Russia
A species of boar is also native to Russia, called the Russian Boar. This animal grows to more than 500 pounds in weight and lives in the Siberian Alps and other areas. Boar are actually widespread across many parts of the world, and this is just one species. Russian Boar grow wild in remote parts of Russia, normally remaining in snowy areas. Boar have a vicious reputation, with razor sharp tusks and powerful legs. Boars are also known for their aggressiveness, and are considered dangerous. Few, however, live near human population.
The Eastern or Siberian Roe Deer is a species of deer that is native to Russia, but that is also found in China, Korea, and other parts of Asia. These animals grow to 90 pounds and are not considered endangered. These antlered animals can jump to approximately 40 feet in length, and live on a diet of grass, reeds, leaves, and berries. They are active in the twilight, and live in the woods and in grasslands. Eastern Roe Deer live in Russia and throughout Asia, but there is also a Western Roe Deer which is widespread in Western Europe.
Bears are native to Russia, too, though one tends to think more of the bear as a symbol of Russia or a favorite image used in cartoons and articles. In some cases, these depictions have been less than flattering, with the Russian bear image portrayed as oversized, clumsy, and barbaric. In the 1980s, the bear was commonly depicted as a symbol of Communist aggression.
Many other animals live in Russia, even despite its harsh climate. Many of them are transplants from other countries which have adapted themselves to the Russian landscape. The endangerment of species continues in Russia just as in other countries, and measures are taken there to protect endangered animals.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Russia.
Even-toed ungulates in Russia
Dzeren Wild boar Chinese goral European elk Elk Saiga antelope Sika deer Roe deer Eastern roe deer Caribou Siberian musk deer Chamois European bison Argali Snow sheep West caucasian tur East caucasian turCarnivores in Russia
Yellow-throated marten Sable Common otter Mountain weasel Eurasian lynx Arctic fox European polecat Asiatic wild dog Siberian weasel Leopard cat Ounce Polar bear Brown bear Asiatic black bear Sea otter Corsac fox Bearded seal Beech marten Northern sealion Badger Jungle cat Ermine Wild cat Steppe polecat Racoon dog Mediterranean monk seal Marbled polecat Wolverine Walrus Gray seal Pallas's cat Northern fur seal European mink European pine martin Arctic wolf Least weasel Leopard Tiger Common seal Larga sealDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Russia
Dall's porpoise Bering sea beaked whale Northern right whale dolphin Euphrosyne dolphin Beluga Atlantic dolphin Bottle-nosed dolphin False killer whale Cuvier's beaked whale Devil fish Bowhead whale Common minke whale Coalfish whale Blue whale Grey dolphin Common rorqual Narwhal Baird's beaked whale Killer whale Atlantic white-sided dolphin White-beaked dolphin Pacific white-sided dolphin Bunch Common porpoiseBats in Russia
Bechstein's bat Lesser mouse-eared bat Brandt's bat Long-fingered bat Nathusius' pipistrelle Pond bat European free-tailed bat Brown big-eared bat Geoffroy's bat Whiskered bat Natterer's bat Sakhalin myotis Far eastern myotis Fraternal myotis Particoloured bat Mediterranean horseshoe bat Ikonnikov's bat Northern bat Asian particolored bat Greater horseshoe bat Big-footed myotis Serotine Lesser horseshoe bat Mehely's horseshoe bat Giant noctule Lesser noctule Noctule Birdlike noctule Western barbastelle Greater tube-nosed bat Ussuri tube-nosed batHares, pikas, and rabbits in Russia
Arctic hare Alaskan hare Steppe pika Alpine pika Daurian pika Northern pika Pallas's pika Brown hare Manchurian hare European rabbitHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Russia
Rodents in Russia
Transbaikal zokor Robert's snow vole Russet ground squirrel Eurasian harvest mouse Striped dwarf hamster Little ground squirrel Campbell's hamster Field vole Long-tailed dwarf hamster Small five-toed jerboa Speckled ground squirrel Long-tailed ground squirrel Desert hamster Daghestan pine vole Gray dwarf hamster Great jerboa Dzhungarian hamster Evorsk vole Black-bellied hamster Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa Gray marmot Reed vole Gobi altai mountain vole Bobak marmot Narrow-headed vole Lemming vole Siberian chipmunk Black-capped marmot North siberian vole Large-eared vole Greater long-tailed hamster Tarbagan marmot Juniper vole Arctic lemming Flat-headed vole Maximowicz's vole Wrangel lemming Tuva silver vole Russian flying squirrel Middendorf's vole Northern three-toed jerboa Striped field mouse Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa Mongolian vole Forest dormouse Yellow-necked field mouse Brown rat Muisk vole Yellow-breasted field mouse Nasarov's vole Korean field mouse Altai vole Black sea field mouse Root vole Long-tailed field mouse Ural field mouse Common vole Eurasian red squirrel European pine vole Northern birch mouse Caucasian birch mouse Long-tailed birch mouse Kazbeg birch mouse Altai birch mouse Severtzov's birch mouse Common dormouse Strand's birch mouse Southern birch mouse Steppe lemming Kluchor birch mouse Wood lemming Brandt's vole Mid-day jird Giant mole rat False zokor Amur lemming Tamarisk jird Greater mole rat Manchurian zokor Norway lemming Mongolian jird Eurasian beaver Daurian ground squirrel Siberian zokor Brown lemming Ciscaucasian hamster Caucasian snow vole Red-cheeked ground squirrelDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Russia
Steller's sea cow
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