Wildlife of Kazakhstan
The wildlife of Kazakhstan includes its flora and fauna,<ref name=Geptner1972>Geptner, V. G., Sludskij, A. A. (1972). Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Vysšaia Škola, Moskva. (In Russian; English translation: Heptner, V.G., Sludskii, A. A., Komarov, A., Komorov, N.; Hoffmann, R. S. (1992). Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol III: Carnivores (Feloidea). Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation, Washington DC).</ref><ref name=CAP>Template:Cite book</ref> and their natural habitats.
Fauna
- Argali
- Bactrian camel
- Barbel
- Beluga sturgeon
- Caracal
- Caspian seal
- Caspian Sea wolf
- Central Asian red deer
- Channidae
- Common spoonbill
- Dogs
- Eurasian brown bear
- Goitered gazelle
- Golden eagle
- Gray wolf
- Great bustard
- Great gerbil
- Greater flamingo
- Hemorrhois ravergieri
- Jerboa
- Parnassius delphius
- Phrynocephalus reticulatus
- Russian desman
- Russian tortoise
- Saiga antelope
- Squacco heron
- Steppe eagle
- Sterlet
- Tien Shan dhole
- Trapelus agilis
- Turkmenian kulan
- Urial
- Varanus griseus
- White stork
Felidae
- Asiatic cheetah CR – Extinct in the country
- Asiatic wildcat
- Jungle cat
- Snow leopard
- Turanian tiger (Extinct)
- Turkestan lynx
- Turkestan sand cat<ref name=Geptner1972/><ref name=CAP/>
Birds
The avifauna of Kazakhstan includes a total of 513 species, of which 5 are rare or accidental.
Flora
The diversity of a flora of Kazakhstan considerably varies both by structure and number of various systematic taxones of plants, and by geography, in particular, by nature-climatic zones and high-altitude belts. In Kazakhstan there are more than 6,000 species of highest vascular plants, about 5,000 species of mushrooms, 485 species of lichen, and more than 2,000 species of seaweed.
