page_title: List of mammals of Turkmenistan
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Turkmenistan / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Scientific name Canis lupus chanco 日本語: チュウゴクオオカミ Place:Tennoji Zoo,Osaka,Japan
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Turkmenistan. There are eighty-three mammal species in Turkmenistan, of which one is critically endangered, three are endangered, twelve are vulnerable, and five are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. 
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Acinonyx
  Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus venaticus CR
  Genus: Caracal
  Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
  Genus: Felis
  Middle Asian jungle cat, Felis chaus oxiana LC
  Turkestan sand cat, Felis margarita thinobia NT
  Turkestan wildcat, Felis silvestris caudata LC
  Genus: Otocolobus
  Pallas's cat, Otocolobus manul NT
  Genus: Lynx
  Central Asian lynx, Lynx lynx isabellinus NT
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Persian leopard, Panthera pardus ciscaucasica EN
  Caspian tiger, Panthera tigris virgita EX
  Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
  Genus: Hyaena
  Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena LR/nt
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana VU
  Corsac fox, Vulpes corsac LC
  Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
  Genus: Canis
  Golden jackal, Canis aureus LC
  Tibetan wolf, Canis lupus chanco LC
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Syrian brown bear, Ursus arctos syriacus VU
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Steppe polecat, Mustela eversmannii LR/lc
  Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LR/lc
  Genus: Vormela
  Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna LR/lc
  Genus: Martes
  Beech marten, Martes foina LR/lc
  Genus: Mellivora
  Turkmenian ratel, Mellivora capensis buechneri LR/lc
  Genus: Meles
  Eurasian badger, Meles meles LR/lc
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, Lutra lutra NT
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Pusa
  Caspian seal, Pusa caspica VU
caption: Tibetan wolf
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