Siberian crane
As of 2001, 20 of Iran's mammal species and 14 bird species are endangered. Among them are the Baluchistan bear ("Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus"), a subspecies of Asian black bear, Persian fallow deer, Siberian crane, hawksbill turtle, green turtle, Oxus cobra, Latifi's viper, dugong and dolphins. The Asiatic cheetah is a critically endangered species which is extinct elsewhere and now can only be found in central to northeastern parts of Iran.