VU B 1 ab(ii,iii) + 2 ab(ii,iii)
Category. Vulnerable species. Endemic of the Caucasus. It occurs in three floristic regions. The area of distribution is fragmented. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 2000 km2. Economical activity may lead to the disturbance of habitats. It was included in the firs...
EN B 1 ab(ii,iii) + 2 ab(ii,iii)
Category. Endangered species. Endemic of South Transcaucasia. 3 sub–populations are known one of which is situated in Nakhichevan. In Armenia the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. Habitats are facing threat of disturbance caused by economical activity (e...
EN B 1 ab(i,ii,iii) + 2 ab(ii,iii)
Category. Endangered species. Endemic of Transcaucasia. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. The main threat is the intensive collection as decorative plant and illegal forest cutting which leads to the disturbance of habitats. In the first edition of the R...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Endemic of Southern Transcaucasia. Only one location is known in Armenia. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species faces loss/degradation of the only habitat caused by contingency and overgrazing. It was not included ...
CR B 1 ab(ii,iii,iv) + 2 ab(i,ii, iii,iv)
Category. Critically endangered species. This species is almost extinct because of vegetation succession in the Lori Plateau lakes and extinction of rice fields in the Ararat Valley. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 0: Apparently disapp...
VU B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Vulnerable species. This relic species of the Tertiary period is distributed in Idjevan and Zangezur floristic regions forming several relatively large groves. Individual trees are met in beech and oak forests. The change in habitat conditions may cause degression of habitats. It was include...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Only one sub–population is known. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species faces decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by changes in habitats conditions. It was included in the fir...
Cattle, antelopes and goats - Bovidae
Status. Listed in the Red Data Book of the former USSR. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Vulnerable VU A2cd. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU B2ab(iii); C2a(i).
Distribution. The range extends from the North Caucasus (Daghestan) to Paki...
Squirrels - Sciuridae
Status. A species of limited and fragmented distribution. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Near Threatened NT. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Endangered EN B2ab(ii,iii,iv).
Distribution. Central and Eastern Anatolia in Turkey, possibly Levant.Distribution in Armen...
Vesper bats - Vespertilionidae
Status. A rare species of decreasing population. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Least Concern. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU B1a.
Distribution. Southern Europe, Siberia, Manchuria, Northern Mongolia, Altai Mts., South Caucasus.
Distribut...
Horseshoe bats - Rhinolophidae
Status. Listed in the Red Data Book of the former USSR. An endangered and unexplored species. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Least Concern. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Endangered EN B1a+2a.
Distribution. Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe, No...
Horseshoe bats - Rhinolophidae
Status. A rare and poorly studied species of limited distribution. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Near Threatened NT. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU B1ab+2a.
Distribution. Southern Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Southwestern T...
Buntings, seed–eaters and relatives - Emberizidae
Status. A rare oligotopic species. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Least Concern. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii).Distribution. The species is spread from the South Caucasus and Turkey to Iran and S...
Old World flycatchers - Muscicapidae
Status. A poorly studied oligotopic species. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Near Threatened NT. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Data Deficient DD.
Distribution. Distributed in the Caucasus and Northern Iran, then westwards to the Balkan Peninsula. ...
Sandpipers - Scolopacidae
Status. A rare species of rapidly decreasing population in Armenia. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Near Threatened NT. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU A2b.
Distribution. The range expands from Iceland to the Kamchatka Peninsula, including the so...
Plovers and lapwings - Charadriidae
Status. A rare species of limited distribution in Armenia. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Least Concern. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU D1.
Distribution. Spread from Portugal to Japan, southwards to the Cape, islands of Ceylon and Tas...
Bustards - Otididae
Status. A vulnerable species. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Vulnerable VU A2c+3c+4c. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU A2c+3c+4c.
Distribution. The species range is spread from the Pyrenean Peninsula, Morocco, Turkey, Southern and Southeastern Europe e...
Rails - Rallidae
Status. A vulnerable species. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Near Threatened NT. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii).
Distribution. Distributed from Western Europe to Western Siberia.
Distribution in Armenia. Occurs in the country’s...
Falcons and caracaras – Falconidae
Status. A threatened species. Listed in the Red Data Book of the former USSR. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Endangered EN A2bcd+3cd+4bcd. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Endangered EN A2bcd+3cd+4bcd.
Distribution. Grasslands and forest–s...
Hawks and eagles — Accipitridae
Status. A vulnerable species of low numbers, in Armenia occurs mostly during migrations. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Vulnerable VU C2a(ii). According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU C2a(ii).
Distribution. Distributed from Germany and the Ba...
