Key Biodiversity Areas

Caucasus Biosphere Reserve (1486)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AmphibiaBufo verrucosissimusCaucasian ToadDD2004link-icon
AmphibiaPelodytes caucasicusCaucasian Parsley FrogDD2004link-icon
AvesCrex crexCorncrakeVU2004link-icon
AvesTetrao mlokosiewicziCaucasian GrouseDD2004link-icon
MammaliaMyotis bechsteiniiBechstein's MyotisVU2004link-icon
MammaliaRhinolophus euryaleMediterranean Horseshoe BatVU2004link-icon
ReptiliaVipera kaznakoviCaucasian (Caucasus) ViperEN2004link-icon
ReptiliaNatrix megalocephalaLarge-headed Water SnakeVU2004link-icon
ReptiliaVipera dinnikiCaucasus Subalpine ViperVU2004link-icon
AvesTetraogallus caucasicusCaucasian SnowcockLC2009link-icon
MammaliaMustela lutreolaEuropean MinkEN2004link-icon
MammaliaBarbastella barbastellusWestern BarbastelleVU2004link-icon
MammaliaRhinolophus hipposiderosLesser Horseshoe BatVU2004link-icon
MammaliaLutra lutraEurasian OtterVU2004link-icon
MammaliaCapra caucasicaWestern TurEN2004link-icon
MammaliaMyotis emarginatusGEOFFROY'S BATVU2004link-icon
ReptiliaTestudo graecaCommon TortoiseVU2004link-icon
AvesLeiopicus mediusMiddle Spotted WoodpeckerLC2009link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Caucasus Biosphere Reserve. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.