One of the most abundant antelopes on the steppe is the Saiga (Saiga tatarica).
The largest bird on the steppes is the Great Bustard (Otis tarda).
Goitered gazella(Gazella subgutturosa) on the Mongolian steppe.
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Birds of the steppes. From top left clockwise, Rose-colored Starling (Sturnus roseus), Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta), Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola), and Roller (Coracia garrulus).
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Abundant rodents of the steppe are the Souslik (Citellus citellus), left, and the Bobak or Tarbagan (Marmota bobak), right.
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Animals of the central asian steppe.Green bee-eater (Merops ), Kirgiz tortoise (Testudo ) Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo), and .
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Plants, such as the pasqueflower ( Pulsatilla grandis) and Crambe (Crambe tataria) (top), and pygmy Iris(Iris pumila) and Tuberous Jerusalem Sage Phlomis tuberosa) are typical on the steppe.
A herd of kulans or Asiatic wild asses (Equus hemionus) on the Kirghiz Steppe.