There have been 16,054 fauna species recorded, 758 of which are chordates. In 2005, the Red List was compiled for the first time, resulting in the incorporation of 197 species of which 141 are animal species - 29 species of mammals, 35 birds and 11 reptiles - and 56 are plant species. The Red List is already out of date. In 2014, the Caucasus Red List of Plants has been published and the assessment resulted in the first comprehensive list of plants endemic to the Caucasus region (about 2,950 species/subspecies).