Shumen Plateau Nature Park (excluding mosses). The faunal species reported consist of 350 invertebrates and more than 240 vertebrates. The mammals recorded are: badger ("Meles meles"), beech marten ("Martes foina"), fox ("Vulpes vulpes"), red deer ("Cervus elaphus"), roe deer ("Capreolus capreolus"), wild boar ("Sus scrofa") and soforth. There are also several species of avifauna. The reptile species reported include Aesculapian snake ("Elaphe longissima"), European green lizard ("Lacerta viridis"), Hermann's tortoise ("Testudo hermanni"), horned viper ("Vipera ammodytes"), spur-thighed tortoise ("Testudo graeca"), and wall lizard ("Podarcis muralis"). Animals, which are under different protection categories, reported in the park are: black woodpecker ("Dryocopus martius"), Eurasian eagle-owl ("Bubo
Khosrov Forest State Reserve ("Meles meles"), gray wolf ("Canis lupus"), least weasel ("Mustela nivalis"), European hare ("Lepus europaeus"), wild boar ("Sus scrofa"), bezoar goat ("Capra aegagrus"). Persian leopard ("Panthera pardus ciscaucasica" = "P. p. saxicolor") is registered in the Red Data Book of Armenia as well as in the IUCN Red list. The leopard is known as a careful animal with good vision, hearing and sense of smell. It is more active especially at night and morning hours. The Eurasian lynx is the largest of the four lynx species, ranging in length from 80 to 130 cm and standing 60–75 cm (24–30 in) at