Kitob District "Gyps fulvus", "Aegypius monachus", "Aquila chrysaetos" and "Gypaetus barbatus". Animals include "Hystrix leucura"(Indian crested porcupine), "Canis lupus"(Grey wolf), "Vulpes vulpes" (Red fox), "Ursus arctos isabellinus" (Himalayan brown bear), "Martes foina" (Stone Marten), "Meles meles" (European badger) and "Sus scrofa"(wild boar). Kitob District Kitob District (Uzbek: Kitob tumani) is a district of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Kitab. The district is mainly located on the southern slopes of the Zarafshan Range. The population of the district is overwhelming Tajik, with the Kitob town being almost entirely inhabited by that ethnic group. In 1979, the Kitab Zapovednik (Geological) reserve
Meles (genus) Primorskii. Genetic studies of mitochondrial DNA shows the separation of two variants on either side of the Volga but their exact taxonomic rank remains undefined. A further study of cheek teeth from individuals across the entire range supports this division and provides confirmation that "M. meles" and "M. anakuma" are indeed separate species. A further species is "Meles thorali" from the late Pleistocene, known only from fossil remains, specimens of which have been found at Saint-Vallier, Drôme, in southeastern France and Binagady, in Azerbaijan. These have large cheek teeth and characteristics intermediate between "M. meles" and "M. anakuma". It is