The avifauna of Kazakhstan includes a total of 513 species, of which 5 are rare or accidental.
Flora and funga
The diversity of a flora of Kazakhstan varies considerably both by structure and number of taxa, and by geography, in particular, by nature-climatic zones and high-altitude belts. In Kazakhstan there are more than 6,000 species of highest
vascular plants, about 5,000 species of
mushrooms, 485 species of
lichen, and more than 2,010 species of
seaweed.
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