turkmenistan has a range of habitats and these support a wide range of animal life. there are 91 species of mammal recorded in the country, some of which are threatened. there are bats in the caves, leopards, bears, mountain sheep, wild ass and goitered gazelles in the mountains, and seals in the caspian sea. in the deserts are long-eared hedgehog, brandt's hedgehog and tolai hare, as well as gerbils, jerboas and other rodents.