title: The fauna of Zaporizhzhia oblast in the Red Book of Ukraine. Melitopolshchyna
abstract: The publication presents information on the status of rare species of animals inhabiting Zaporizhzhia оblast, some of which are found in Melitopolshchyna. The information is fully consistent with the Red Data Book of Ukraine (2009), and each essay contains author's comments on the current status of the species in the region. The territory of Zaporizhzhia оblast is home to 183 species of animals listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine: 83 species of invertebrates (2 species of hydrozoa; 2 species 