Among grasses those, typical for forests, prevail:
aegopodium, pulmonaria, asarum, centaurea etc.
Original vegetation on the city's territory is almost eliminated. There are only some oldest gardens with rare original plants having survived.
There are over 160 species of birds, 34 species of mammals, 15 species of fishes and some species of amphibias. Among birds sparrow, pigeon, jackdaw, swallow, rook, craw are common. The most widely spread among mammals are squirrel and hare, as well mole, mouse, rÁt. bream, crucian, ruff, perch, pike are predominant in the fish communities. Green frogs and tritons may be encountered in Moscow and its surroundings.