- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 40 Issue: 1
- Mediterranean water shrew (Neomys anomalus): range expansion northward
Mediterranean water shrew (Neomys anomalus): range expansion northward
Authors : Linas Balciauskas, Laima Balciauskiene, Uudo Timm
Pages : 103-111
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :We identified three individuals of the Mediterranean water shrew (Neomys anomalus) in Estonia, expanding the known distribution range of the species to the north by 500 km from the most northern location in Lithuania and over 700 km from Poland. The identification of the species in Estonia, the most northern known locality, was based on the position of mental foramen, height of coronoid process (>4.3 mm), and Libois index (Keywords : Neomys anomalus, distribution range, diagnostic characters, Bergman?s rule