Brandt’s Hedgehog, <i>Paraechinus hypomelas</i> (Brandt, 1836), new to the mammal fauna of Iraq-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Brandt’s Hedgehog, Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836), new to the mammal fauna of Iraq

Published:2024-01-15 Issue:2 Volume:88 Page:133-138
ISSN:0025-1461
Container-title:Mammalia
language:en
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Author:

Al-Sheikhly Omar F.¹,Ahmed Soran H.²,Majeed Soma I.²,Kryštufek Boris³,Yusefi Gholam H.⁴,Ararat Korsh²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biology, College of Science , University of Baghdad , Baghdad , Iraq

2. Department of Biology, College of Science , Sulaimani University , Sulaymaniyah , Kurdistan Region , Iraq

3. Slovenian Museum of Natural History , Prešernova 20, SI-1000 Ljubljana , Slovenia

4. CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto , Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão , Portugal

Abstract

Abstract Due to the wide distribution through the Iranian Plateau, especially in its western parts adjacent to Iraq’s northeastern borders, the occurrence of Brandt’s Hedgehog Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836) was suspected, but no confirmed records were made. In 2021–2023, several sightings were obtained during in situ surveys in the Bamo-Khoshk Mountains in the Kurdistan region-northeastern Iraq which confirm the first occurrence of this species in the country.

Funder

Slovenian Research Agency

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2023-0091/pdf

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