New record of Suncus etruscus Savi, 1822 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) in Northern Turkey

Selçuk A. Y., KEFELİOĞLU H.

Biharean Biologist, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.62-64, 2016 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: Biharean Biologist
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.62-64
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Black Sea region, Northern Anatolia, Suncus etruscus, Turkey
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we analyzed 436 pellet samples of barn owl (Tyto alba) which were collected from Kizilirmak Delta (Samsun, Northern Anatolia). As a result of our analysis of the pellet composition of barn owl, we found Suncus etruscus samples with about 1%. Previous studies show S. etruscus has a distribution in Western and Southern Anatolia.This study reveals the first records of S. etruscus is filled in the gap in the species distibution range in Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey.