New Records of the Afghan Vole, Blanfordimys afghanus (Rodentia: Arvicolinae) from North-East of Khorassan, Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 4، دوره 1، شماره 1، شهریور 2005، صفحه 29-44   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.v1i1.36736

نویسندگان

Roohollah Siahsarvie^* ؛ Reza Rajabi؛ Jamshid Darvish

Rodentology Research Department, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University, 91775-1436, Mashhad, Iran

چکیده

The Afghan vole had not been reported from north-eastern Iran until for the first time its presence was confirmed by examining the pellets of predatory birds from Dargaz, Kalat, Sarakhs and the vicinity of Mashhad through studying the molar teeth. By further sampling, colonies of this species were found in the periphery of Tandoureh National Park in the Kopet-dag Mountains and also in alpine region of Zoshk near Mashhad in the Binaloud Mountains.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Arvicolinae؛ Binaloud Mountains؛ Blanfordimys afghanus؛ Iran؛ Kopet-dag Mountains؛ Tandoureh National Park