Mediterranean water shrew (Neomys anomalus): range expansion northward

Turkish Journal of Zoology

LINAS BALCIAUSKAS¹ 

关键词: Neomys anomalus;    distribution range;    diagnostic characters;    Bergman?s rule;   

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey - TUBITAK

【 摘 要 】

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 (

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