Geographical distribution and karyotype of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Nehring 1898) (Rodentia, Spalacidae) in Iraq

Caryologia

Zaitoon Ahmed Hamad¹  Alaettin Kaya²  Yüksel Coşkun² 

[1] Dicle University Institute of Science Biology Section, Diyarbakır /Turkey;Dicle University Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Diyarbakır/Turkey;

关键词: Rodentia;    Spalacidae;    Nannospalax ehrenbergi;    Karyology;    Iraq;   

DOI  :  10.13128/caryologia-318

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper concerns the karyological analysis of fourteen mole rats collected in four different localities of North-Iraq (Kurdistan Region). The result showed that they belong to the following cytotypes of Nannospalax ehrenbergi: «Duhok-Bardarash Population» 2n = 52, NF = 76, and NFa = 72 and «Arbil-Sulaimania-Kirkuk populations» 2n = 52, NF = 80 and NFa = 76. The karyotypes of the Duhok population are similar to those from Mosul, but the Arbil-Sulaimania-Kirkuk populations’ karyotype represents a new chromosomal form. Their distribution extends from North Iraq to Sulaimania.

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