Open AccessRodent species in urban cemeteries of Chisinau city, Republic of Moldova
Author(s) -
Natalia Caraman,
Г. И. Тихонова,
Igori Tikhonov,
Е. В. Котенкова,
Russian Federation Evolution
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.53937/icz10.2021.50
Subject(s) - apodemus , araneus , sorex , microtus , wood mouse , shrew , rodent , zoology , biology , insectivora , bank vole , clethrionomys glareolus , ecology , population , demography , sociology
The research has been conducted in 3 biggest cemeteries of Chisinau city: Central (“Armenian”), “Saint Lazarus” (“Doina”) and Jewish. We found 9 species of small mammals (7 species of rodents and 2 shrews). Species of rodents were Clethrionomys glareolus, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis, Apodemus flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, A. uralensis, Rattus norvegicus and Mus musculus and 2 shrew species – Sorex araneus and Crocidura suaveolens. A.sylvaticus was dominant species, followed by M. rossiaemeridionalis and A. flavicollis.