Brandt’s Hedgehog, Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836), new to the mammal fauna of Iraq

Omar F. Al-Sheikhly; Soran H. Ahmed; Soma I. Majeed; Boris Kryštufek; Gholam H. Yusefi; Korsh Ararat

doi:10.1515/mammalia-2023-0091

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Mon Jan 15 2024

Journal Name

Mammalia

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88

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2

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10.1515/mammalia-2023-0091

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Brandt’s Hedgehog, Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836), new to the mammal fauna of Iraq

biogeography

erinaceomorpha

insectivores

range expansion

wild mammals of Iraq

Omar F. Al-Sheikhly

Soran H. Ahmed

Soma I. Majeed

Boris Kryštufek

Gholam H. Yusefi

Korsh Ararat

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AbstractDue to the wide distribution through the Iranian Plateau, especially in its western parts adjacent to Iraq’s northeastern borders, the occurrence of Brandt’s Hedgehog <italic>Paraechinus hypomelas</italic> (Brandt, 1836) was suspected, but no confirmed records were made. In 2021–2023, several sightings were obtained during <italic>in situ</italic> surveys in the Bamo-Khoshk Mountains in the Kurdistan region-northeastern Iraq which confirm the first occurrence of this species in the country.

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