Geographical distribution and Karyotype of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Rodentia, Spalacidae) in Iraq (Kurdistan Region)
Zaitoon Ahmed HAMAD1, Yüksel COŞKUN2*, Alaettin KAYA2
1 Dicle University Institute of Science Biology Section, Diyarbakır /Turkey
2 Dicle University Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Diyarbakır/Turkey
* Corresponding author
Geographical distribution and Karyotype of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Rodentia, Spalacidae) in Iraq (Kurdistan Region)
Abstract
The karyological analysis of fifteen mole rats collected in four different localities of North-Iraq (Kurdistan Region). The specimens were studied in respect to their karyological characteristics. The result showed that they belong to the following cytotypes of Nannospalax ehrenbergi: «Duhok-Bardarash Population» 2n = 52, NF = 76, and NFa = 72 and « Erbil-Sulaimania-Kirkuk populations» 2n = 52, NF = 80 and NFa =…