Journal of Animal Diversity

Journal of Animal Diversity

Additional records of the Long-eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus (Gmelin, 1770) (Erinaceomorpha: Erinaceidae) from Fars Province, southern Iran

Authors
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Lorestan University, 6815144316 Khorramabad, Iran
2 Negaunee Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago IL 60605-2827, USA
Abstract
Iran is home to three genera and four species of hedgehogs in the family Erinaceidae. One of these, Paraechinus hypomelas, is known to occur in Fars Province. In the present study, we report two new distribution records of the Long-eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus from the southwestern region of Fars Province (Varavi Mountain in Mohr and Lamerd Townships in the southern Zagros Mountains), marking a range extension for this species in southern Iran.
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Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Cover photo: The European Robin, Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) from Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. Photo by Mahsa Mirzavand.
Autumn 2019
Pages 36-43