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Occurrences of Nannospalax leucodon in Ukraine and adjacent countries

Citation

Rusin M, Ghazali M (2021). Occurrences of Nannospalax leucodon in Ukraine and adjacent countries. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ydvu9p accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-03-09.

Description

The dataset contains occurrences of Nannosplax leucodon, gathered in the field expeditions during 2016-2020 in Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Mapping of mole-rats was done in different seasons, mainly along highways, but also in the countryside. Most records represent mounds. Sampled animals were taken to tissue collection.

Sampling

Most of the occurrences were recorded using GPS Garmin eTrex30 and eTrex30x. Presence of mole-rats was identified by soil mounds. In many cases mounds were recorded during driving the car, thus the accuracy of points is app. 100-200m (it took few seconds from noticing the mounds to record the location in GPS). In cases of uncertainty tunnels were excavated to measure the burrow diameter. In several cases mole-rats were captured and genotyped.

Quality Control

To correctly identify species living in the underground burrow two approaches were made: 1) burrows were excavates to measure the diameter; 2) animals were captured and genotyped.

Method steps

  1. Driving motorway and countryside roads.
  2. Mapping all mounds of mole-rats using GPS Garmin eTrex 30/30x.
  3. Excavating of suspicious tunnels.
  4. Trapping of animals in particular cases.
  5. Tissue sampling.
  6. Importing occurrence data from GPS device to Garmin BaseCamp.
  7. Exporting occurrences from BaseCamp to produce DwC compatible database.

Taxonomic Coverages

Registration points of Nannospalax leucodon (lesser blind mole-rat) are shown.
  1. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  2. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  3. Mammalia
    rank: class
  4. Rodentia
    rank: order
  5. Spalacidae
    rank: family
  6. Nannospalax
    rank: genus
  7. leucodon
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Odesa and Chernivtsi Regions of Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, parts of Eastern Romania (Dobrogea) and Bulgaria (Dobrudja).

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mikhail Rusin
originator
position: researcher
Kyiv Zoo
UA
email: ellobius.talpinus@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-4795
Maria Ghazali
originator
position: senior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
Kyiv
01030
UA
email: ghazali.maria@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-0914
Mikhail Rusin
metadata author
position: researcher
Kyiv Zoo
UA
email: ellobius.talpinus@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-4795
Oleksii Marushchak
programmer
position: junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
Kyiv
01030
UA
email: ecopelobates@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-5593
Mikhail Rusin
administrative point of contact
position: researcher
Kyiv Zoo
UA
email: ellobius.talpinus@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-4795
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