Finds of small mammals in the Kharkiv region
Citation
Markovska O, Tkach G (2022). Finds of small mammals in the Kharkiv region. Version 1.4. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3n8yyx accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-08.Description
The dataset contains the results of the annual monitoring of the relative abundance of small mammals, which was carried out by zoologists of the Kharkiv Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in the period from 2000 to 2018. The fauna of micromammals was investigated in the vicinity of 117 settlements of the Kharkiv region. The capture of mammals was carried out in different types of oak forests, dry and floodplain meadows, riparian-aquatic vegetation, steppe areas, forest belts, gardens, fields and haystacks. During the study period, 14930 specimens of small mammals were caught, which belong to 16 species of mouse-like rodents and 4 species of shrews.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Kharkiv region, NE UkraineSampling
Dataset was created on the basis of the results of the annual monitoring of the relative abundance of small mammals, which was carried out by zoologists of the Kharkiv Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in the period from 2000 to 2018. The capture of small mammals was carried out by the method of trap-lines. Gero traps with a standard bait (a crust of bread and sunflower oil) were used for catching. The traps were placed at a distance of 5 m from each other in a line.Method steps
- Capture of small mammals using the trap line method.
- Handling of captured samples.
- Making entries in the field diary.
- Drawing up a spreadsheet.
Additional info
Data digitized with the financial support from European Mammal Foundation.Taxonomic Coverages
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Mammaliarank: class
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Soricidaerank: family
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Gliridaerank: family
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Cricetidaerank: family
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Arvicolidaerank: family
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Muridaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
Kharkiv region, Ukraine
Bibliographic Citations
- Markovska, O., H. Tkach. 2020. Mouse-like rodents and shrews in Kharkiv oblast (Ukraine): species composition, distribution, current state of populations. Theriologia Ukrainica, 19: 27–44. - http://doi.org/10.15407/TU1904
Contacts
Oksana Markovskaoriginator
position: PhD student
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Svobody sq. 4
Kharkiv
UA
email: ksenia.markovskaia@gmail.com
Gennadiy Tkach
originator
Kharkiv Sanitary and Epidemiological Station
UA
email: tkach_gen@ukr.net
Oksana Markovska
metadata author
position: PhD student
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Svobody sq. 4
Kharkiv
UA
email: ksenia.markovskaia@gmail.com
Oleh Prylutskyi
custodian steward
position: Associate professor
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
UA
email: oleh.prylutskyi@gmail.com
Oksana Markovska
administrative point of contact
position: PhD student
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Svobody sq. 4
Kharkiv
UA
email: ksenia.markovskaia@gmail.com