Distribution limits of forest-dwelling small mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Crimean Mountains
Journal: Theriologia Ukrainica
Year: 2021

Concluding data on distribution limits of small mammals that have isolated geographic ranges in the montane forest zone of the Crimean Peninsula are presented. The analysis is based on data collected for forty years of mammal research in the Crimea, with a total sampling effort of 600 000 trap-nights and more than 63 000 trapped specimens of small mammals. The article considers the geographic range of two insectivore species of the family Soricidae (Neomys anomalus and Sorex pusillus) and three