The wood mouse Sylvaemus tauricus (Mammalia) in the south of Ukraine: limits and features of distribution in a historical biogeographical context
Journal: The Journal of V N Karazin Kharkiv National University Series Biology
Year: 2025

The article analyses the specifics of distribution of the species Sylvaemus tauricus in the south of Ukraine, particularly in the coastal regions, where it reaches the northern limits of the steppe natural zone. The number of records describing the southern limit of distribution in the continental part of the range (i.e., outside the Crimea) is generally not large (about 30), but all of them eloquently testify to some common features. The first is that the species penetrates deep into the steppe