Insectivorans (Lipothyphla) of Left-Bank Ukraine and Crimea: analytical materials on fauna and ecology
Journal: Theriologia Ukrainica
Year: 2025

Insectivorans, or soriciforms (Lipothyphla, seu Soriciformes) are one of the two groups of small mammals that play an important role in the functioning of terrestrial and semi-aquatic ecosystems. Together with rodents, they represent a significant part of the species richness, abundance, and biomass of the mammal fauna in Ukraine. These two groups inhabit the same biotopes, but they differ radically in their type of diet and therefore occupy different trophic levels in ecosystems. The insectivor