Published 1998 | Version v1
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Mammals from the Azores islands (Portugal): an updated overview

Description

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Nine species of mammals arc recorded for the Azores islands: one insectivore (Erinaceus europaeus}, two bats (Myotis myotis, Nyctalus azoreurn), one lagomorph (Oryctolagus cuniculus). three rodents (Rattus norvegicus, R. rattus. Mus musculus domesticus] and two carnivores (Mustela nivalis, AI. [uro). Here. notes on the origin and known distribution arc given for each species, together with taxonomical and ecological comments. Except for bats all the remaining species seem to have been introduced under the influence of man's exploratory and commercial activities.

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Mathias et al. - 1998 - Mammals from the Azores islands (Portugal) an upd.pdf

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Identifiers

URL
hash://md5/e0fe9eff518528ba2e591eb3f9569d65
URN
urn:lsid:zotero.org:groups:5435545:items:268RAMTX
DOI
10.1515/mamm.1998.62.3.397

Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera