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DOI | 10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1 |
Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan | |
Amr, Zuhair S.1; Abu Baker, Mohammad A.2; Qumsiyeh, Mazin3; Eid, Ehab4 | |
通讯作者 | Amr, Zuhair S. |
来源期刊 | ZOOTAXA
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ISSN | 1175-5326 |
EISSN | 1175-5334 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 4397期号:1页码:1-94 |
英文摘要 | Distributional and ecological data were given to all rodents of Jordan. The rodent fauna of Jordan consists of 28 species with 20 genera in eight families (Cricetidae, Dipodidae, Gliridae, Hystricidae, Muridae, Myocastoridae, Sciuridae, and Spalacidae), including four introduced species. Keys for families and species were provided, along with diagnosis for each species and cranial illustrations for most species. Habitat preference and zoogeographic affinities of rodents in Jordan wereanalyzed, as well as their status and conservation. Threat categories and causes of threats on the rodents of Jordan were also analyzed. The distribution of rodents in Jordan represents a reflection of their global distribution ranges and habitat preferences. Species associated with the temperate forest of northern Jordan includes Sciurus anomalus and two wood mice, Apodemus mystacinus and A. flavicollis, while non-forested areas are represented by Nannospalax ehrenbergi and Microtus guentheri. Strict sand dwellers include Gerbillus cheesmani and G. gerbillus. Petrophiles associated with sandstone or black lava deserts are exemplified by Acomys russatus, A.r. lewsi, H. indica and S. calurus. Others including: Jaculus jaculus, G. nanus, G. henleyi, Meriones crassus, and M. libycus are all desert-adapted species with wider ranges of distribution where scarce vegetation, wadibeds, and marabs with clay, loess, or gravel surfaces provide foraging grounds and shelter. A single species, Gerbillus dasyurus, exhibits a wide range of distribution over diverse habitat types. The rodent fauna of Jordan consists of assemblages of different zoogeographical affinities. Nine, three, and seven were restricted or had most of its range within the Mediterranean, Irano-Turanian, and Saharo Arabian, respectively. Sciurus anomalus, Apodemus sp., Nannospalax ehrenbergi, and Microtus guentheri reached their most southern range of distribution in the Mediterranean regions of Jordan. The distribution of Gerbillus cheesmani extends from Asian deserts in India westwards into the Arabian Peninsula crossing Jordan as its most western range of distribution. Typical rodents of Saharo-Arabian affinities are represented by desert jerboas, gerbils, and jirds. North African species such as G. andersoni, G. gerbillus reached their most eastern distribution in southern Jordan. Both G. henleyi and G. nanus are widely-distributed species across North Africa reaching as far as India to the east, representing most northern outpost for these two species. Sekeetamys calurus is a nearly endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean region within southern Jordan and Sinai. Relicts are represented by Eliomys melanurus and Acomys russatus lewisi. Several threats affecting the rodent biodiversity in Jordan were identified including habitat loss and degradation, human disturbance and related activity, legislative and public awareness. The global conservation status of the rodents of Jordan according to the IUCN Red List include 22 species as least concern, one as near threatened (Allactaga euphratica), and one as data deficient (Nannospalax ehrenbergi). According to the regional assessment, one species is critically endangered, three species are considered endangered, one vulnerable. |
英文关键词 | biodiversity habitat preference Jordan rodents zoogeography |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Jordan ; Palestine |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000428025900001 |
WOS关键词 | SPINY MOUSE ACOMYS ; NEGEV HIGHLANDS ; SEKEETAMYS CALURUS ; GERBILLUS RODENTIA ; CRESTED PORCUPINE ; SPALAX-EHRENBERGI ; TAXONOMIC STATUS ; BUBO-ASCALAPHUS ; JACULUS-JACULUS ; MOLE-RATS |
WOS类目 | Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/213805 |
作者单位 | 1.Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Biol, POB 3030, Irbid, Jordan; 2.Univ Jordan, Dept Biol, Amman, Jordan; 3.Bethlehem Univ, Palestine Museum Nat Hist, Bethlehem, Palestine; 4.Royal Marine Conservat Soc Jordan, Amman, Jordan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Amr, Zuhair S.,Abu Baker, Mohammad A.,Qumsiyeh, Mazin,et al. Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan[J],2018,4397(1):1-94. |
APA | Amr, Zuhair S.,Abu Baker, Mohammad A.,Qumsiyeh, Mazin,&Eid, Ehab.(2018).Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan.ZOOTAXA,4397(1),1-94. |
MLA | Amr, Zuhair S.,et al."Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan".ZOOTAXA 4397.1(2018):1-94. |
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