TY - JOUR AU - Hamad, Zaitoon Ahmed AU - Kaya, Alaettin AU - Co?kun, Yüksel PY - 2019/12/23 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Geographical distribution and karyotype of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Nehring 1898) (Rodentia, Spalacidae) in Iraq JF - Caryologia JA - Caryologia VL - 72 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.13128/caryologia-318 UR - https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/caryologia/article/view/318 SP - 79-83 AB - <p>This paper concerns the karyological analysis of fourteen mole rats collected in four different localities of North-Iraq (Kurdistan Region). The result showed that they belong to the following cytotypes of <em>Nannospalax ehrenbergi: </em>«Duhok-Bardarash Population» 2n = 52, NF = 76, and NFa = 72 and «Arbil-Sulaimania-Kirkuk populations» 2n = 52, NF = 80 and NFa = 76. The karyotypes of the Duhok population are similar to those from Mosul, but the Arbil-Sulaimania-Kirkuk populations’ karyotype represents a new chromosomal form. Their distribution extends from North Iraq to Sulaimania.</p> ER -