Mammal Survey Eastern Rhodopes Bulgaria - De Zoogdiervereniging

Remarks:Crocidura leucodon:Deviating from Western Eueropean form, 4th tooth islarger than lobe on 5th tooth.Microtus guentheri/rossiaemeridionalis: No definitive identification possible. In some cases, tinyagrestis lobes (pointing to M. guentheri) were discernible.Apodemus flavicollis: Mandible longer than 15.5 mm or incisor width over 1.4mm. None of the jawbones pointed to identification ofApodemus mysticinus.Apodemus sylvaticus/uralensis:Mandible length; mandible shorter than 13.4 mm.Apodemus sylvaticus/agrarius:Mandible longer than 13 mm but shorter than 14 mm, orincisor width shorter than 1,4 mm; A. agrarius was notidentified definitively.Apodemus sylvaticus/agrarius/flavicollis: Mandible length over 14 mm or incisor width less than15.5 mm; no positive identification of A. agrarius.Mus domesticus/macedonicus: No definitive identification possible. Morphologically, M.macedonicus very close to M. spicilegus. Several exx.had broad zygomatic arches and could therefore be M.macedonicus.Myominus roachii:Palate bone fragment with 2/3 of molars found.Strigidae indet.:Small owl beak, probably Athene noctua or Otus scops.Orthoptera:At least 2 ‘true’ locusts found, others mainly Gryllotalpasp. (mole crickets).62 Mammal Survey Eastern Rhodope Bulgaria