New records for the first time in six decades of the Vulnerable Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna in Iraq

Authors

  • Omar Al-Sheikhly Department of Biology/College of Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq
  • Korsh Ararat Department of Biology/College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Iraq
  • Soran H. Ahmed Department of Biology/College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

Keywords:

distribution, mammals of Iraq, mustelidae, steppes

Abstract

The Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna is one of Iraq’s rarest mustelids; it is confined to the steppes, arid plains and sparsely vegetated foothills of the northern parts of the country. A few specimens were collected around the vicinity of Mosul in the 1950s; its current status and distribution is mostly unknown. This note describes two new records, obtained in northern Iraq in 2021.

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2022-09-20

How to Cite

Al-Sheikhly, O., Ararat, K. and H. Ahmed, S. (2022) “New records for the first time in six decades of the Vulnerable Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna in Iraq”, Small Carnivore Conservation, 60. Available at: https://smallcarnivoreconservation.com/index.php/sccg/article/view/3838 (Accessed: 7 June 2023).

Issue

Vol. 60 (2022)

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Notes

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