abstract |
The mountain
water vole was found in Sambir Raion of Lviv Oblast
on 7 September 2021. The species was found in a
potato field nearby to a coniferous forest, in a
mountainous area, near the village of Libukhova,
at an altitude of about 580 m above sea level. The
animal was measured and photographed; the article
provides photographic materials. Morphometric features
are of the specimen are as follows: L = 120+, Ca
= 65, Pl = 26 mm. In the region this animal has
a vernacular name ‘povkh’ and is well known to locals
and it is considered a pest. |
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