TurkJZool 30(2006)73-82 ©TÜB‹TAK NotesontheMammalsFoundinKazda¤›NationalParkandItsEnvirons NuriY‹⁄‹T1,AliDEM‹RSOY3,AhmetKARATAfi2,fiakirÖZKURT4,ErcümentÇOLAK1 1AnkaraUniversity,FacultyofScience,DepartmentofBiology,Beflevler,Ankara-TURKEY 2Ni¤deUniversity,FacultyofScienceandArts,DepartmentofBiology,Ni¤de-TURKEY E-mail:[email protected] 3HacettepeUniversity,FacultyofScience,DepartmentofBiology,Beytepe,Ankara-TURKEY 4GaziUniversity,K›rflehirEducationFaculty,K›rflehir-TURKEY Received:17.02.2005 Abstract: ThepresentstudyisbasedonspeciescollectedandobservedinKazda¤›NationalParkanditssurroundings.Field collectionsyielded40mammalspeciesfrom6orders:Insectivora(4),Chiroptera(14),Lagomorpha(1),Rodentia(11),Carnivora (8),andArtiodactyla(2).Ofthespeciesrecordedinthisstudy,6werenewrecordsfromnorth-westAnatolia: Sorexvolnuchini, Rhinolophushipposideros,Myotisemarginatus,Eptesicusserotinus,Hypsugosavii,andMicrotussubterraneus. KeyWords: Mammalia,distribution,Kazda¤›NationalPark,north-westAnatolia,Turkey. Kazda¤›MilliPark›veÇevresininMemeliHayvanlar›ÜzerindeNotlar Özet: Buçal›flma,Kazda¤›MilliPark›veçevresindetoplananvegözlenentürlerhakk›ndad›r.Araziçal›flmalar›sonucunda,6tak›mdan toplam40memelihayvantürütespitedildi:Insectivora(4),Chiroptera(14),Lagomorpha(1),Rodentia(11),Carnivora(8)ve Artiodactyla(2).Butürlerden Sorexvolnuchini,Rhinolophushipposideros,Myotisemarginatus,Eptesicusserotinus,Hypsugosavii veMicrotussubterraneus,Kuzeybat›Anadolu’danilkkezbildirilmektedir. AnahtarSözcükler: Mammalia,da¤›l›m,Kazda¤›MilliPark›,Kuzeybat›Anadolu,Türkiye. Introduction Obuch,1994,2001;Çolaketal.,1997,1998;Kry˘stufek Turkeyhasmanydifferentclimaticandecological etal.,1997,2001;Yi¤itetal.,1997,1998a,1998b, conditionsandestablishesalandbridgebetween3 2001,2002;ÇolakandYi¤it1998,2002;Yi¤itand continentsandbecauseofthesefactorshasarich Çolak1998;Özkurtetal.,1999,2000;Sachanowiczet mammalianfauna.Morethan150mammalianspecies al.,1999;Sözenetal.,1999;Çolak2003;Spitzenberger havebeenrecordedoridentifiedinboththeEuropean etal.,2003;Hulvaetal.,2004;Jaarolaetal.,2004; andAsiaticpartsofTurkey(Bennet,1835;Danfordand Justeetal.,2004).Thereare33nationalparksin Alston,1877;Matschie,1900;Thomas,1903,1906a, Turkey,andKazda¤›NationalParkinBal›kesirand 1906b,1920;Miller,1908a,1908b;Satunin,1908; Çanakkaleprovinceswasfoundedin1993(Figure1). Blackler,1916,1926;Pocock,1930,1932,1938; Kazda¤›NationalParkservesasanimportantrefugiafor Bechthold,1940;Misonne,1957;Kahmann,1961; faunathatescapedfromEuropeduringglacialperiods SpitzenbergerandSteiner,1964;CorbetandMorris, (Demirsoy,2002).Biodiversityispoorlyunderstoodand 1967;FeltenandStorch,1968;Kumerloeve,1970a, undersurveyedinmanyofTurkey'snationalparks, 1970b,1975;HaasandGruninger,1971;Baytop,1973, includingKazda¤›.Theaimofthisstudywastoincrease 1974;DeBlaseandMartin,1973;Mursalo¤lu,1973; theknowledgeofmammalianfaunaofKazda¤›andits Morlok,1978;Spitzenberger,1978;Do¤ramac›,1989a, environs. 1989b;Helversen,1989;KurtonurandÖzkan,1991; 73 NotesontheMammalsFoundinKazda¤›NationalParkandItsEnvirons Figure1. Mapoflocalitiesmentionedintext.1.Bal›kesir( Bal›kesirprov.),2.BirdParadise(Band›rma),3.Havran,4.Edremit, 5.CeyizderesiinKazda¤›Mt.,6.Sar›k›zhillinKazda¤›Mt.,7.ErdekandHamaml›village(Erdek),8.Gönen,9. Denizkent(Gönen),10.Kocap›narvillage(Gönen),11.HavranDam,12.‹nbo¤az›Cavein‹nönüvillage(Havran),13. Sarn›çVillage(Havran),14.Manyas,15.ÇaygörenDam(S›nd›rg›),16.Osmanlarvillage(S›nd›rg›),17.Bursaprov., 18. ‹negöl,19.Karacabey,20.Çanakkale(Çanakkaleprov.),21.Biga,22.TurgutReisFort(Çanakkale),23.Bal›kl›(Düzce prov.),24.Edirne(Edirneprov.). MaterialsandMethods AnkaraUniversity(Nr),respectively.Allmeasurements Thisstudycoverstheresultsoffieldstudies andweightsweretakenusingcalipersandabalanceto conductedsince2003throughoutTurkey,including thenearest0.1mmand0.1g,respectively,asdescribed north-westAnatolia.Specimenswerecaughtbyhand, inHarrisonandBates(1991).Ifasampleofaspecies mist-nets,andsnapandShermanlivetraps.Some wasavailable,externalmeasurements(mm)andweights mammalianspecieswereobservedandindirectly (g)ofadultsweregivenasfollows:totallength–tail ≡ recordedfromspoor,owlpelletsandfootprints. length–hindfootlength–earlength weight. Checklistsandreferencebookswereusedtoidentify species(Corbet,1978;NiethammerandKrapp,1978; ResultsandDiscussion HarrisonandBates,1991;Kry˘ stufekandVohralík, 2001).Thevouchersampleswerestuffedinconventional Order:Insectivora museumtype;thebatsandotherspecimens(insectivores, Erinaceusconcolor rodents,carnivores)havebeendepositedinthe Hedgehogswereobservedatnightduringfieldwork. MammalianCollectioninNi¤deUniversity(NUZD)andin HedgehogdroppingswerecommonbothintheNational 74 N.Y‹⁄‹T,A.DEM‹RSOY,A.KARATAfi,fi.ÖZKURT,E.ÇOLAK Parkanditsenvirons.Itsdistributionislikelyrestricted barnofanoldhouseinOsmanlarvillage(S›nd›rg›)in31 byaltitudeasthenumbersofdroppingsdecreasewith August2003andacavenearKocap›narvillage(Gönen) increasingaltitudeinthepark.Thetaxonomicand inSeptember3 rd 2003. R.ferrumequinum wasalso distributionalstudieswereperformedonthehedgehog reportedfromHavranbyÇa¤lar(1965,1968),Feltenet byDo¤ramac›andGündüz(1993).Theyincludedwestern al.(1977)andAlbayrak(1993)andfromErdekby Turkeyinthehedgehog’sarea,asinthisstudy.Thisstudy SteinerandGaisler(1994). foundthatthehedgehogisamongthemostcommon Rhinolophushipposideros insectivorousmammalsinAnatolia. About30lesserhorseshoebatswerefoundinold Sorexvolnuchini housesnearbyÇaygörenDamnearS›nd›rg›.Priortothis ThisspecieswasrecordedfromGönen(Bal›kesir), survey,therewasnorecordof R.hipposideros inthis whichislocatednorthofKazda¤›.External area.ThenearestknownlocalityisBursa(Ça¤lar,1965, measurementsandweightofamalespecimen:100–45 1968). ≡ –13–7 17.Thewesternmostdistributionofthis Rhinolophuseuryale speciesinTurkeywaspreviouslyreportedfromBal›kl› (Düzce)(seeKry˘stufekandVohralík,2001)andthusthis TheMediterraneanhorseshoebatwascapturedinthe collectionrepresentsarangeextensionandisnowthe followinglocalities:ancientruinsinHamaml›villagenear westernmostlocationforitsdistribution. Erdek,acavenearKocap›narvillageofGönen,and ‹nbo¤az›CavenearHavran. R.euryale wasformerly Crociduraleucodon reportedinthesamelocationbyAlbayrak(1993),and Asingleshrewwascapturedfromhazelnutandmixed thisrepresentsthesecondrecordinnorth-westAnatolia. deciduousforestsaroundasmalltributaryinCeyizderesi Rhinolophusblasii vicinity.Itissimilarto C.leudodon lasia intermsofits largesizes.Externalmeasurementsandweightofamale Severalindividualswereseenin‹nbo¤az›Caveatnight specimen:120–39–12–8 ≡ 11.Accordingto on30May2004.Theforearmofanadultmeasured44 Kry˘stufekandVohralík(2001),thetaillengthislessthan mm.Blasius’horseshoebatwaspreviouslyrecordedfrom 63%oftheheadandbody.Inourspecimen,this HavranbyÇa¤lar(1965,1968),Kock(1974),andFelten proportionwasfoundtobe48%ofheadandbody etal.(1977). length.Inaddition,Kazda¤›wasalsoincludedtothe Rhinolophusmehelyi distributionareaof C.leucodon byKry˘stufekand Manyindividualswereobservedin‹nbo¤az›Caveat Vohralík(2001). nighton31May2004.Mehely’shorseshoebatwas Talpalevantis formerlyreportedfromHavranbyÇa¤lar(1965,1968), Thesemoleswereonlyrecordedfromowlpellets DeBlase(1972),andFeltenetal.(1977),andfromErdek aroundÇeyizderesiinKazda¤›.Wefoundsomeskeletal bySteinerandGaisler(1994). remainsoftheirforefeetandmandiblesinpellets,which Myotiscapaccinii mostprobablybelongto Strixaluca .Thisspecieswas Severalindividualsofthelong-fingeredbatwere reportedfromBand›rma,ManyasandÇanakkalein observedinSarn›çVillage(Havran).Anadultmale, north-westAnatolia(Do¤ramac›,1989b).Kazda¤›isnow huntingonthewatersurfaceofastream,wasmist- anewlocationandthesouth-westernmostlocalityforits nettedafterdusk.Thebatswerealsofoundin‹nbo¤az› distribution. Caveatnighton30May2004.Inaddition,thisspecies Order:Chiroptera wasnettedinancientruinsinHamaml›villagenearErdek. Rhinolophusferrumequinum Asinglerecordinnorth-westAnatoliaisfromnear ManyasBirdParadisebySpitzenberger(1973). About20-30greaterhorseshoebatswereobserved attheentranceof‹nbo¤az›Caveatnighton31May Myotisblythii 2004.Externalmeasurementsandweightofanadult Thelessermouse-earedbatwasfoundinancientruins male:100–43–11–25 ≡ 13.Itsforearmlengthis inHamaml›villagenearErdekandTurgutReisFortnear 55.5mm.Additionally,2adultmaleswerecapturedina Çanakkale.Thereare2previousrecordsforthisbatin 75 NotesontheMammalsFoundinKazda¤›NationalParkandItsEnvirons north-westAnatolia:ErdekbySteinerandGaisler(1994) midnightinSeptember2003.Inthisstudy,thebatwas andBal›kesirbyAlbayrak(1993). recordedforthesecondtimeinBand›rma. Myotismyotis Hypsugosavii Apregnantfemalefromacolonyofseveralhundred AmaleandafemalewerenettednearHavranDamin individuals,whichwasnettedin‹nbo¤az›Caveatnighton September2004. H.savii hasnotbeenrecordedinthis 30May2004,gavebirthon3June2004.External area.Itsclosestlocalitywasknownas‹negöl(Bursa) measurementsandweightofthisfemale:137–60–16 (Helversen,1989). –27 ≡ 20.Itsforearmlengthis65mm.Thegreater Miniopterusschreibersii mouse-earedbatwasreportedfromHavranbyÇa¤lar (1965,1969)andSpitzenberger(1996). Alargeclusterofthelong-wingedbatwasfoundin ‹nbo¤az›Caveon30May2004.Forearmlengthofa Myotisemarginatus femaleandamaleare45.2and45.5mm,respectively. Aclusterofabout30-40batswasobservedin Additionally,somespecimenswerenettedinancientruins ‹nbo¤az›CaveaboveHavranDamnear‹nönüVillage, inHamaml›villagenearErdekandinacavenear Havranon30and31May2004.Geoffroy’sbatwas Kocap›narvillage,Gönen.Itwasobservedthatthespecies freelyhangingontheceilingneartheentrance.Acluster formslargecoloniesinundergroundsites.Thisbatwas formedbypregnantfemaleswasfoundinthecave.We recordedfromHavranbyÇa¤lar(1965,1969)and