A Study on the Morphology, Karyology and Distribution of Ellobius Fisher, 1814 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Iran

[摘要] In this study, 180 mole-vole specimens collected from west, central, east and southeast Iran were investigated by morphological, biometrical and karyological methods. According to our findings, 3 different species, Ellobius fuscocapillus, Ellobius lutescens and Ellobius talpinus, are distributed in Iran. Karyological findings showed that E. fuscocapillus has 2n = 36 (NF = 58, NFa = 54), E. lutescens has 2n = 17 (NF= 34, NFa = 32) and E. talpinus has 2n = 52 (NF = 54, NFa = 50) chromosomes.

[学科分类] 生物科学（综合）

[关键词] Iran;Ellobius;morphology;karyology;distribution