Mammal Fauna of Ihlara Valley (Aksaray, Turkey)

Abstract

A B S T R A C TThis study was conducted between 2010 and 2011. The goal of study is to identify mammal species in the area and determine factors threatening these species. As a result of field studies, totally 20 species were identified from the orders Eulipotyphla, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia, Carnivora, and Artiodactyla of Mammal class. Factors that threaten mammal species and protective measures were given.

SWOT-AHS Yöntemi ile Korunan Alanlarda Ekoturizm Stratejilerinin Belirlenmesi: Aksaray- Ihlara Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi (ÖÇKB) Örneği

“…According to international protection criteria (IUCN), three of the species are vulnerable (VU), four are threatened (EN) and seven are near threat (NT) status (Ören and Keçeli, 2014). In previous studies, 20 species (Eulipotyphla, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia, Carnivora) belonging to various classes of mammals were identified in the valley (Toyran, Yorulmaz and Gözütok, 2017). In addition, Tabur (2014) identified a total of 171 bird species belonging to 16 teams and 45 families in his research in IIhlara and the surrounding area conducted between 2010 and 2011.…”

Türkiye’nin Kuzeybatısından Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)’a Ait Yeni Bir Yayılış Kaydı ve Bazı Biyoekolojik Özellikleri (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

“…The fact that the specimen used in the present study was obtained from the Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) (The Greater Wax Moth) production laboratory indicates that Plecotus auritus was fed with a species from the order Lepidoptera. 3) Çağlar ( 1965), (4) de Blase and Martin (1973), ( 5) Helverson ( 1989), ( 6) Albayrak (1990), (7) Albayrak (1991), ( 8) Albayrak (1993), (9) Steiner and Gaisler (1994), (10) Benda and Horáček (1998), (11) Albayrak and Aşan (1999), ( 12) Karataş et al (2003), ( 13) Toyran et al (2017), and ( 14) the present study When deciduous forests and coniferous forests are compared in terms of insect species diversity, deciduous species, especially Quercus spp., host many insect species including the Lepidoptera (Southwood, 1961;Kennedy & Southwood, 1984;Patočka et al, 1999). In the study area wherein P. auritus was detected, the oak species are the dominant trees as mentioned above.…”

“…Especially in Western Europe, P. auritus and P. austriacus are recorded as sympatric sibling species (Postawa et al, 2012). The distribution area for P. auritus in Türkiye is fragmented and the records are given from Thrace, the Mediterranean region, and Eastern Anatolia (Kahmann & Çağlar, 1960;Çağlar, 1965;de Blasé & Martin, 1973;Helverson, 1989;Albayrak, 1990;1993;Steiner & Gaisler, 1994;Albayrak, 2003;Karataş et al, 2003;Toyran et al, 2017). P. auritus and P. austriacus, which are among the species found in Anatolia, are found as siblings and form colonies of 20-30 individuals in caves and cracks.…”

Kahramanmaraş İli Yaban Hayatı Memeli Faunası

“…[12] yapmış oldukları çalışmada, büyük memeli hayvan türleri açısından bozulmamış bir yapıya sahip olan bölgelerden 3 tanesinin (Türkiye'nin Kafkas bölgesi, Muş-Şırnak-Van bölgesi ve Batı Karadeniz bölgesi) Anadolu'da bulunmasının bu tür çeşitliliğini arttıran sebeplerin başında yer aldığını belirtmişlerdir. Son yıllarda Türkiye memeli hayvan faunasının tespit edilmesi amacıyla yerel ve bölgesel düzeyde birçok çalışma yapılmış ve yapılmaya da devam etmektedir [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. Kahramanmaraş ilinin yaban hayatı memeli hayvanları ile ilgili yapılan literatür araştırmalarında 22 tür örneğe dayalı [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] ve 17 tür ise örneksiz [43] olmak üzere 39 memeli hayvan türünün yayılış gösterdiği belirlenmiştir.…”