A Study on the Long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus(Gmelin, 1770)(Mammalia: Insectivora) in Turkey

Authors

Ercüment ÇOLAK
Nuri YİĞİT
Mustafa SÖZEN
Şakir ÖZKURT

DOI

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Abstract

Thirteen specimens of Hemiechinus auritus collected in Turkey were examined for external, cranial, karyological and phallic characteristics along with postnatal development. The karyotype of H. auritus has 2n = 48 chromosomes, NFa = 92 and NF = 96. The X chromosome is a large metacentric and the Y chromosome is the smallest metacentric. There are two rows of spines on the dorsal of the glans penis. The pups were born with an average weight of 6.74 g, and they opened their eyes and ears 20 days after birth. Weaning took place on day 31.

Keywords

Hemiechinus auritus, Karyology, Mammalia, Turkey.

First Page

131

Last Page

136

Recommended Citation

ÇOLAK, Ercüment; YİĞİT, Nuri; SÖZEN, Mustafa; and ÖZKURT, Şakir (1998) "A Study on the Long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus(Gmelin, 1770)(Mammalia: Insectivora) in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 22: No. 2, Article 5. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol22/iss2/5