A new locality record for the Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus
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Ahmad Aidek
Abstract
A new occurrence record significantly expanded known distribution limits of the Syrian hamster further south into the Syrian Desert, about 150 km to the south from the known southern range border is reported. Updated distribution map for this species is given based on previous records from Syria and Turkey.
Acknowledgments
We wish to thank Bassem Katlan for the map preparation, Abd Daoun for help in the field and Nawar Zieno for his help with photography.
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Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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