Current state of mammal fauna of Botanical Garden n. a. V. N. Rzhavitin (Saransk)
Aleksey V. Andreychev, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor
National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia, andreychev1@rambler.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5823-5273
Aleksandra D. Karshaeva, Student
National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia, alexandrakarshaeva@gmail.com
Abstract
The article represents the results of studying the mammal fauna in the Botanical Garden named after V. N. Rzhavitin (Saransk). The list of mammal species and the relative number of rodents and insectivores are given. The research is based primarily on the methods of capturing small mammals and the observations of the authors in different years. The Botanical Garden has registered 24 species from 20 genera, 10 families and 5 orders. Representatives from the orders Rodentia and Insectivora dominate the theriofauna of the Botanical Garden. Among the four areas where mammals were studied, the tree and shrub plantations and the area of local dendroflora are more similar in species composition. Fruticetum, Tuetum and the ornamental plant section have the lowest coefficient of similarity of mammalian species composition to other areas, but almost all rare species to the Botanical Garden are noted here. Rare mammal species in the Botanical Garden are Crocidura suaveolens Pallas, Neomys fodiens Pennant, Micromys minutus Pallas, Cricetulus migratorius Pallas.
Key words
Species composition, mammals, distribution, botanic garden, rare species, Saransk.
Acknowledgments:The authors express their sincere gratitude for consultations to Professor of the Department of General Biology and Ecology of Mordovian State University, Doctor of Biological Sciences T. B. Silaeva
and Deputy Director of the Botanical Garden named after V. N. Rzhavitin (Saransk), Ph. D. I. V. Kiryukhin, as well as to students of the faculty who underwent educational field practice in the Botanical Garden for their assistance in collecting the material
For citation:
Andreychev A. V., Karshaeva A. D. Current state of mammal fauna of Botanical Garden n. a. V. N. Rzhavitin (Saransk). Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2024, no. 2 (50), pp. 6—26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2024.50.1.
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