Over 30,000 data records were used to compile updated maps of the distribution of 24 rodent species of seven families (Castoridae, Sciuridae, Gliridae, Cricetidae, Muridae, Dipodidae, and Myocastoridae) over the territory of the Czech Republic. The hitherto known distribution patterns have been…

On 21 April 2011, an adult male of the Schreibers’ bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) was caught in the Hranická propast (Hranická Chasm, 49° 32’ N, 17° 45’ E, 315 m a. s. l., Hranice na Moravě, Přerov District), from a crevice of the chasm wall above a pond. This record represents the first evidence of…

The paper presents the results of biometric research of the Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus) from eastern Slovakia. The data were excerpted from catalogue cards and protocols of the Šariš Museum in Bardejov and the Regional Museum in Prešov. Basic somatic traits were evaluated for 42 individuals. For…

Many rodent species, including ground squirrels, inhabit underground burrows used as a shelter for night, protection from predators and adverse weather, for reproduction or hibernation. Although soil is an important part of environment of the critically endangered Spermophilus citellus, almost no…

The occurrence of small mammals (Eulipotyphla, Chiroptera, Rodentia) was studied in pellets of six owl species (Bubo bubo, Strix aluco, Asio otus, Tyto alba, Aegolius funereus, and Glaucidium passerinum) collected in several regions of Moravia and Silesia in 1970–2010. The analysis yielded remnants…

The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) is a typical inhabitant of the steppe but it also occurs in a variety of man-made habitats such as pastures, lawns or sports fields. In our study we attempt to present a complete survey of vegetation types and environmental conditions on recent…

Causes of mortality of the Eurasian otter in the Czech Republic were studied by the analysis of found carcasses. Most of the carcasses were accidentally found in the environment. Altogether 316 cadavers were analysed from 1990 to 2011. A part of the analysed data was obtained from older databases…

Tooth microwear analysis has been used repeatedly in the last decades to reconstruct diets of fossil mammals in comparison to recent ones and works well if the modern analogue has a characteristic miocrowear pattern. Here the microwear pattern of cheek teeth in several enamel bands of 20 specimens…

Roads comprise an extensive network in the Czech Republic that fragments the landscape. Such linear structures significantly and negatively affects wildlife and animal populations, and influences the appearance and structure of habitats. This study was aimed to monitor the occurence of lagomorphs,…

Survey of records of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) collected between 1980 and 2011 from territory of the Czech Republic is given. Altogether, the hamster was recorded at 88 sites in 75 localities covering 40 fields of the KFME mapping grid. Although recently, in some west- and central…

The paper gives detailed information on the occurrence of small mammals in the northern parts of the Českomoravská vrchovina Highlands [the study area of about 5,000 km2 is roughly defined as a territory situated north of the D1 highway (Praha–Brno)]. Besides the results of the intensive field work…

An adult male of Nycteris macrotis was netted at Kaédi, southern Mauritania (16° 09’ N, 13° 31’ W), on 13 October 2010. It represents the first record of this species in Mauritania.

In 2007, within the study of small mammals in plantings of forest trees in floodplain forests of southern Moravia, a rather considerable number of individuals of the bicolored shrew (Crocidura leucodon) was caught. The population made up a dominant or even eudominant component within the local…

Daylight migration of several groups of noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) was observed in the Kharkov region, Ukraine, in September 2010. The bats were foraging above steppe slopes and were moving from the north-east to the south-west. It is the first evidence of such unusual behavior of bats in NE…

A skull of a mare of the domestic horse with an extraordinarily developed wry nose (campylorrhinus lateralis) is deposited in the collection of the National Museum Prague (NMP 21920). The origin of the skull is unknown, the dimensions of the skull indicate adult age of the specimen. The whole…

This article includes Czech names of all known species of three families of even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla). The main reasons that made us compile this review were taxonomic changes in several species and descriptions of new species, which were published during the last years. Mostly, we used the…