Dzūkijos nacionalinio parko žinduoliai (išskyrus šikšnosparnius)

• Main Authors: Ulevičius, Alius, Juškaitis, Rimvydas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Lithuanian; English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Lepus timidus; Rattus rattus; Lutra lutra; Lynx
• Online Access: http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5307675&prefLang=en_US

The Dzūkija National Park (Dzūkija NP) with the total area of 55,900 ha is situated in southern Lithuania (54°00'-54°15'N, 23°50'-24°40'E). Woods cover 78.5% of the whole territory, thermophillic pine forests on sandy soils prevailing over them (92%). The fragmentation of forests is low. In the Dzūkija NP, the state of mammals (except bats) was assessed in 2002. Snow-transects, small mammal trapping, inquiry of local people, data from published sources, reports, official census and graduation theses were used. In total, 43 mammal species were registered in the Dzūkija NP: five species of insectivores, 19 species of rodents, two species of hares, 12 species of carnivores, and five species of ungulates. Seven out of these species are included into the Red Data Book of Lithuania: Glis glis, Sicista betulina, Lepus timidus, Mustela erminea, Lutra lutra, Lynx lynx and Bison bonasus. Muscardinus avellanarius, Glis glis, Apodemus sylvaticus, Rattus rattus, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis, Mustela erminea and Lynx lynx are regarded as rare in the Dzūkija NP. The status of Bison bonasus differs significantly from that of other mammals, i.e. only two visits of single individuals, probably from Belarus or Poland, have been recorded in the Dzūkija NP since 1980. The most common mammals in the Dzūkija NP are Castor fiber, Mus musculus, Clethrionomys glareolus, Lepus europaeus, Vulpes vulpes, Martes martes, Mustela vison and Capreolus capreolus.