Mammals in the vicinity of Rogów (central Poland)

Abstract

The aim of the study was the inventory of mammals in the vicinity of Rogów. In the years 2000-2011 most of the standard methods for such explorations were used (i.e. live-trapping, pellet analyses, tracking). Additionally, literature data, as well as unpublished data, were analysed. Another source of information was the collection of mounted mammals of Forest and Wood Museum in Rogów. Altogether, 51 mammals from 7 orders were recorded. This included 7 alien species (muskrat, brown rat, eastern house mouse, rabbit, American mink, raccoon dog, fallow deer). Another two species were anthropogenic predators (domestic cat and dog). Abundance trends analyses were done for the selected species i.e. brown hare, rabbit, common hamster and red deer numbers decreased while beaver, wild boar, red fox and raccoon dog increased. In XXI century only one species from the Polish Red Data Book of Animals was recorded (Leisler's bat). Another important information was the record of the most northern present locality of common hamster in Poland.