Poultry, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
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ISSN: 2375-446X
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ISSN: 2375-446X
+44-20-4587-4809
Haji Gholi Kami and Reza Yadollahvand
Order Rodentia has 6 families, 32 genera and 79 species in Iran. Among them the family dipodidae are with 4 genera and 10 species. Twenty seven specimens of Little Earth Hare, Pygeretmus pumilio were caught from a sampling site at near of Voshemgir dam and around of fishery culture in the northeast of Aghghala city of Golestan province in 2001-2002. The results are as follows: head and body 72.96-94.66 (mean 85.41) mm; tail 114.20-148.80 (mean 134.33) mm; hind foot 41.62-46.74 (mean 44.38) mm; ear 18.43-24.60 (mean 21.22) mm; claw of the largest toe 1.69-2.67 (mean 2.03) mm; weight 22.54-46.60 (mean 35.05) gr. The biometery of skulls were also measured. Teeth formula is i 1/1, c 0/0, p 0/0, m 3/3. We observed 2 times birth of pups. One time (31/4/2002) four pups were born. Weight of mother was 38.75 gr. The pups are pinkish, without hairs and with closed eyes and short ears. Weight of pups were 2.22-2.37 (mean 2.29) gr. The other four pups (1/3/2002) were lighter and their weight were 1.60-1.68 (mean 1.63) gr. This species also feeds on desert plant, melon and water melon.