taxonID	type	description	language	source
4713A64CFFF5B542E777C39EFB94E5E1.taxon	description	This species generally included populations from western Turkey and had the lowest diploid chromosome values. The chromosomal races within this species mostly consisted of small and isolated populations. The bacula of this species were generally longer (6.43 mm) than those of the other species. This species had no distal openings in the bacula, such as those that were found in the species N. labaumei, the functions of which are unknown. Distally, the baculum had an incision between the 2 lateral parts and was extremely dorsoventrally flattened. When the length of the baculum was taken into account, it was much shorter distally than proximally. Most of the samples were slanted dorsoventrally. Variations in the shape of the proximal part of the baculum were not detected in this species. The baculum gradually narrowed proximally and was smooth at the tip. Although the structures of the baculum were generally similar within this species, noticeable differences were observed among the different chromosomal races. The most curved bacula were found in the 2 n = 40 and the 2 n = 52 chromosomal races of this species, with angles of 134.6 ° and 139.9 °, respectively. The longest baculum occurred in the samples of the 2 n = 36 chromosomal race (7.81 mm) (Table 2; Figure 2). Proximally, the width of the baculum was approximately equal to that of the distal part in the 2 n = 36 chromosomal race. The narrowest region of the baculum was the discoid part (Figure 5). Additionally, the samples with the widest discoid part were found in the 2 n = 36 chromosomal race (0.581 mm).	en	Kankiliç, Teoman, Kankiliç, Tolga, Ozan, Perinçek Seçkin, Şeker, Ozan, Kivanç, Erkut (2014): Morphological and biometrical comparisons of the baculum in the genus Nannospalax Palmer, 1903 (Rodentia: Spalacidae) from Turkey with consideration of its taxonomic importance. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 144-157, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1302-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1302-5
4713A64CFFF4B543E777C39EFD33E586.taxon	description	A total of 7 bacula were examined from N. ehrenbergi. This species had the samples with the smallest bacula (5.03 mm), excluding N. labaumei. All of the bacula were curved dorsoventrally, and the most curved baculum was observed in this species (130.5 °). The general structure of the baculum was slender. The baculum became thinner from the distal end to the proximal end. Therefore, the narrowest region occurred proximally. There was no variation in the shape of the baculum proximally, and this portion terminated evenly. Unlike in other species, the distal end of the baculum was convex or concave, with no incisions or openings. Distally, the baculum in this species was the narrowest of all of the species (0.42 mm). The baculum was cylindrical and the diameter decreased from the distal end to the proximal end, unlike in the other species. Laterally, the baculum was approximately circular	en	Kankiliç, Teoman, Kankiliç, Tolga, Ozan, Perinçek Seçkin, Şeker, Ozan, Kivanç, Erkut (2014): Morphological and biometrical comparisons of the baculum in the genus Nannospalax Palmer, 1903 (Rodentia: Spalacidae) from Turkey with consideration of its taxonomic importance. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 144-157, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1302-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1302-5
