Table 2.
Sampling locations of wild-caught rodents, insectivores, and hares.
| Animal group | Province (no. of collected animals) | Sampling site | Species (no.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodents and insectivores | Golestan (30) | Gorgan, Toskestan, Aliabad-e Katul | Apodemus uralensis*(5), Microtus paradoxus (10), Mus musculus (9), Crocidura suaveolens (4), Rattus rattus(1), Apodemus witherbyi (1) |
| North Khorasan (32) | Bojnord (Darkesh, Dasht, Gachranlo) | M. paradoxus (19), M. musculus (4), C. suaveolens (1), A. witherbyi (3), Meriones persicus (1), Crocidura leucodon (2) | |
| Razavi Khorasan (21) | Mashhad, Moghan, Dargaz | Microtus transcaspicus (3), Chionomys nivalis*(4), A. witherbyi (9), M. musculus (1), Blanfordimys afghanus (1), M. persicus (1), C. suaveolens (1), M. paradoxus (1) | |
| Zanjan (16) | Soltanieh, Mahneshan, Anguran | C. suaveolens (7), Microtus mystacinus (1), Microtus qazvinensis (5), Mus macedonicus (3) | |
| Semnan (9) | Shahmirzad, Jashlobar | M. mystacinus (5), A. witherbyi (3), C. leucodon (1) | |
| Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (15) | Lordegan, Shahrekord | Microtus socialis (14), C. suaveolens (1) | |
| Kermanshah (1) | Songhor | M. qazvinensis (1) | |
| Fars (17) | Shiraz, Mamasani | Microtus irani (16), A. witherbyi (1) | |
| Kerman (6) | Kerman | Microtus kermanensis (5), M. musculus (1) | |
| Khuzestan (7) | Izeh | Calomyscus bailwardi (3), M. musculus domesticus* (3), M. persicus (1) | |
| Sistan and Baluchistan (3) | Iran Shahr | Jaculus branfordi (3) | |
| Hares | East Azerbaijan (2) | Shabestar, Mianeh | Lepus europaeus (2) |
| West Azerbaijan (1) | Urmia | L. europaeus (1) | |
| Ardabil (5) | Parsabad Moghan, Bilesovar, Meshkinshahr, Khalkhal | L. europaeus (5) | |
| South Khorasan (4) | Khusf, Shosf | L. europaeus (4) | |
| Golestan (7) | Gorgan, Incheh Borun, Gonbad, Kordkuy | Lepus tolai (7) | |
| Zanjan (8) | Sohrein, Tarom, Zarinabad, Mahneshan, Khodabandeh, Dandi | L. europaeus (8) | |
| Kerman (4) | Anbarabad, Kahnuj | Lepus sp. (4) | |
| Khuzestan (8) | Shushtar, Ramhormoz | L. europaeus* (8) | |
| Hormozgan (2) | Sardasht, Rudan | Lepus sp. (2) | |
| Sistan and Baluchistan (9) | Mirjaveh, Maskutan, Bazman | Lepus sp.* (9) | |
| Qom (1) | Kahak | L. europaeus |
*
F. tularensis was detected.