Note on the systematic status of shrews of the Sorex araneus group in NW Anatolia

Although it was assumed that the northern parts of Asia Minor were occupied by the Caucasian shrew, Sorer satunini, some recent findings have cast dou bts on the specific status of shrew populations in NW Anatolia. Here, a sin gle shrew from Uludag was studied using enzyme electrophoresis. It was comp ared to S. araneus from Europe and S, satunini from NE Turkey as well. The results unequivocally classify the animal under study with S. satunini and it is suggested that the common shrew, S. araneus, does not occur either in NW Anatolia or in Asia Minor in general.