Insectivores (Eulipotyphla) of the Sikhote- Alin nature reserves

Here we present an ecological and faunistic review of long-term observations of the state of populations, numbers and parasitic communities of 13 species of insectivores living in protected areas within the mountainous region of Sikhote- Alin. Data on the insectivorous fauna of the Ussuriysky, Lazovsky and Sikhote- Alin nature reserves (since their foundation in 1934–1935) and of the Botchinsky Nature Reserve (since 1994) have been analyzed. Maps of fi nds of insectivores in the Lazovsky Nature Reserve and some information on their distribution in national parks are also provided. The features of the distribution, biotopic occurrence, biology and parasitic communities of each species are shown.