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Diplomesodon pulchellum

Description

Diplomesodon pulchellum (Lichtenstein 1823)

[Sorex] pulchellum Lichtenstein 1823, in: Eversmann, Reise von Orenburg nach Bokhara, Berlin: 124.

Type Locality: Kazakhstan, E bank of Ural River sands "Bolshie Barsuki".

Vernacular Names: Piebald Shrew.

Synonyms: Diplomesodon pallidus Heptner 1938.

Distribution: W and S Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Biology and distribution reviewed by Heptner (1939), who also specified the type locality. Karyotype of specimen from Turkmenistan (2n = 44, FN = 54) described by Ivanitskaya (1975).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, pp. 220-311 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 255, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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References

  • Heptner, V. G. 1939. The Turkestan desert shrew, its biology and adaptive peculiarities. Journal of Mammalogy, 20: 139 - 149.