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Sicista kluchorica Sokolov, Kovalskaya, and Baskevich 1980

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Sicista kluchorica Sokolov, Kovalskaya, and Baskevich, 1980. Gryzuny Severnovo Kavkaza., p.38.

TYPE LOCALITY: Russia, N Caucasus, Karachayevo-Cherkess Autonomous Region, upper North Klukhor River at Klukhor Pass, 2100 meters.

DISTRIBUTION: NW Caucasus; see Sokolov et al. (1987a).

COMMENTS: Sokolov et al. (1981 b, 1987b) gave karyological and phallic characters that distinguished this species from S. caucasico and S. concolor, S. armenica (Sokolov and Baskevich, 1988), and S. kazbegica (Sokolov et al., 1986b). See also comment under Sicista and in Corbet (1984:25).

Notes

Published as part of Mary Ellen Holden, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Dipodidae, pp. 487-499 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 497, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353072

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Sokolov, Kovalskaya, and Baskevich
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Dipodidae
Genus
Sicista
Species
kluchorica
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Sicista kluchorica Sokolov, 1980 sec. Ellen, 1993

References

  • Sokolov, V. E., M. I. Baskevich, and Y. M. Kovalskaya. 1981 b. [Revision of birch mice of the Caucasus: Sibling species Sicista caucasica Vinogradov, 1925 and S. kluchorica sp. n. (Rodentia, Dipodidae)]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 60 (9): 1386 - 1393 (in Russian).
  • Verts, B. J., and L. N. Carraway. 1987 b. Thomomys bulbivorus. Mammalian Species, 273: 1 - 4.
  • Sokolov, V. E., and M. I. Baskevich. 1988. [A new species of birch mouse- - Sicista armenica sp. n. (Rodentia, Dipodoidea) from the Lesser Caucasus.] Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 67 (2): 300 - 304 (in Russian).
  • Sokolov, V. E., M. I. Baskevich, and Y. M. Kovalskaya. 1986 b. [Sicista kazbegica sp. n. (Rodentia, Dipodidae) from the upper reaches of the Terek River basin]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 65 (6): 949 - 951 (in Russian).
  • Corbet, G. B. 1984. The mammals of the Palearctic region: A taxonomic review. Supplement. British Museum (Natural History), London, 45 pp.