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--> SUBFAMILY Sicistinae
--> GENUS Sicista
SPECIES Sicista caucasica
Author: | Vinogradov, 1925. | Citation: | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1925: 584. | Common Name: | Caucasian Birch Mouse | Type Locality: | Russia, N Caucasus, Krasnodarskiy Kray (Kuban Prov.), Maykop (Maikop) District, 7000-9000 feet. | Distribution: | NE Turkey (E Black Sea Mtns; Kryštufek and Vohralík, 2001) and NW Caucasus (see Sokolov et al., 1987a). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Sokolov et al. (1981b, 1987b) gave karyological and morphological characters that distinguished this species from S. kluchorica and S. concolor, S. armenica (Sokolov and Baskevich, 1988), and S. kazbegika (Sokolov et al., 1986b). Recognized by Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1998) and reviewed by Shenbrot et al. (1995). See also comment under Sicista, and in Corbet (1984:25). |
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