Caucasian birch mouse
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| Species: | S. caucasica
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| Sicista caucasica Vinogradov, 1925
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The Caucasian birch mouse (Sicista caucasica) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae, that is endemic to Russia. Reports that it occurs in Turkey probably refer to Armenian birch mouse (Sicista armenica), from which it can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype.[1]
References
- ^ a b Tsytsulina, K.; Bukhnikashvili, A.; Shenbrot, G. (2008). "Sicista caucasica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T20186A9175762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20186A9175762.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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External links
- Holden, M.E.; Musser, G.G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 871–893. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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