Calomyscus elburzensis
G. G. Goodwin, 1939
Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse
Distribution :
Mountains of N and NE Iran (from southern foothills of Elburz Mtns in Semnan Prov. near Semnan and adjacent Sang-i-sar eastward through N Khorasan Prov. in NE Iran to the Mashhad region), SW and S Turkmenistan (from Little Balkhan Mtn east through the Kopet Dag Mtns to east of the Tedzhen River), and NW Afghanistan (Herat Prov.).
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Calomyscidae |
| Genus | : Calomyscus |
Species status
Authority citation
Goodwin, G.G. 1939-12-01. Five new rodents from the eastern Elburz Mountains and a new race of hare from Teheran. American Museum Novitates 1050:1-5.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170770Original name as described
Calomyscus elburzensis
Other common names
Elburz Vesper Mouse · Goodwin's Calomyscus · Goodwin's Mouse-like Hamster · Goodwin's Mouse-tailed Hamster
Type material
AMNH M-88838
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Degermatie [= Dergermatie], Kurkhud Mountains, district of Bujnurd, [North Khorasan Province, ] Iran; alt. 4000 feet [= 1219 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Iran · Turkmenistan · Afghanistan
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 7 names and synonyms.
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