Diplomesodon pulchellum (Lichtenstein 1823)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 255

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11341481
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scientific name	Diplomesodon pulchellum (Lichtenstein 1823)
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[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).