Saiga tatarica (Linnaeus, 1766) . Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:97.

TYPE LOCALITY: W Kazakhstan, "Ural Steppes."

DISTRIBUTION: N Caucasus (Kalmyk Steppe, Russia), Kazakhstan, N Uzbekistan, SW Mongolia, Sinkiang (China). Formerly west to Poland.

STATUS: U.S. ESA - Endangered as S. t. mongolica.

SYNONYMS: colus, mongolica, saiga, scythica.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Sokolov (1974, Mammalian Species, 38).