Diplomesodon pulchellum (Lichtenstein 1823)

[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).