Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov, and Mezhzherin, 1992 . Zool. Zh., 71:127.

TYPE LOCALITY: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Astarinski (R-NO), Hirkauski Preserve, "Piavolil" Dist., 450 m .

DISTRIBUTION: E Caucasus (see map in Vorontsov et al., 1992: 124) where it is apparently endemic in the low mountain broadleaf forests of the Talysh region.

COMMENTS: Apodemus hyrcanicus, along with A. uralensis, A. fulvipectus, and A. ponticus, are all found in the Caucasus and have recently been revised by Vorontsov et al. (1992) using chromosomal, biochemical, and morphological characters.