Meriones unguiculatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Augugliaro, Claudio, Worsøe Havmøller, Rasmus, Monti, Ibra E., Worsøe Havmøller, Linnea, Janchivlamdan, Choikhand & Badamjav, Lkhagvasuren, 2020, Non-volant mammal inventory of western Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland Ecoregion: a biogeographic crossroad worth preserving, Check List 16 (2), pp. 287-301 : 297

Meriones unguiculatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) Figure 6A

New record. MONGOLIA • 1 ♂, 130 mm; Province of Dundgovi; 46°58.51′N, 105°55.32′E; 16 Jul. 2017; caught in live trap .

Identification. Identified by morphological characteris- tics. Sandy-colored fur, long and hairy tail, especially on the edge where it becomes dark. Claws are black ( Batsaikhan et al. 2014).

Rodentia (Muridae)

Mus musculus (Radde, 1861)

Figure 6B

New record. MONGOLIA • Province of Tov; 46°58.71′N, 105°55.79′E; 7 Aug. 2017; opportunistic observation .

Identification. Identified by morphological character- istics. Sandy gray fur, underside lighter. Occasionally dark grey with a darker tail. Large round ears ( Lissovsky 2016).

Rodentia (Scuridae)

Marmota sibirica (Radde, 1862)

Figure 6C

New record. MONGOLIA • Province of Dundgovi; 46° 50.61′N, 105°59.31′E; 17 Jul. 2017; opportunistic observation .

Identification. It is the only marmot species occurring in the study area. Long stocky body with short legs, fur color varying from black to grey on upper body, underside usually yellow to red ( Schai-Braun and Hackländer 2016).