Sicista kluchorica Sokolov, Kovalskaya, and Baskevich 1980

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Dipodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 871-893 : 889

Sicista kluchorica Sokolov, Kovalskaya, and Baskevich 1980

Sicista kluchorica Sokolov, Kovalskaya, and Baskevich 1980 , Gryzuny Severnovo Kavkaza.: 38.

Type Locality: Russia, N Caucasus, Karachayevo-Cherkess Autonomous Region, upper North Klukhor River at Klukhor Pass, 2100 m.

Vernacular Names: Klochor Birch Mouse.

Distribution: NW Caucasus; see Shenbrot et al. (1995) and Sokolov et al. (1987 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Sokolov et al. (1981 b, 1987 b) gave karyological and morphological characters that distinguished this species from S. caucasica and S. concolor , S. armenica ( Sokolov and Baskevich, 1988) , and S. kazbegika ( Sokolov et al., 1986 b) . See also comment under Sicista and in Corbet (1984:25). Recognized by Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1998) and reviewed by Shenbrot et al. (1995).