Sicista armenica Sokolov and Baskevich 1988

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 : 887

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Sicista armenica Sokolov and Baskevich 1988 , Zool. Zh., 67 (2): 301.

Type Locality: NW Armyanskaya, Malyy Kavkaz, Pazdanskiy Region, Pambakskiy Range, near Ankavan, head of Marmarik River, subalpine zone, 2200 m.

Vernacular Names: Armenian Birch Mouse.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Sokolov and Baskevich (1988) presented karyological and spermatozoal characters that distinguished S. armenica from S. caucasica , S. kluchorica , and S. kazbegica . See also comment under Sicista . Recognized by Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1998) and reviewed by Gromov and Erbajeva (1995) and Shenbrot et al. (1995).