Cricetulus sokolovi Orlov and Malygin 1988

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1043

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scientific name	Cricetulus sokolovi Orlov and Malygin 1988
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Cricetulus sokolovi Orlov and Malygin 1988 View in CoL

Cricetulus sokolovi Orlov and Malygin 1988 View in CoL , Zool. Zh., 67: 305.

Type Locality: W Mongolia, Bayan Hongor, SW shore Orog Nuur Lake (fide Pavlinov, 2002, in litt) .

Vernacular Names: Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster.

Distribution: W and S Mongolia, C Nei Mongol of N China.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: A species well defined by chromosomal and pelage traits (Malyguin et al., 1992; Orlov and Malygin, 1988). Samples from Mongolia had been identified as C. obscurus ( Kral et al., 1984, and references therein; Orlov and Malygin, 1988); true obscurus is a form of C. barabensis .