Alticola (Platycranius) strelzowi Kastchenko 1899

Alticola (Platycranius) strelzowi Kastchenko 1899, Izv. Imp. Tomsk. Univ., 16: 50.

Type Locality: Russia, Altai Krai, Altai Mtns, near Lake Teniga.

Vernacular Names: Strelzow's Mountain Vole.

Synonyms: Alticola (Platycranius) depressus (Ognev 1944); Alticola (Platycranius) desertorum (Kastschenko 1901); Alticola (Platycranius) desertorum Ognev 1950 .

Distribution: Altai of NW Mongolia, Siberia, and Xinjiang in NW China (Ma et al., 1987), west through Kazakhstan to Karaganda region.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Platycranius . Citations and synonyms are discussed by Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987) and Gromov and Erbajeva (1995).