Eremodipus lichtensteini (Vinogradov 1927)

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 : 883

Eremodipus lichtensteini (Vinogradov 1927)

[Scirtopoda] lichtensteini Vinogradov 1927 , Z. Saugetierk., 2 (1): 92.

Type Locality: Turkmenistan, vicinity of Merv.

Vernacular Names: Lichtenstein's Jerboa.

Synonyms: Eremodipus balkashensis Shenbrot 1990 ; Eremodipus jaxartensis Shenbrot 1990 .

Distribution: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, from Caspian Sea to Aral Sea, and south of Lake Balkhash (see map in Shenbrot et al., 1995).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Gromov and Erbajeva (1995), Ognev (1963 b) and Shenbrot et al. (1995). Taxonomic study, distribution, and review contributed by Shenbrot (1990 b), who described balkashensis and jaxartensis as subspecies (we do not recognize subspecies here). Detailed habitat data provided by Naumov and Lobachev (1975). Karyotype given by Vorontsov et al. (1969 d). For synonyms see Shenbrot et al. (1995).