Selevinia betpakdalaensis Belosludov and Bazhanov 1939

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Gliridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 819-840 : 838

Selevinia betpakdalaensis Belosludov and Bazhanov 1939

Selevinia betpakdalaensis Belosludov and Bazhanov 1939 , Uchen. Zap. Kaz. Univ. Alma-Ata, 1 (1): 81.

Type Locality: S Kazakhstan, N Betpak-Dala Desert, Kyzyl-Ui .

Vernacular Names: Desert Dormouse.

Synonyms: Selevinia paradoxa Argyropulo and Vinogradov 1939 .

Distribution: S (= SE) and E Kazakhstan, deserts east, north and west of Lake Balkhash ( Burdelov and Rossinskaya, 1959; Ilchenko and Volodin, 1992; Ismagilov, 1961; Kuznetsov, 1965).

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Review of morphology, ecology and distribution, and ilustrations of live animals, contributed by Rossolimo et al. (2001). Measurements and illustration of cranium, and biological observations provided by Bazhanov and Belosludov (1941). Skull, ear, ear ossicles, and foot figured in Ognev (1947). Photographs of live specimen, distribution, and biological data contributed by Sludskii (1977). Teeth and embryo illustrated by Bazhanov (1951). Mastoid portion of the bullae discussed by Pavlinov (1988). Included in an analysis of the relationship between size of ear pinna and auditory bulla in specialized desert rodents ( Pavlinov and Rogovin, 2000).