Order Lagomorpha Author Robert S. Hoffmann text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 807 827 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353088 1-56098-217-9 7353088 Ochotona rutila (Severtzov, 1873) . Izv. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestvozn., 8(2): 83 . TYPE LOCALITY: " ...in mountains near Vernyi [Alma-ata]... 7000-8000 ft. " [ 2134-2438m ], Restricted by Shnitnikov (1936) to valley of Maly Alma-atinsk River, Zailisk Alatau Mtns, Kazakhstan ( 43°05'N , 77°10'E ) . DISTRIBUTION: Isolated ranges from the Pamirs ( Tadzhikistan ) to Ben Shan (SE Uzbezistan, Kirghizistan , SE Kazakhstan ); perhaps N Afghanistan and E Xinjiang ( China ). STATUS: This is a rare species, extremely sporadic in occurrence throughout its range, and common in only a few localities (A. T. Smith et al., 1990). SYNONYMS: Monotypic. COMMENTS: Apparently an allospecies of O. erythrotis , which has sometimes been included in rutila ; see comments therein.