Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
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journal article
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Sicista caudata
Thomas, 1907
—Long-tailed Birch Mouse
Sicista
caudata
Thomas, 1907a p.413
;
Type
locality-
17 miles
Northwest of Korsakov,
Sakhalin
Island,
Russia
;
Won, 1968 p.167
;
Han, 1994 p.47
;
Won & Smith, 1999 p.24
;
Han, 2004c p.115
.
S. concolor caudata
:
Yoon, 1992 p.88
.
Range:
Collected in the far northern area of
Korea
, BujeonCounty (main collection site), Jangjin Lake of Hamgyeongnam Province and Samjiyeon of Ryanggang Province (
Fig. 111
). No record exists in
South Korea
.
Remarks:
Sicista caudata
was considered a subspecies of
S. concolor
(
Corbet, 1978
)
. Karyological studies distinguished
S. caudata
from
S. concolor
(
Holden & Musser 2005
)
.
Conservation status:
The North Korean Red Data Book classified
S. caudata
as ‘Rare’ (MAB
National Committee of DPR
Korea
2002
).