Mammal inventory in the Mongolian Gobi, with the southeasternmost documented record of the Snow Leopard, Panthera uncia (Schreber, 1775), in the country
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Augugliaro, Claudio
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Paniccia, Chiara
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Janchivlamdan, Choikhand
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Monti, Ibra E.
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Boldbaatar, Turmunkh
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Munkhtsog, Bariusha
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/15.4.565
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10.15560/15.4.565
1809-127X
Meriones meridianus
(Pallas, 1773)
Records.
First specimen was captured by live trapping in
May 14, 2017
(
43°11.039′N
,
105°45.276′ E
– site LSH16 – time 8:00 am), and subsequently in SHC5, LSH6 (
Table 4
);
Figure
6N
.
Identification.
We based the identification on morphometric and qualitative characters. The tail is relatively longer than the head and body. It differs from
Meriones unguiculatus
in having a less-developed tuft of the tail; the tuft is sometimes absent. The dorsal part of the tail is yellowish brown and its ventral part is light yellow. The sole of the hind feet is covered with hairs. The claws are white with a reddish upper part. The underbelly is white (Darvish 2009,
Smith et al. 2010
).