Allactaga elater (Lichtenstein, 1825) . Abh. Konigl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 155.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S. S. R., E. Kazakhstan ("Kirgiz Steppe") .

DISTRIBUTION: N. Caucasus, E. Asia Minor and Lower Volga to Turkestan, Iran, Afghanistan, Baluchistan, and Sinkiang (China), in desert and semi-desert zones.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410016002003001.