Prometheomys schaposchnikowi Satunin 1901

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1037

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scientific name	Prometheomys schaposchnikowi Satunin 1901
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Prometheomys schaposchnikowi Satunin 1901 , Zool. Anz., 24: 572.

Type Locality: Georgia (Gruzinskaya), Caucasus Mtns, Gudaur, S of Krestovyi Pass, 6500 ft (as given by Ognev, 1963 b) .

Vernacular Names: Long-clawed Mole Vole.

Distribution: Alpine zone of Caucasus Mtns, Georgia, and extreme NE Turkey (E Black Sea Mtns; Kryštufek and Vohralík, 2001).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Cranial and dental morphology detailed by Hinton (1926 a); chromosomal data summarized by Zima and Kral (1984 a); karyotype in sample from NE Turkey reported by Colak et al. (1999).