Saiga tatarica (Linnaeus, 1766) . Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:97.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.S. R., W. Kazakhstan, "Ural Steppes."

DISTRIBUTION: N. Caucasus (Kalmyk Steppe), Kazakhstan (U.S.S.R.); S.W. Mongolia; Sinkiang (China). Formerly west to Poland.

COMMENT: Reviewed by Sokolov, 1974, Mamm. Species, 28:1-4.

PROTECTED STATUS: U.S. ESA - Endangered as S. f. nwngolica subspecies only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419009045001001.