Pavlenko M.V., Tsvirka M.V., Korablev V.P.
Achievements in the Life Sciences 2014; (2): 132-140 [84-94]
New data on the distribution of the endemic Asian rodents zokors (Myospalax sp.) in Eastern Russia (Transbaikalia and Khanka Plain) based on new taxonomic, genetic and morphological re- search are presented in this article. Both karyotype and mtDNA markers and morphological char- acteristics (craniometry) were used for species identi?cation. The following four distinct species inhabit this region: Myospalax aspalax, Myospalax armandii, and Myospalax epsilanus in south Transbaikalia and Myospalax psilurus in Khanka Plain. Maps of species distribution and a list of lo- calities for genetically and morphologically typed specimens are presented.
