Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Acomys cilicicus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Acomys cilicicus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Acomys cilicicus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Acomys cilicicus
Acomys cilicicus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Acomys cilicicus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Critically Endangered
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Acomys. Corbet (1984) commented on this species. Karyotype documented by Macholán et al. (1995). Zima et al. (1999b) considered the karyotype to be closely similar to that of A. nesiotes from Cyprus, stated that karyotypes of A. cilicicus and A. cahirinus from Egypt were 'almost identical' (p. 151), and suggested 'that A. cahirinus, A. cilicicus, and A. nesiotes represent a separate group of karyotypically closely related species of Eastern Mediterranean spiny mice.' This notion is...