Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1905-12-12. Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S,, read a paper on a collection of Mammals which had been obtained by Col. A. C. Bailward during a shooting-trip through Persia and Armenia during the past summer. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 24:22-23.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208104
Original name as described: Calomyscus bailwardi
Nominal names: bailwardi O. Thomas, 1905
Other common names: Zagros Mountains Calomyscus|Zagros Mountains Mouse-like Hamster
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Calomyscidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.4.68
Type locality: "Mala-i-Mir, 70 mi. N.E. of Ahwaz, 4300' [= 1311 m]," SW Persia. Modified by G. G. Musser and M. D. Carleton in 2005 to "Mala-i-Mir (= Izeh), 120 km SE Ahwaz (= Ahaz), Zagros Mtns., Eastern Khuzistan Province, WC Iran."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Iran (IRN) | Turkey?
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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