The desert hamsterPhodopus roborovskii (Satunin, 1903) (Rodentia, Cricetidae) 
from north-western Tibetan plateau, Ladakh, India: an addition to the mammalian 
fauna of the Indian subcontinent

Ramachandran, Vivek; Joshi, Mukta; Ambekar, Mayuresh; Charoo, Samina Amin; Ramakrishnan, Uma

doi:10.1515/mammalia-2018-0199

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The desert hamsterPhodopus roborovskii (Satunin, 1903) (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from north-western Tibetan plateau, Ladakh, India: an addition to the mammalian fauna of the Indian subcontinent

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Ramachandran, V., Joshi, M., Ambekar, M., Charoo, S. A., & Ramakrishnan, U. (2020). The desert hamsterPhodopus roborovskii (Satunin, 1903) (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from north-western Tibetan plateau, Ladakh, India: an addition to the mammalian fauna of the Indian subcontinent. Mammalia, 84(3), 253-258. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2018-0199.

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During a systematic survey of the small mam-mals in the relatively unexplored north-western regions of the Tibetan plateau in India, we captured and identified the desert hamster Phodopus roborovskii using molecular phylogenetic methods. We also provide revised distribu-tional estimates for this species using niche modelling (Maxent and 19 bioclimatic variables), taking into account sampling bias. We evaluated suitable habitats for the spe-cies, identifying regions in the Trans-Himalayas that may harbour this species. This study improves the knowledge of the desert hamster’s range and is a new record and an addition to the Indian sub-continental mammalian fauna, ~750 km southward extension from its known range.