Eversmann's hamster

Species of rodent

Eversmann's hamster
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Genus: Allocricetulus
Species:
A. eversmanni
Binomial name
Allocricetulus eversmanni
(Brandt, 1859)

Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni) is a species of hamster in the family Cricetidae, and is one of two members of the genus Allocricetulus. It has been named after the Russian naturalist, zoologist, and explorer Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.[citation needed] It is endemic to Kazakhstan.

References

  1. ^ Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2008). "Allocricetulus eversmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.old-form url
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Species of hamsters (subfamily Cricetinae)
Allocricetulus
  • Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus)
  • Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni)
Cansumys
  • Gansu hamster (Cansumys canus)
Cricetulus
  • Tibetan dwarf hamster (Cricetulus alticola)
  • Chinese striped hamster (Cricetulus barabensis)
  • Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
  • Kam dwarf hamster (Cricetulus kamensis)
  • Lama dwarf hamster (Cricetulus lama)
  • Long-tailed dwarf hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus)
  • Sokolov's dwarf hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi)
Cricetus
  • European hamster (Cricetus cricetus)
Mesocricetus
  • Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
  • Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti)
  • Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni)
  • Ciscaucasian hamster (Mesocricetus raddei)
Nothocricetulus
  • Grey dwarf hamster (Nothocricetulus migratorius)
Phodopus
  • Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)
  • Roborovski's hamster (Phodopus roborovskii)
  • Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)
Tscherskia
  • Greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton)
Taxon identifiers
Allocricetulus eversmanni
Cricetulus eversmanni


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