Mongolian hamster
Species of rodent
| Mongolian hamster | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | Allocricetulus |
| Species: | A. curtatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocricetulus curtatus (G. M. Allen, 1925) | |
The Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is one of two members of the genus Allocricetulus, and is found in China and Mongolia.
The Mongolian hamster is a wild hamster and is not commonly kept as a pet. As of current status, the Mongolian hamster is not endangered.
References
- ^ Batsaikhan, N.; Avirmed, D. & Tinnin, D. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Allocricetulus curtatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42640A115198489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42640A22334067.en. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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Species of hamsters (subfamily Cricetinae)
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Cricetidae
- Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus)
- Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni)
- Gansu hamster (Cansumys canus)
- 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)
- European hamster (Cricetus cricetus)
- Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
- Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti)
- Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni)
- Ciscaucasian hamster (Mesocricetus raddei)
- Grey dwarf hamster (Nothocricetulus migratorius)
- Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)
- Roborovski's hamster (Phodopus roborovskii)
- Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)
- Greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton)
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