Mesocricetus
| Mesocricetus Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent | |
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| Mesocricetus auratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | Mesocricetus Nehring, 1894 |
| Species | |
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Mesocricetus auratus | |
Mesocricetus is a genus of Old World hamsters, including the golden hamster or Syrian hamster, the first hamster to be introduced as a domestic pet and still the most popular species for that purpose.
Recent research has shown, unlike almost all other land mammals studied, all species of this genus lack the capacity for color vision.[1]
Species
- Mesocricetus auratus: Golden hamster or Syrian hamster
- Mesocricetus brandti: Turkish hamster or Brandt's hamster
- Mesocricetus newtoni: Romanian hamster or Dobrudja hamster
- Mesocricetus raddei: Ciscaucasian hamster
Notes
References
- http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/mammalia/rodentia/cricetidae/mesocricetus/
- Williams, G. A., & Jacobs, G. H. (2008). Absence of functional short-wavelength sensitive cone pigments in hamsters (Mesocricetus). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. doi:10.1007/s00359-008-0316-4
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