Mongolian hamster

Mongolian hamster
Scientific classification
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.

References

  1. Batsaikhan, N.; Avirmed, D. & Tinnin, D. (2008). "Allocricetulus curtatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 February 2009.


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