Behzad's brush-tailed mouse
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| Behzad's brush-tailed mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Calomyscidae |
| Genus: | Calomyscus |
| Species: | C. behzadi
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| Calomyscus behzadi Akharirad, Dezhman, Aliabadian, Siahsarvie, Shafaeipour, & Mirshamsi, 2021
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The Behzad's brush-tailed mouse (Calomyscus behzadi) is a species of mouse-like hamster. It is found in western Iran, where it is found in rocky areas in mountains.[1][2]: 589 It is named after the Iranian biologist Professor Mahmoud Behzad.
References
[edit]- ^ "Calomyscus behzadi (id=1006688)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
- ^ Dezhman, M.; Akbarirad, S.; Aliabadian, M.; Siahsarvie, R.; Shafaeipour, A.; Mirshamsi, O. (2021). "A new species of Calomyscus Thomas, 1905 (Calomyscidae: Rodentia) from western Iran". Turkish Journal of Zoology. 45 (7): 585–593. doi:10.3906/zoo-2101-22.
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