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Eversmann's hamster

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Eversmann's hamster
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 is named after the Russian naturalist, zoologist, and explorer Eduard Friedrich Eversmann,[2] who collected the holotype of this species. It is found in Kazakhstan, China, and Russia.

Taxonomy & Subspecies

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The Evermann’s hamster has a notable subspecies: Allocricetulus eversmanni pseudocurtatus. This hamster is similar in appearance to the Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus); however its karyotype is nearly identical to that of the Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni).[3] There are karyological and morphological differences between Allocricetulus eversmanni pseudocurtatus and Allocricetulus eversmanni which support the idea that these subspecies form sister clades.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2008). "Allocricetulus eversmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363: The John Hopkins University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Romanenko, S.A.; Lebedev, V.S.; Serdukova, N.A.; Feoktistova, N.Y.; Surov, A.V.; Graphodatsky, A.S. (2013). "Comparative Cytogenetics of Hamsters of the Genus Allocricetulus Argyropulo 1932 (Cricetidae, Rodentia)". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 139 (4): 258–266. doi:10.1159/000346194. ISSN 1424-8581. PMID 23328385.
  4. ^ Gureeva, A. V.; Lebedev, V. S.; Feoktistova, N. Yu.; Surov, A. V. (2021). "Geographical Variability of the Craniological Characters in Eversmann's Hamsters and the Taxonomic Structure of the Genus Allocricetulus (Cricetidae)". Biology Bulletin. 48 (8): 1380–1388. Bibcode:2021BioBu..48.1380G. doi:10.1134/S1062359021080100. ISSN 1062-3590.