Cansumys canus

G. M. Allen, 1928

Gansu Hamster

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Cricetinae
Genus : Cansumys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1928. A new cricetine genus from China. Journal of Mammalogy 9(3):244-246.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1373275

Original name as described

Cansumys canus

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:23779

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:23779

Type locality

Jonê [= Choni], S Gansu, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002203

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cansumys canus

G. M. Allen, 1928

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

canus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:23779

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:23779

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3760/22379681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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