Cricetulus barabensis

(Pallas, 1773)

Striped Lesser Hamster

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Location: Czech Republic, Prague Zoological ParkDate taken: Jan 1, 1990

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Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Zweyter Theil. Erstes Buch vom Jahr 1770. Kayserliche Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 744 pp.

Original name as described

Mus barabensis

Other common names

Striped Dwarf Hamster

Type locality

Kasmalinskii Bor, banks of Ob River, W Siberia, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan · Mongolia · China · North Korea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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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.

Total: 26 names and synonyms.

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