Mesocricetus auratus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Golden Hamster

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1839-07. A new species of Hamster was exhibited by Mr. Waterhouse. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839:57-58.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571296

Original name as described

Cricetus auratus

Other common names

Syrian Golden Hamster · Syrian Hamster

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.120

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/64d183ba-c8f6-4650-ab00-7bfbb703c7a4

Type locality

Aleppo, Syria.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Syria

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002208

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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.

Cricetus auratus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.120

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/64d183ba-c8f6-4650-ab00-7bfbb703c7a4

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571296

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mesocricetus auratus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

157

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13219/107411865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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