Mesocricetus brandti

(Nehring, 1898)

Brandt's 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

Zool. Anz., vol. 21, 331

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9739304

Original name as described

Cricetus brandti

Other common names

Turkish Hamster

Type locality

near Tbilisi, Georgia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iran · Russia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002209

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.

Mesocricetus koenigi

Nehring, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

koenigi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 85096

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31026756

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mesocricetus brandti

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brandti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13220/22390158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cricetus brandti

(Nehring, 1898)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brandti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

331

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9739304

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

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