Urocricetus kamensis

Satunin, 1903

Tibetan Dwarf Hamster

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Satunin, K.A. 1903. Neue Nagetiere aus Centralasien. Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 7:547-589.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666892

Original name as described

Urocricetus kamensis

Other common names

Kam Dwarf Hamster · Kam Rat-like Hamster · Tibetan Hamster

Type material

ZIN S. 10631

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Moktschjun River, Mekong District, NE Tibet, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

moved from Cricetulus to Urocricetus; includes lama and tibetanus, which are occasionally treated as distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Smith, A. T. & Xie, Y. (2008). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. · Lebedev, V. S., Bannikova, A. A., Neumann, K., Ushakova, M. V., Ivanova, N. V., & Surov, A. V. (2018). Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of dwarf hamsters Cricetulus Milne-Edwards, 1867 (Cricetidae, Rodentia): description of a new genus and reinstatement of another. Zootaxa, 4387(2), 331-349.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002218

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.

Urocricetus kamensis

Satunin, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kamensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 10631

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

574

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666892

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Lebedev, Bannikova, Neumann, Ushakova, Ivanova & Surov (2018:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34834)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5525/22391339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cricetulus kozlovi

(Satunin, 1903)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kozlovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 5831

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

570

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666888

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Cricetulus lama

(Bonhote, 1905)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.4.6.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e4fec6fa-0933-4f15-b70f-c938a32620a0

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208095

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136746/22391088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cricetulus alticola tibetanus

(O. Thomas & Hinton, 1922)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689919

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cricetulus kamensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kamensis

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 (1982:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cricetulus kamensis kamensis

(A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Cricetulus kamensis kozlovi

(A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kozlovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Cricetulus tibetanus

(A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136527/22390916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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