Allocricetulus
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Genus of rodents
| Allocricetulus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | Allocricetulus (Argyropulo, 1932) |
| Type species | |
| Cricetus eversmanni Brandt, 1859
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| Species | |
Allocricetulus is a genus of hamsters in the family Cricetidae, which are found in Asia.[1] It contains the following species:
- Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus)
- Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni)
References
[edit ]- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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