Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni) is a species of hamster in the family Cricetidae, and is one of two members of the genus Allocricetulus. It is named after the Russian naturalist, zoologist, and explorer Eduard Friedrich Eversmann,[2] who collected the holotype of this species. It is found in Kazakhstan, China, and Russia.
| Eversmann's hamster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | Allocricetulus |
| Species: | A. eversmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocricetulus eversmanni (Brandt, 1859)
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Taxonomy & Subspecies
editThe Evermann’s hamster has a notable subspecies: Allocricetulus eversmanni pseudocurtatus. This hamster is similar in appearance to the Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus); however its karyotype is nearly identical to that of the Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni).[3] There are karyological and morphological differences between Allocricetulus eversmanni pseudocurtatus and Allocricetulus eversmanni which support the idea that these subspecies form sister clades.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2008). "Allocricetulus eversmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Romanenko, S.A.; Lebedev, V.S.; Serdukova, N.A.; Feoktistova, N.Y.; Surov, A.V.; Graphodatsky, A.S. (2013). "Comparative Cytogenetics of Hamsters of the Genus Allocricetulus Argyropulo 1932 (Cricetidae, Rodentia)". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 139 (4): 258–266. doi:10.1159/000346194. ISSN 1424-8581. PMID 23328385.
- ^ Gureeva, A. V.; Lebedev, V. S.; Feoktistova, N. Yu.; Surov, A. V. (2021). "Geographical Variability of the Craniological Characters in Eversmann's Hamsters and the Taxonomic Structure of the Genus Allocricetulus (Cricetidae)". Biology Bulletin. 48 (8): 1380–1388. Bibcode:2021BioBu..48.1380G. doi:10.1134/S1062359021080100. ISSN 1062-3590.
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