| Eversmann's hamster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| 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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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.
Taxonomy & Subspecies
The 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
References
- Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Allocricetulus eversmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T875A115053494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T875A22334164.en. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- 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.
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- 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.