Cricetulus migratorius

Cricetulus migratorius

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Cricetinae
Genus: Cricetulus
Species: Cricetulus migratorius

Name

Cricetulus migratorius (Pallas, 1773)

Type Locality: Lower Ural River, Kazakhstan

References

* Cricetulus migratorius in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Cricetulus migratorius (Pallas, 1773) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
English: Gray Dwarf Hamster, Grey Dwarf Hamster, Grey Hamster
Polski: Chomik szary, chomik bałkański
Türkçe: Cüce avurtlak

The gray dwarf hamster or grey hamster or migratory hamster (Cricetulus migratorius) is a Armenian Hamster species of rodent in the Cricetidae family.

It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bulgaria, China, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

Description

The gray dwarf hamster has gray fur and a head-body length ranging from 80 to 117 mm. It weighs 33 to 38 g. Its dental formula is 1/1, 0/0, 0/3, 3/3.[1]

Distribution

It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bulgaria, China, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It lives in grassland, woodland and steep wooded slopes in forest steppe. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

References

1. ^ MacDonald, David; Priscilla Barret (1993). Mammals of Britain & Europe. 1. London: HarperCollins. pp. 237–238. ISBN 0002197790.

* Amori, G. 1996. Cricetulus migratorius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.