Tibetan dwarf hamster

Tibetan dwarf hamster
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Cricetulus
Species: C. alticola
Binomial name
Cricetulus alticola
Thomas, 1917

The Tibetan dwarf hamster (Cricetulus alticola) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found not only in Tibet and China, but also in India, and Nepal.

References

  1. Molur, S. (2008). Cricetulus alticola. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 12 Jule 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.