Eversmann's hamster

Eversmann's hamster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Allocricetulus
Species: A. eversmanni
Binomial name
Allocricetulus eversmanni
(Brandt, 1859)

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 endemic to Kazakhstan.

References

  1. Tsytsulina, K., Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2008). Allocricetulus eversmanni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 11 February 2009.


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