Cricetulus barabensis
(Pallas, 1773)
Striped Lesser Hamster

Location: Czech Republic, Prague Zoological ParkDate taken: Jan 1, 1990
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1165
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Cricetinae |
| Tribe | : Cricetini |
| Genus | : Cricetulus |
| Subgenus | : Cricetulus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Pallas, P.S. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Zweyter Theil. Erstes Buch vom Jahr 1770. Kayserliche Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 744 pp.
Authority publication link
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f709.itemOriginal name as described
Mus barabensis
Other common names
Striped Dwarf Hamster
Type locality
Kasmalinskii Bor, banks of Ob River, W Siberia, Russia.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Russia · Kazakhstan · Mongolia · China · North Korea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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