Cricetiscus sungorus

(Pallas, 1773)

Siberian Hairy-footed Hamster

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Cricetinae
Tribe : Urocricetini
Genus : Cricetiscus

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/f708.item

Original name as described

Mus sungorus

Other common names

Dzungarian Hamster · Russian Winter White Dwarf Hamster · Siberian Dwarf Hamster · Siberian Hamster · Striped Hairy-footed Hamster · Striped Hamster · Striped Desert Hamster

Type locality

Grachevsk, 100 km W of Semipalatinsk, E Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Russia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Phodopus to Cricetiscus

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B., & Shenbrot, G. I. (2025). True Hamsters (Cricetinae) of the Palaearctic Region. University of Maribor, University Press, Maribor.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002215

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus sungorus

(Pallas, 1773)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sungorus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

703

Authority page URI

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f708.item

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Pallas (1773:703, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f708.item) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68568)
  2. Müller (1776:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)

Glis oeconomicus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oeconomicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873173

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Borowski (1780:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67758)

Mus songarus

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

songarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

86 [as 74], 269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494914 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495097

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Boddaert (1785:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  2. Gmelin (1788:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  3. Kerr (1792:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  4. Turton (1802:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  5. Goldfuss (1809:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  6. Pallas (1811:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37182)
  7. Wagler (1830:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)

Cricetus songarus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

songarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

vii, 54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130139

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vii, 54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Muirhead (1819:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  4. Schinz (1821:290, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  5. Desmarest (1822:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  6. Lesson (1827:262, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Brants (1827:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35204)
  8. Fischer (1829:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  9. Eichwald (1831:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  10. Lesson (1842:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  11. Brandt (1859:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68931)
  12. Radde (1861:680, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68932)
  13. Radde (1862:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68933)
  14. Murray (1866:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  15. Fitzinger (1867:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  16. Severtsov (1873:61, 82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  17. Severtsov (1873:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  18. Severtsov (1876:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36030)

Cricetiscus sungorus

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sungorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

457

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627552

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1917:457, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19666)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2025:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69578)

Cricetulus songarus

(Kuznetsov, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

songarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

Kuznetsov (1932:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68874)

Phodopus songorus songorus

(Ellerman, 1941)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

songorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

437

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410756

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Phodopus sungorus

(Bibikov & Stogov, 1963)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sungorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

  1. Bibikov & Stogov (1963:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68884)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:455, 456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17037/115139908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phodopus sungorus sungorus

(O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sungorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

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