Tscherskia triton

(de Winton, 1899)

Common Rat-like Hamster

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

de Winton, W.E. 1899-10. On Chinese mammals, principally from western Sechuen. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899(3):572-578.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30951618

Original name as described

Cricetus (Cricetulus) triton

Other common names

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1899.3.1.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/54e4b923-9731-4518-acf5-c616439b1a62

Type locality

"N. Shantung, [China]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Russia · North Korea · South Korea

Taxonomy notes

previously included T. collina (previously split under the name ningshaanensis)

Taxonomy notes citation

Jiang, H.-j., Wang, X.-m., Yang, Y., Pan, X., Liu, S.-y. and Lu, J. 2024. _Tscherskia ningshaanensis_: A neglected species based on phylogenetic and taxonomic analysis of Tscherskia and Cansumys (Cricetidae, Rodentia). Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(4):1231-1241. doi:10.3897/zse.100.128567 · Kryštufek, B., & Shenbrot, G. I. (2025). True Hamsters (Cricetinae) of the Palaearctic Region. University of Maribor, University Press, Maribor.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002216

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.

Cricetus (Cricetulus) triton

(de Winton, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

triton

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.3.1.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/54e4b923-9731-4518-acf5-c616439b1a62

Authority page

575

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30951618

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Cricetulus nestor

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nestor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.3.52

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07c1987e-4ce7-4a44-bb84-d2a4b2930a5f

Authority page

466

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31578806

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Kishida & Mori (1931:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69755)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetulus triton incanus

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

incana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939291

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Tscherskia albipes

Ognev, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-96399, ZMMU S-96400, ZMMU S-96792, ZMMU S-96837, ZMMU S-96838, ZMMU S-96839, ZMMU S-96878

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96399 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96400 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96792 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96837 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96838 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96839 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96878

Authority page

105

Authority publication

Дневник Зоологического отделения Императорского Общества любителей антропологии, естествознания и этнографии

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetulus triton fuscipes

(G. M. Allen, 1925)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fuscipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-56792

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-56792

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Asiocricetus bampensis

(Kishida, 1929)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bampensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

YIO 78

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

150

Authority publication

Lansania

Name usages

  1. Kishida & Mori (1931:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69755)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Asiocricetus yamashinai

(Kishida, 1929)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

yamashinai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

YIO 82

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Lansania

Name usages

  1. Kishida & Mori (1931:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69755)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetulus arenosus

(Mori, 1939)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetulus triton

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

triton

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

157

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Tscherskia triton

Musser & Carleton, 1993

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

triton

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

539

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. Jiang, Wang, Yang, Pan, Liu & Lu (2024:1236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67722)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22432/115166449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  11. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2025:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69578)

Tscherskia triton fuscipes

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fuscipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Tscherskia triton incanus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

incana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Tscherskia triton triton

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

triton

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2025:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69578)

Tscherskia triton incana

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

incana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

285

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2025:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69578)

Tscherskia triton nestor

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nestor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

285

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2025:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69578)

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