Urocricetus kamensis

Satunin, 1903

Satunin's Tibetan 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 : Urocricetus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Satunin, K.A. 1903. Neue Nagetiere aus Centralasien. Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 7:547-589.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666892

Original name as described

Urocricetus kamensis

Other common names

Kam Dwarf Hamster · Kam Rat-like Hamster · Tibetan Hamster · Tibetan Dwarf Hamster

Type material

ZIN S. 10631

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Moktschjun River, Mekong District, NE Tibet, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

moved from Cricetulus to Urocricetus; previously included U. lama (including alticola and tibetanus, which have also been recognized as distinct species separately), although further research is needed to fully clarify the systematics of this genus

Taxonomy notes citation

Smith, A. T. & Xie, Y. (2008). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. · Lebedev, V. S., Bannikova, A. A., Neumann, K., Ushakova, M. V., Ivanova, N. V., & Surov, A. V. (2018). Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of dwarf hamsters Cricetulus Milne-Edwards, 1867 (Cricetidae, Rodentia): description of a new genus and reinstatement of another. Zootaxa, 4387(2), 331-349. · 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/1002218

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.

Urocricetus kamensis

Satunin, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kamensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 10631

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

574

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666892

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Lebedev, Bannikova, Neumann, Ushakova, Ivanova & Surov (2018:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34834)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5525/22391339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2025:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69578)

Cricetulus kamensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kamensis

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 (1982:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cricetulus kamensis kamensis

(A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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