Urar Calomyscus

Le genre Calomyscus, les Calomysques ou Hamsters souriciformes comprend les espèces suivantes : Calomyscus bailwardi Thomas, 1905 Calomyscus baluchi Thomas, 1920 Calomyscus hotsoni Thomas, 1920 Calomyscus mystax Kashkarov, 1925 Calomyscus tsolovi Peshev, 1991 Calomyscus urartensis Vorontsov and Kartavseva, 1979 Liens externes (en) Mammal Species of the World (3e éd.

The Urar mouse-like hamster or Azerbaijani mouse-like hamster (Calomyscus urartensis) is a medium-sized mouse-like hamster from Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan and northwestern Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The species is named after the ancient kingdom of Urartu centered around the Armenian Highlands. It is among the better studied representatives of this poorly known genus.

El calomisco de Urar (Calomyscus urartensis) es una especie de roedor miomorfo de la familia Calomyscidae. Puede ser encontrada en el Azerbaiyán y en el norte del Irán (provincia del Azerbaiyán). Está restringida a la región del sur de la Transcaucásia.