Brandt's Hamster
Mesocricetus brandti
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
The Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti), also referred to as Brandt's hamster, Azerbaijani hamster, or avurtlak, is a species of hamster native to Turkey, Azerbaijan and other surrounding nations. The Turkish hamster, first catalogued in 1878, is a fairly close relative of the Syrian or golden hamster, though far less is known about it, and it is rarely kept as a pet. The population of the Turkish hamster is said to be declining in the wild, yet this hamster is often used in laboratory testing.
Le Hamster de Turquie (Mesocricetus brandti) est une espèce de Hamsters qui se rapproche beaucoup du Hamster doré. Il est utilisé comme animal de laboratoire pour les recherches scientifiques. Il est disponible pour certains propriétaires d'animaux aux États-Unis, mais il est moins populaire que le hamster doré à cause de son tempérament plus agressif[réf.
El hámster turco (Mesocricetus brandti) es una especie de roedor miomorfo de la familia Cricetidae. No se reconocen subespecies. Es una especie de hámster estrechamente relacionado con el hámster sirio.
Distribution
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