Dwarf Hamsters

Urocricetus kamensis

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae

Urocricetus is a genus of hamsters found on the Tibetan Plateau in southern Asia. These species have relatively long tails for a hamster, with brownish upperparts and a pure white underside. Taxonomy The genus Urocricetus was originally described by the Russian zoologist Konstantin Satunin as a subgenus of Cricetus.

Distribution

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