Gray dwarf hamster
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Cricetinae
Species : Cricetulus migratorius
Keywords: gray
The Gray dwarf hamster, grey hamster is listed as Near Threatened (LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the gray dwarf hamster
A young / baby of a gray dwarf hamster is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A gray dwarf hamster group is called a 'horde'.Countries
Afghanistan, Bulgaria, China, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Turkey and UkraineGray dwarf hamster habitats
Rocky areas (eg inland cliffs and mountain peaks)
Facts about the gray dwarf hamster
The Armenian, or migratory hamster, Cricetulus migratorius , is used on a limited basis in cytogenetics and oncology research (Lavappa and Yerganian, 1970; Cantrell and Padovan, 1987) (see Table 5-1). (Full text)
) cricetulus Fain, 1973 (the parasite of Cricetulus migratorius), is quite similar by the structure of male genital shield to Radfordia species commonly associated with voles (Arvicolinae). (Full text)
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