Noble mouse-like hamster
| Noble mouse-like hamster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Calomyscidae |
| Genus: | Calomyscus |
| Species: | C. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calomyscus grandis Schlitter and Setzer, 1973 | |
The noble mouse-like hamster or the noble calomyscus,[2][1] Calomyscus grandis, is a species of mouse-like hamster from Iran. It is the largest species of Calomyscus and was initially described as a subspecies of Calomyscus bailwardi.[3] The animal is found in the region near Teheran and is identifiable based on its large size (74–91 mm) and soft, buffy, brown dorsal pelage.[3] Musser and Carleton[2] recognized C. grandis as a distinct species.
References
- 1 2 Stuart, S.N. (2008). Calomyscus grandis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- 1 2 Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- 1 2 Schlitter, D. A. and H. W. Setzer. 1973. New Rodents (Mammalia: Cricetidae, Muridae) from Iran and Pakistan. Proceedings of the Biological Sciety of Washington, 86:163-174.
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