Gansu hamster

Gansu hamster
Temporal range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Genus: Cansumys
G. M. Allen, 1928
Species: C. canus
Binomial name
Cansumys canus
(G. M. Allen, 1928)

The Gansu hamster (Cansumys canus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, endemic to China. It is the only species in the genus Cansumys.

References

  1. Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Cansumys canus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 12 Jule 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.


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