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Eversmann's hamster
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Cricetinae
Genus:	Allocricetulus
Species:	A. eversmanni
Binomial name
Allocricetulus eversmanni (Brandt, 1859)

Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni) is a species of hamster in the family Cricetidae, and is one of two members of the genus Allocricetulus. It is named after the Russian naturalist, zoologist, and explorer Eduard Friedrich Eversmann, who collected the holotype of this species. It is found in Kazakhstan, China, and Russia.

Taxonomy & Subspecies

The Evermann’s hamster has a notable subspecies: Allocricetulus eversmanni pseudocurtatus. This hamster is similar in appearance to the Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus); however its karyotype is nearly identical to that of the Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni). There are karyological and morphological differences between Allocricetulus eversmanni pseudocurtatus and Allocricetulus eversmanni which support the idea that these subspecies form sister clades.

References

1. Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2008). "Allocricetulus eversmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
3. Romanenko, S.A.; Lebedev, V.S.; Serdukova, N.A.; Feoktistova, N.Y.; Surov, A.V.; Graphodatsky, A.S. (2013). "Comparative Cytogenetics of Hamsters of the Genus Allocricetulus Argyropulo 1932 (Cricetidae, Rodentia)". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 139 (4): 258–266. doi:10.1159/000346194. ISSN 1424-8581. PMID 23328385.
4. Gureeva, A. V.; Lebedev, V. S.; Feoktistova, N. Yu.; Surov, A. V. (2021). "Geographical Variability of the Craniological Characters in Eversmann's Hamsters and the Taxonomic Structure of the Genus Allocricetulus (Cricetidae)". Biology Bulletin. 48 (8): 1380–1388. Bibcode:2021BioBu..48.1380G. doi:10.1134/S1062359021080100. ISSN 1062-3590.

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