| Mongolian 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. curtatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocricetulus curtatus (G. M. Allen, 1925) | |
The Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is one of two members of the genus Allocricetulus, and is found in China, Russia, and Mongolia.
The Mongolian hamster is a wild hamster and is not commonly kept as a pet. As of current status, the Mongolian hamster is not endangered.
References
- Batsaikhan, N.; Avirmed, D. & Tinnin, D. (2017) . "Allocricetulus curtatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42640A115198489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42640A22334067.en. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
| Species of hamsters (subfamily Cricetinae) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Allocricetulus | |
| Cansumys | |
| Cricetulus | |
| Cricetus | |
| Mesocricetus | |
| Nothocricetulus | |
| Phodopus | |
| Tscherskia | |
| Urocricetus | |
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Allocricetulus curtatus | |
 | This Cricetidae article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |