Eversmann's hamster

Eversmann's hamster
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [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, ^[2] 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). ^[3] There are karyological and morphological differences between Allocricetulus eversmanni pseudocurtatus and Allocricetulus eversmanni which support the idea that these subspecies form sister clades. ^[4]

References

1. Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Allocricetulus eversmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T875A115053494. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T875A22334164.en . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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.
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.