Gansu hamster

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Gansu hamster
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Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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References

  1. Smith, A.T. (2016). "Cansumys canus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T3760A22379681. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3760A22379681.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.


They are incredibly endangered animals and could potentially go extinct very soon