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Cricetulus kamensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Cricetinae
Genus: Cricetulus
Species: Cricetulus kamensis

Name

Cricetulus kamensis (Satunin, 1903)

Type locality: China (Northeastern Tibet)

References

* Cricetulus kamensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Cricetulus kamensis (Satunin, 1903) (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
English: Kam Dwarf Hamster

The Kam Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus kamensis) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in China.

References

* Baillie, J. 1996. Cricetulus kamensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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