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--> SUBFAMILY Cricetinae
--> GENUS Mesocricetus
SPECIES Mesocricetus raddei
Author: | Nehring, 1894. | Citation: | Zool. Anz., 18: 148. | Common Name: | Ciscaucasian Hamster | Type Locality: | Russia, N Caucasus, Dagestan, Samur River. | Distribution: | Russia, steppes along N slopes of Caucasus from Dagestan to Don River and Sea of Azov. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Convincingly separated as a species on morphological and chromosomal grounds by Hamer and Schutowa (1965). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
avaricus Ognev and Heptner, 1927 nigricans (Brandt, 1832) nigriculus Nehring, 1898
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