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SPECIES Cricetulus migratorius
Author: | Pallas, 1773. | Citation: | Reise Prov. Russ. Reichs., 2: 703. | Common Name: | Gray Dwarf Hamster | Type Locality: | W Kazakhstan, lower Ural River. | Distribution: | SE Greece, NW Romania, SE Bulgaria, and S European Russia (Mitchell-Jones et al., 1999); eastwards through Kazakhstan to S Mongolia and N China (Xinjiang, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Gansu, and Qinghai; Qin, 1991; Wang, 2003; Zhang et al., 1997); southwards through Turkey (Kryštufek and Vohralík, 2001; Osborn, 1965; Pamukoglu and Albayrak, 1996) and Transcaucasia to Israel (Mendelssohn and Yom-Tov, 1999; Qumsiyeh, 1996), Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran (Lay, 1967), Afghanistan (Hassinger, 1973), Pakistan (Roberts, 1977), and N India (Jammu and Kashmir; Agrawal, 2000). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | Comments: | Major compendia summarize the systematic biology of the species in Europe and Russia (Gromov and Erbajeva, 1995; Mitchell-Jones et al., 1999; Niethammer, 1982d). Allozymic variation between isabellinus from Kopet Dag Mtns and bellicosus from Ukranian steppes discussed by Mezhzherin (2001b). Cricetulus migratorius has occurred in the southern Levant since 80,000-70,000 years before present and apparently replaced two fossil species (recorded as Allocricetus), C. magnus (70,000-60,000 years before present) and C. jesreelicus (not recorded later than 120,000 years before present) (Tchernov, 1992, 1994, and cited references). See Zagordnyuk (1992b), for comments regarding scientific names applied to Ukranian samples. |
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accedula (Pallas, 1779) arenarius (Pallas, 1773) atticus Nehring, 1902 bellicosus Scharleman, 1915 caesius Kashkarov, 1923 cinerascens (Wagner, 1848) cinereus Kashkarov, 1926 coerulescens (Severtzov, 1879) elisarjewi Afanasiev, 1953 falzfeini Matschie, 1918 fulvus (Blanford, 1875) griseiventris (Thomas, 1917) griseus (Kashkarov, 1923) isabellinus (de Filippi, 1865) murinus (Severtzov, 1876) myosurus Argyropulo, 1932 neglectus Ognev, 1916 ognevi Argyropulo, 1932 ognevi Argyropulo, 1941 pamirensis Ognev, 1923 phaeus (Pallas, 1779) pulcher Ognev, 1924 sviridenkoi Pidoplitschka, 1928 tauricus Satunin, 1908 vernula Thomas, 1917 zvierezombi Pidoplitschka, 1928
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