Great Balkhan mouse-like hamster

The Great Balkhan mouse-like hamster (Calomyscus mystax) is a species of rodent in the family Calomyscidae. It is found in southwestern Turkmenistan, northern Iran and southern Azerbaijan. It was first discovered by the famed Soviet Zoologist and Ecologist, Daniil Nikolaevich Kashkarov (18781941) in 1925.

Great Balkhan mouse-like hamster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Calomyscidae
Genus: Calomyscus
Species:
C. mystax
Binomial name
Calomyscus mystax
Kashkarov, 1925

References

  1. Tsytsulina, K. (2008). "Calomyscus mystax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern


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