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Great Balkhan mouse-like hamster

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

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 (1878–1941) in 1925. It is named after the Great Balkhan mountains.

References

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  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Calomyscus mystax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3621A22185853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3621A22185853.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.