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Calomyscidae
200px, A mouse-like hamster 200px, Mouse-like hamster using its tail for balance while standing on a branch Mouse-like hamsters, also called brush-tailed mice or calomyscids, are a group of small rodents belonging to the genus ''Calomyscus'' found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are found in rocky outcrops and semi-mountainous areas in desert regions. The generic name ''Calomyscus'' derives from the Greek word , meaning ; the full name translates to "beautiful mouse". The mouse-like hamsters are not true hamsters, but represent an early split from the rest of the mouse-like rodents. They were once thought to be hamsters based on the shape of their molars, but they lack the cheek pouches, flank glands and short tails of the true hamsters. The closest relatives of the mouse-like hamsters may be the extinct Cricetodontidae. Because of their seemingly early break from the rest of the mouse-like rodents, mouse-like hamsters have been place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Hotsoni
Hotson's mouse-like hamster (''Calomyscus hotsoni'') also known as Hotson's calomyscus or Hotson's brush-tailed mouse is a species of rodent in the family Calomyscidae. It is endemic to southwestern Pakistan and southeastern Iran (Norris et al., 2008). Name The species was named by Oldfield Thomas after John Ernest Buttery Hotson who collected the original 4 specimens in Balochistan (region), Balochistan in 1918. The species had traditionally been called Hotson's mouse-like hamster because of the presumed relationship between members of the genus ''Calomyscus'' and the hamsters. Musser and Carleton (1993) considered ''Calomyscus'' to be distinct enough from the hamsters to warrant a distinct subfamily. Numerous molecular studies (Michaux et al., 2001; Jansa and Weksler, 2004; Steppan et al., 2004) have supported the distinctive nature of the genus, and they are currently recognized as belonging to a distinct family, Calomyscidae. In order to underscore that members of the genu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muroidea
The Muroidea are a large Taxonomic rank, superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, Gerbillinae, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, they occupy a vast variety of habitat (ecology), habitats on every continent except Antarctica. Some authorities have placed all members of this group into a single family, Muridae, due to difficulties in determining how the subfamily, subfamilies are related to one another. Many of the families within the Muroidea superfamily have more variations between the families than between the different clades. A possible explanation for the variations in rodents is because of the location of these rodents; these changes could have been due to radiation or the overall environment they migrated to or originated in. The following Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy is based on recent well-supported molecular phylogeny, molecular phylogenies. The muroids are classified in six family (biology), f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Mystax
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 Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by .... 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 * Mouse-like hamsters Mammals of Afghanistan Mammals of the Middle East Mammals of Central Asia Mammals described in 1925 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Baluchi
The Baluchi mouse-like hamster (''Calomyscus baluchi'') is a species of rodent in the family Calomyscidae. It is found in Afghanistan and Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... References * Mouse-like hamsters Mammals of Afghanistan Mammals of Pakistan Mammals described in 1920 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Balochistan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/ricochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include Mouse, mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, Cavia, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Once included wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Tsolovi
Tsolov's mouse-like hamster or Syrian calomyscus (''Calomyscus tsolovi'') is a species of rodent in the family Calomyscidae. It is endemic to Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t .... References * Mouse-like hamsters Mouse-like Hamster, Tsolov's Mouse-like Hamster, Tsolov's Endemic fauna of Syria Mammals described in 1991 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behzad's Brush-tailed Mouse
The Behzad's brush-tailed mouse (''Calomyscus behzadi'') is a species of mouse-like hamster. It is found in western Iran, where it is found in rocky areas in mountains. It is named after the Iranian biologist Professor Mahmoud Behzad. References Mouse-like hamsters Mammals described in 2021 Fauna of Iran {{Muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Bailwardi
The Zagros Mountains mouse-like hamster (''Calomyscus bailwardi'') is a relatively little-known rodent which was the first species of mouse-like hamster to be described. The species is distributed throughout much of southern Iran, particularly in the Zagros mountains. It is also known as the Iranian mouse-like hamster, though there are several species of mouse-like hamster found in different parts of Iran. This is the largest species of mouse-like hamster. They are dark grey on top and white underneath. They are found in habitat ranging from barren rocky hillsides to wetter regions. They are known to feed on herbs and grass seed. Graphodatsky et al. (2000) recovered three distinct karyotype A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes. Karyotyping is the process by which a karyotype is discerned by de ...s from different regions throughout th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Urartensis
The Urar mouse-like hamster or Azerbaijani mouse-like hamster (''Calomyscus urartensis'') is a medium-sized mouse-like hamster from Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan and northwestern Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The species is named after the ancient kingdom of Urartu centered around the Armenian Highlands. It is among the better studied representatives of this poorly known genus. The initial species description was based on a unique chromosome number (2n=32; FNa=42) called a karyotype. The species status has been confirmed with other chromosomal studies and morphometric studies. The species description by Vorontsov ''et al.''Vorontsov, N. N., I. Kartavtseva, and E. G. Potapova. 1979. ystematics of the genus Calomyscus. 1. Karyological differentiation of the sibling species from Transcaucasia and Turkmenia and a review of species in the genus Calomyscus(in Russian). Zoologichaskii Zhurual, 58:1391-1397. and subsequent prompted elevation of several subspecies of ''Calomyscus bailwardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Kermanensis
The Kerman brush-tailed mouse (''Calomyscus kermanensis'') is a newly described species of mouse-like hamster native to Iran. References Mouse-like hamsters Mammals described in 2023 {{Muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Grandis
The noble mouse-like hamster or the noble calomyscus,Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the Worlda Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.'' D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. (''Calomyscus grandis'') is a species of mouse-like hamster from Iran. It is the largest species of ''Calomyscus'' and was initially described as a subspecies of ''Calomyscus bailwardi''.Schlitter, D. A. and H. W. Setzer. 1973. New Rodents (Mammalia: Cricetidae, Muridae) from Iran and Pakistan. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 86:163-174. The animal is found in the region near Tehran and is identifiable based on its large size (74–91 mm) and soft, buffy, brown dorsal pelage. The American Society of Mammalogists The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was founded in 1919. Its primary purpose is to encourage the study of mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calomyscus Behzadi
The Behzad's brush-tailed mouse (''Calomyscus behzadi'') is a species of mouse-like hamster. It is found in western Iran, where it is found in rocky areas in mountains. It is named after the Iranian biologist Professor Mahmoud Behzad. References Mouse-like hamsters Mammals described in 2021 Fauna of Iran {{Muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
