Goodwin's brush-tailed mouse (''Calomyscus elburzensis''), also known as Goodwin's calomyscus, is a species of

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. It is found in rocky areas in mountains of northeastern and northern

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, western

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, and southern

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Mouse-like hamsters Mammals described in 1938 {{Muroid-stub