Authority citation: Pallas, P.S. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Zweyter Theil. Erstes Buch vom Jahr 1770. Kayserliche Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 744 pp.
Authority publication link: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f708.item
Original name as described: Mus sungorus
Nominal names: sungorus (Pallas, 1773) | oeconomicus (Erxleben, 1777) [nomen novum] | songarus (Pallas, 1779) [incorrect subsequent spelling] | songorus Ellerman, 1941 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Dzungarian Hamster|Russian Winter White Dwarf Hamster|Siberian Dwarf Hamster|Siberian Hamster|Striped Hairy-footed Hamster|Striped Hamster
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Cricetinae
Type locality: Grachevsk, 100 km W of Semipalatinsk, E Kazakhstan.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Russia (RUS)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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