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Mesocricetus auratus (SYRIAN HAMSTER)
Cricetus
auratus Waterhouse, 1839, (Aleppo, Syria)
auratus brandti (Nehring, 1898), (Palestine - Caucasus)
Taxonomy ID: 10036
Preferred common name: Golden hamster
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation
table 1 (Standard) (Another Web Site)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation
table 2 (Another Web Site)
Other names:
Syrian hamsters[synonym], Golden hamsters[synonym], Syrian golden hamster[common name], Teddy Bear hamsters[synonym], Black Bear hamsters[synonym], Long Haired hamsters[synonym], Syrian hamster[common name], Syrian golden hamsters[common name], Microcricetus aureus[misnomer]
Other Languages:
Kultahamsteri[Finnish],
"What the Heck is a Syrian
Hamster?"
Well from what we could find, these are the main differences:
A Syrian Hamster's (Mesocricetus
auratus) natural habitats are Asia Minor, Syria, Caucasus, and
Kurdistan.
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