Cricetulus barabensis - #4784

Striped Dwarf Hamster
Formerly Cricetulus griseus.
Geographic Distribution

Steppes of S Siberia from Irtysh River to Ussuri region, south through Transbaikalia to Mongolia, NE China, and Korean Peninsula

Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Cricetulus
Specific Epithet
barabensis
Image Location
Russia, Moscow, Severtzov Institute of Academy of Sciences
Image Date
7 September 2013
Photographer
KD Rudloff