Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Genus: Tscherskia
Ognev, 1914
Species: T. triton
Binomial name
Tscherskia triton
(De Winton, 1899)

The Greater Long-tailed Hamster (Tscherskia triton) is a major crop-eating rodent that resides in Northern China. It is the only member of the genus Tscherskia. Some authorities maintain that the 15th gua of the Yi Jing (I Ching) refers repeatedly to this animal. The animal has been a major pest since ancient times and also has a habit of standing up on its rear legs and screaming loudly.

References

  1. ^ Tsytsulina, K. (2008). Tscherskia triton. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 Jule 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

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