Stumble this page!Brandt's hamster
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Cricetinae
Species : Mesocricetus brandti
The Brandt's hamster is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Brandt
A young / baby of a Brandt is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Brandt group is called a 'horde'.
Facts about the Brandt's hamster
The Turkish hamster, Mesocricetus brandti, is a photoperiodic rodent that as an adult is reproductively competent only on photoperiods of 15-17 h of light per day; photoperiods of less than 15 or greater than 17 h of light promote gonadal regression. (Full text)
The Turkish hamster Mesocricetus brandti is a species of of hamster closely related to the golden hamster. (Full text)
Mesocricetus brandti is genetically different, according to scientists from M. (Full text)
1. Mesocricetus, genus Mesocricetus -- (golden hamsters)Mesocricetus
genus Mesocricetus
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