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    Greater long-tailed hamster

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    Greater long-tailed hamster
    Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
    Conservation status

    Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Rodentia
    Family: Cricetidae
    Subfamily: Cricetinae
    Genus: Tscherskia
    Ognev, 1914
    Species:
    T. triton
    Binomial name
    Tscherskia triton
    (De Winton, 1899)[2]

    The greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton) is a rodent native to Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It is the only member of the genus Tscherskia.

    Taxonomy

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    The genetic diversity of Tscherskia triton has a positive correlation to population density when using microsatellite markers.

    Conservation

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    Climate change and human activity have had an influence on the genetic variation of this species.[3]

    Behavior

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    Male greater long-tailed hamsters exhibit high aggression during both the breeding and non-breeding seasons. Female greater long-tailed hamsters mainly show aggression during the non-breeding season.[4]

    References

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    1. ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Tscherskia triton". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22432A115166449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22432A22384113.en. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
    2. ^ de Winton, W. E.; Styan, F. W. (1899). "On Chinese Mammals, principally from Western Sechuen". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 67 (3): 572–578. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1899.tb06875.x. ISSN 0370-2774.
    3. ^ Dong, Jingping; Li, Chuanhai; Zhang, Zhibin (2010). "Density-Dependent Genetic Variation in Dynamic Populations of the Greater Long-Tailed Hamster (Tscherskia triton)". Journal of Mammalogy. 91 (1): 200–207. doi:10.1644/09-MAMM-A-098R1.1. ISSN 0022-2372. JSTOR 27755187. S2CID 85773525.
    4. ^ Wang, D; Zhang, J; Wang, Z; Zhang, Z (2006-10-30). "Seasonal changes in chronic social interactions and physiological states in female rat-like hamsters (Tscheskia triton)". Physiology & Behavior. 89 (3): 420–427. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.07.006. PMID 16914175. S2CID 35323511.


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