| Gansu hamster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | Cansumys G. M. Allen, 1928 |
| Species: | C. canus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cansumys canus G. M. Allen, 1928 | |
The Gansu hamster (Cansumys canus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, endemic to China. It is the only species in the genus Cansumys.
References
- ↑ Smith, A.T. (2016). "Cansumys canus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3760A22379681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3760A22379681.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
They are incredibly endangered animals and could potentially go extinct very soon
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