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Mouse-like hamsters are a group of small rodents found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are found in rocky outcrops and semimountainous area in desert regions. The mouse-like hamsters are not true hamsters, but represent an early split from the rest of the mouse-like rodents. They were once thought to be hamsters based on the shape of their molars, but they lack the cheek pouches, sebaceous flank glands, and short tails of the true hamsters. The closest relatives of mouse-like hamsters may be the fossil Cricetodontidae. Because of their seemingly early break from the rest of the mouse-like rodents, mouse-like hamsters have been placed in a family of their own, Calomyscidae, and have been referred to as living fossils. All members of this genus were once considered part of the same species, ''Calomyscus bailwardi'', but they are now referred to as separate species due to major differences in chromosome number, skull measurements, and other features.〔Steppan, S. J., R. A. Adkins, and J. Anderson. 2004. Phylogeny and divergence date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes. Systematic Biology, 53:533-553.〕 In Europe, a species of ''Calomyscus'' is available as a pet. They are labelled ''Calomyscus bailwardi mystax'' or ''Calomyscus bailwardi'', and probably represent either ''C. mystax'' or ''C. elburzensis''. They are generally only available from dedicated breeders, not pet shops. Mouse-like hamsters hold the record for maximum lifespan among muroid rodents. 〔Volf, J. 2003. Rekord dlouhovekosti kreckovitych savcu (Cricetidae). Gazella 30:69-72.〕 They have been recorded as living 9 years, 3 months, and 18 days in captivity. They regularly live over four years in captivity. The next closest lifespan among muroids is 7 years, 8 months among the better-studied canyon mouse, ''Peromyscus crinitus''. This and their low reproductive output suggest the mouse-like hamsters are more similar in life-history traits to much larger rodents such as sciurids and hystricognaths, which can both live over 10 years in captivity. ==Species== Family Calomyscidae *Genus ''Calomyscus'' * *Zagros Mountains mouse-like hamster, ''C. bailwardi'' * *Baluchi mouse-like hamster, ''C. baluchi'' * *Goodman's mouse-like hamster, ''C. elburzensis'' * * *Zykov's mouse-like hamster, ''C. e. zykovi'' * *Noble mouse-like hamster, ''C. grandis'' * *Hotson's mouse-like hamster, ''C. hotsoni'' * *Great Balkhan mouse-like hamster, ''C. mystax'' * *Tsolov's mouse-like hamster, ''C. tsolovi'' * *Urar mouse-like hamster, ''C. urartensis'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mouse-like hamster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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