Behzad's brush-tailed mouse

Behzad's brush-tailed mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Calomyscidae
Genus: Calomyscus
Species:
C. behzadi
Binomial name
Calomyscus behzadi
Akharirad, Dezhman, Aliabadian, Siahsarvie, Shafaeipour, & Mirshamsi, 2021

The Behzad's brush-tailed mouse (Calomyscus behzadi) is a species of mouse-like hamster. It is found in western Iran, where it is found in rocky areas in mountains.[1][2]: 589  It is named after the Iranian biologist Professor Mahmoud Behzad.

References

  1. ^ "Calomyscus behzadi (id=1006688)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  2. ^ Dezhman, M.; Akbarirad, S.; Aliabadian, M.; Siahsarvie, R.; Shafaeipour, A.; Mirshamsi, O. (2021). "A new species of Calomyscus Thomas, 1905 (Calomyscidae: Rodentia) from western Iran". Turkish Journal of Zoology. 45 (7): 585–593. doi:10.3906/zoo-2101-22.


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