Mesocricetus auratus ( Waterhouse, 1839 )
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Mesocricetus auratus ( Waterhouse, 1839 ) |
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18. Golden Hamster, Mesocricetus auratus ( Waterhouse, 1839) View in CoL
( Fig. 23 View FIGURE 23 )
(IUCN Red List: EN)
Distribution: Extends from Aleppo plateau to the southern steppes to the east of Homs ( Fig. 24 View FIGURE 24 ).
Previous records: Aleppo ( Waterhouse 1839; Nehring 1902; Aharoni 1932; Reynolds 1954; Kumerloeve 1975; Murphy 1985), Biliramun and Azaz ( Aharoni 1932), Jarablus, Arnaz, and Sheikh-Rieh ( Gattermann et al. 2001), and Yahmool and Tell Mardiekh ( Shehab et al. 1999, 2004; Shehab & Charabi 2006). The first record out of the Aleppo plateau was made in Burqan north of Salamiyah near Al-Badia, 150 km to the south of the known southern extent (Aidek & Amr 2021).
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