Allocricetulus

Allocricetulus is a genus of hamsters in the family Cricetidae, which are found in Asia.^[1] It contains the following species:

• Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus)
• Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni)

Allocricetulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Cricetinae
Genus:	Allocricetulus (Argyropulo, 1932)
Type species
Cricetus eversmanni Brandt, 1859
Species
Allocricetulus curtatus Allocricetulus eversmanni

e. C-banded chromosomes of the Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni, 2n = 26) with pericentomeric C-bands on the X and Y chromosomes.