Noble mouse-like hamster

The noble mouse-like hamster or the noble calomyscus,^[1][2] (Calomyscus grandis) is a species of mouse-like hamster from Iran. It is the largest species of Calomyscus and was initially described as a subspecies of Calomyscus bailwardi.^[3] The animal is found in the region near Tehran and is identifiable based on its large size (74–91 mm) and soft, buffy, brown dorsal pelage.^[3] The American Society of Mammalogists as well as Musser and Carleton^[2] recognize C. grandis as a distinct species.

Noble mouse-like hamster
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Calomyscidae
Genus:	Calomyscus
Species:	C. grandis
Binomial name
Calomyscus grandis Schlitter and Setzer, 1973