Cricetidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr text 2017 2017-11-30 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II 204 535 book chapter 80832 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 ab66b2b7-9544-4411-bf61-5bc3651d7bca 978-84-16728-04-6 6707142 3. Striped Desert Hamster Phodopus sungorus French: Hamster de Dzoungarie / German: Dsungarischer Zwerghamster / Spanish: Hamster enano de Zungaria Other common names: Dzungarian Hamster , Russian Winter White Dwarf Hamster , Siberian Dwarf Hamster , Siberian Hamster , Striped Hairy-footed Hamster , Striped Hamster Taxonomy. Mus sungorus Pallas, 1773 , Grachevsk, 100 km W of Semipalatinsk, E Kazakhstan . Analysis of mtDNA demonstrated that P. sungorus and P. campbelli are sister species. Within P. sungorus , there are two distinct mtDNA clades: western (southwestern Siberia, Kazakhstan) and eastern (south-central Siberia). Monotypic. Distribution. N, C & E Kazakhstan and Russia (adjacent SW Siberia and an isolated population in SC Siberia). Descriptive notes. Head—body 70-90 mm, tail 5—15 mm, ear 11-16 mm, hindfoot 11-15 mm; weight 22-25 g. The Striped Desert Hamster has a rounded body and short, broad feet. Summer fur is ash-gray to dark brown on head and upperparts, with welldefined black mid-dorsal stripe running from head between eyes to base oftail; ears are dark brown outside and white inside; lips, cheeks, tail, legs, and underparts are white. Winter color is white, with dark gray dorsal stripe. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 28 and FN = 51. Habitat. Forest steppes, steppes, and semi-deserts. Food and Feeding. The Striped Desert Hamster mainly eats seeds and green plant parts; insects are relatively rarely eaten. Food is stored in a special storage chamber inside a burrow. Breeding. Main breeding season occurs in April-September; some females reproduce in winter. Females have 3-6 litters/season. Mean litter sizes in different parts of the distribution are 5-6-4 young. Gestation is c.18 days. Captive females become sexually mature at c.4 months old. Males help to rear young. On following pages: 4. Golden Hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus ); 5. Ciscaucasian Hamster ( Mesocricetus raddei ); 6 Hamster ( Cricetulus migratorius ); 9. Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster ( Cricetulus longicaudatus ); 10. Striped Dwarf Hamster ( Cricetulus alticola ); 13. Tibetan Dwarf Hamster ( Cricetulus kamensis ); 14. Gansu Hamster ( Cansumys canus ); 15. Eversmann’s Hamster ( Allocricetulus eversmanni ); 18. Common Hamster ( Cricetus cricetus ); 19. Long-clawed Mole ( Ondatra zibethicus ); 22. Western Heather Vole ( Phenacomys intermedius ); 23. Eastern Heather Vole ( Phenacomys Tree Vole ( Arborimus pomo ); 27. Northern Bog Lemming ( Synaptomys borealis ); 28. Southern Bog Lemming ( Synaptomys 31. Norway Brown Lemming ( Lemmus lemmus ); 32. Siberian Brown Lemming ( Lemmus sibiricus ); 33. Nearctic Brown. Brandt's Hamster ( Mesocricetus brandti ); 7. Romanian Hamster ( Mesocricetus newton); 8. Gray Dwarf ( Cricetulus barabensis ); 11. Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster ( Cricetulus sokolovi ); 12. Ladakh Dwarf Hamster Greater Long-tailed Hamster ( Tscherskia triton ); 16. Mongolian Hamster ( Allocricetulus curtatus ); 17. Vole ( Prometheomys schaposchnikowi ); 20. Round-tailed Muskrat ( Neofiber allen ); 21. Common Muskrat ungava ); 24. White-footed Vole ( Arborimus albipes ); 25. Red Tree Vole ( Arborimus longicaudus ); 26. Sonoma cooperi ); 29. Wood Lemming ( Myopus schisticolor ); 30. Amur Brown Lemming ( Lemmus amurensis ); Lemming ( Lemmus trimucronatus ). Activity patterns. The Striped Desert Hamster is mainly nocturnal. Activity starts in late dusk and lasts ¢.3—4 hours; in some cases, individuals are active 2-3 hours after sunrise. Movements, Home range and Social organization. On average, male Striped Desert Hamsters move 70 m/night, and females move 60 m/night. Home ranges of males and females are small and similar in size. Home ranges of males widely overlap; home ranges of females do not overlap. Burrows have 2-6 entrances and a nest chamber 10-15 cm in diameter, 20-30 cm below ground in summer and 1 m in winter. Male—female behavioral interactions are usually aggressive, and male—male or female—female interactions are more amicable. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Striped Desert Hamster is listed as data deficient in The Red Data Books of Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Omsk and Tyumen’ Regions. Bibliography. Feoktistova (2008), Gashev (2004), Malikova et al. (2005), Neumann et al. (2006), Polyakov et al. (2012), Ross (1998), Zakharov & Korytin (2005).