What is Turkish hamster?
{{Taxobox | name = Turkish hamster | image = | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2008|author=Kryštufek, B.|author2= Yigit, N. |author3=Amori, G.|year=2008|id=13220/0|title=Mesocricetus brandti|downloaded=14 July 2009}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened</ref> | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Rodent]]ia | superfamilia = [[Muroidea]] | familia = [[Cricetidae]] | subfamilia = [[Cricetinae]] | genus = ''[[Mesocricetus]]'' | binomial = ''Mesocricetus brandti''}} The '''Turkish hamster''' (''Mesocricetus brandti'') is a species of [[hamster]] closely related to the [[Syrian hamster]]. It is used as a laboratory animal in scientific research, but is not widely available on the [[pet]] market. == References == {{Reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[category:Hamsters]] [[Category:Mammals of Asia]]