Urocricetus
| Urocricetus Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | Urocricetus Satunin, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Urocricetus kamensis Satunin, 1903 | |
| Species | |
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Urocricetus alticola (Thomas, 1917)
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Urocricetus is a genus of hamsters found on the Tibetan Plateau in southern Asia. These species have relatively long tails for a hamster, with brownish upperparts and a pure white underside.