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Mouse-like hamster

Mouse-like hamsters, also called brush-tailed mice or calomyscids, are a group of small rodents belonging to the genus Calomyscus found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are found in rocky outcrops and semi-mountainous areas in desert regions. The generic name Calomyscus derives from the Greek word kalos, meaning 'beautiful'; the full name translates to "beautiful mouse".

Species
The family Calomyscidae consists of 8 extant species in one genus, excluding hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Only one of these species, Goodwin's brush-tailed mouse, has more than one subspecies. The cladogram below is based on that produced by Rezazadeh and colleagues in 2024, and excludes Calomyscus tsolovi due to deficient data. }}}} ==Relationship with humans==
Relationship with humans
In Europe, a species of Calomyscus is available as a pet. They are labelled Calomyscus bailwardi mystax or Calomyscus bailwardi. They are generally only available from dedicated breeders, not pet shops. Members of the genus are not considered to be pests, as their native ranges span areas that are sparsely inhabited by humans, and they do not consume crops on a large scale nor do they harbor human diseases. ==Conservation==
Conservation
Though most of the mouse-like hamsters are considered to be least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, two are listed as data deficient largely due to an absence of information about them. Tsolov's mouse-like hamster is known only from a few specimens collected in 1982, and the noble mouse-like hamster, though it is thought to occupy a wide range across the Elburz Mountains, is extremely sparsely studied. ==References==
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