Tsolov's mouse-like hamster or Syrian calomyscus (''Calomyscus tsolovi'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...

in the family

Calomyscidae 200px, right 200px, Mouse-like hamster using its tail for balance while standing on a branch (a feat difficult for hamsters) Mouse-like hamsters are a group of small rodents found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Paki ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to Syria.

References

* Mouse-like hamsters Mouse-like Hamster, Tsolov's Mouse-like Hamster, Tsolov's Endemic fauna of Syria Mammals described in 1991 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muroid-stub