Behzad's brush-tailed mouse

Behzad's brush-tailed mouse
Specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Calomyscidae
Genus: Calomyscus
Species:
C. behzadi
Binomial name
Calomyscus behzadi
Akharirad, Dezhman, Aliabadian, Siahsarvie, Shafaeipour, & Mirshamsi, 2021

The Behzad's brush-tailed mouse (Calomyscus behzadi) is a species of mouse-like hamster. It is found in western Iran, where it is found in rocky areas in mountains. It is named after the Iranian biologist Professor Mahmoud Behzad.

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