It seems to be called a "Mouse-like hamster" "Calomyscus bailwardi"
Wikipedia says ...
They are a group of small rodents found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are found in rocky outcrops and semi-mountainous area in desert regions.
The mouse-like hamsters are not true hamsters, but represent an early split from the rest of the mouse-like rodents. They were once thought to be hamsters based on the shape of their molars, but they lack the cheek pouches, sebaceous flank glands, and short tail of the true hamsters.
Mouse-like hamsters hold the record for maximum life span among muroid rodents. They have been recorded as living 9 years, 3 months and 18 days in captivity. They regularly live over 4 years in captivity.
what creature is this?
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