Tscherskia triton (de Winton, 1899)

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Kim, Tae-Wook, Choi, Byeong-Jin & Oh, Hong-Shik, 2012, Current status of terrestrial mammals on Jeju Island, Journal of Species Research 1 (2), pp. 249-256 : 253

Tscherskia triton , Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Even though the possibility of greater long-tailed hamster on Jeju has existed ( Won and Smith, 1999), this species was not captured until 2007. The greater long-tailed hamster was discovered OR first documented/recorded by the mammal laboratory of Cheju National University in 2007 and its presence has been consistently recorded since then. More study on the subspecific status of T. triton on Jeju is required.

On Jeju, T. triton inhaibits shaded, damp habitats near streams within dense forest.