In 1898 he defined and established the genus Mesocricetus and redefined the Syrian hamster as Mesocricetus auratus .
In 1902 Alfred Nehring studied a preserved female Syrian hamster specimen at the Beirut Museum .
In 1898 Alfred Nehring defined and established the genus Mesocricetus and redefined the Syrian hamster as Mesocricetus auratus .
In 1902 Alfred Nehring studied a preserved female Syrian hamster specimen at the Beirut Museum .