Golden Syrian Hamster
HsdHan®:AURA
Golden brown and white. Colony established in 1994 with stock originating from Zentralinstitut fur Versuchstiere, Hannover, Germany. The source for the Hannover colony was the Sprague-Dawley Company in 1973.
Han® is a registered trademark of Envigo.
* This species is bred in US only. Importation is subject to a Fish and Wildlife Declaration Fee.
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Cotton rat
Hsd:Cotton Rat
Color combination varies: gray, brown, black. Sigmondon hispidus (Cotton Rat) is a New World rodent that was developed by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and Virion Systems, Inc. In 1996, Harlan obtained a breeding nucleus from Virion Systems, Inc. Harlan became Envigo in 2015.
* This specie is bred in US only. Importation is subject to a Fish and Wildlife Declaration Fee.
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