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Hamster
Temporal range: Middle Miocene – present
Mesocricetus auratus, the Syrian hamster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Genera
  • Mesocricetus
  • Phodopus
  • Cricetus
  • Cricetulus
  • Nothocricetulus
  • Allocricetulus
  • Cansumys
  • Tscherskia

Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera.[1][2] They have become established as popular small pets.[3] The best-known species of hamster is the golden or Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), which is the type most commonly kept as a pet. Other hamster species commonly kept as pets are the three species of dwarf hamster, Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli), the winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) and the Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii).

Hamsters are more crepuscular than nocturnal and, in the wild, remain underground during the day to avoid being caught by predators. They feed primarily on seeds, fruits, and vegetation, and will occasionally eat burrowing insects.[4] Physically, they are stout-bodied with distinguishing features that include elongated cheek pouches extending to their shoulders, which they use to carry food back to their burrows, as well as a short tail and fur-covered feet.

  1. ^ "Cricetinae (Hamsters)". Animal Diversity Web.
  2. ^ Fox, Sue (2006). Hamsters. T. F. H. Publications.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Barrie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Bartlett, Patricia Pope (2003). The Hamster Handbook. Barron's Educational Series. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7641-2294-1.

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