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Hamster
Sign in to saveAlso known as hamster subfamily, hamsters, Cricetinae
Unterfamilie der Familie Wühler (Cricetidae)
Hamsters are small rodents belonging to a subfamily that includes 19 species across seven different genera, with the Syrian hamster being the most recognizable and commonly kept as a pet. They matter because they have become established as popular small pets, with several species—including dwarf hamsters and the Chinese hamster—commonly kept in homes alongside the more familiar Syrian hamster.
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Species
Hamster
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
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Research
138,830 papers- The Chinese hamster as an excellent experimental animal model.ReviewExperimental animals · 2025Chang X, Gao J, Yang J et al.DOI: 10.1538/expanim.24-0029
- Hamster polyomavirus-associated T-cell lymphomas in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).Veterinary pathology · 2023Ito S, Chambers JK, Son NV et al.DOI: 10.1177/03009858221140823
- Hamster model of leptospirosis.Current protocols in microbiology · 2006Haake DADOI: 10.1002/9780471729259.mc12e02s02
- Burrowing for answers: Investigating Syrian hamster welfare through owner surveys.The Veterinary record · 2024Fox A, Neville VDOI: 10.1002/vetr.4534
- The Siberian hamster as a model for study of the mammalian photoperiodic mechanism.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 1999Goldman BDDOI: 10.1007/0-306-46814-x_17
- Use of the golden hamster in toxicology.ReviewLaboratory animal science · 1976Gak JC, Graillot C, Truhaut R
- CURIOSITY IN THE HAMSTER.Journal of comparative and physiological psychology · 1965SCHNEIDER GE, GROSS CGDOI: 10.1037/h0021615
- Upper genital tract abnormalities in the Syrian hamster as a result of in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol. I. Uterine cystadenomatous papilloma and hypoplasia.ReviewVirchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology · 1982Gilloteaux J, Paul RJ, Steggles AWDOI: 10.1007/BF00618867
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- Cricetidae
- Parent taxon
- Cricetidae
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- A pet hamster named Peach.jpg
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- taxon name
- Cricetinae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- topic's main category
- Category:Hamsters
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- 450
- exact match
- wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02342885-n
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- temporal range start
- Middle Miocene
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Article · Deutsch
Die Hamster (Cricetinae) sind eine zu den Wühlern gehörende Unterfamilie der Mäuseartigen mit etwa 20 Arten. Ihr Verbreitungsgebiet sind trockene und halbtrockene Gebiete Eurasiens. In Mitteleuropa kommt nur der Feldhamster vor.Fossil sind Hamster seit dem mittleren Miozän aus dem nördlichen Afrika und aus Eurasien bekannt.Die meisten Hamster sind nicht gefährdet. Im Juli 2020 stufte die IUCN allerdings Feldhamster als „vom Aussterben bedroht“ (critically endangered) ein. Eine weitere Ausnahme bildet der Syrische Goldhamster,der wie einige andere Hamster als Versuchs- und Heimtier von Bedeutung ist. Die maus- bis rattengroßen Hamster sind von wühlmausartiger Gestalt, jedoch meist mit kurzem Schwanz.Sie besitzen in jeder Kieferhälfte drei bewurzelte Backenzähne, deren Höcker in zwei Längsreihen angeordnet und durch Schmelzleisten meist kreuzweise miteinander verbunden sind.Die innen liegenden Backentaschen dienen dem Transport der Nahrung.
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