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Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets. 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), and the less common Chinese hamster (Cricetulus
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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