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Also known as hamster subfamily, hamsters, Cricetinae
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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
Observations recorded0
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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
- Image
- A pet hamster named Peach.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cricetinae
- P8168
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- taxon name
- Cricetinae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- topic's main category
- Category:Hamsters
- heart rate
- 450
- exact match
- wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02342885-n
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- temporal range start
- Middle Miocene
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