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The Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is a small rodent species that is one of the most popular pets worldwide. It matters because it is widely used in scientific research and serves as a common companion animal in households.
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EndangeredSyrian hamster
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
Mesocricetus auratus Le Hamster doré (Mesocricetus auratus) est un petit rongeur originaire de Syrie et de Turquie. Il s'agit d'une espèce de hamster très répandue en captivité un peu partout dans le monde. Certaines races de Hamster syrien, élevées comme animaux de laboratoire ou de compagnie, sont même considérées comme domestiques par des pays comme la France. L'espèce est également appelée Hamster roux, Hamster de Syrie, Hamster syrien ou bien encore hamster panda, nom donné souvent par les animaleries pour les hamsters noirs et blancs.
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The golden hamster or Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily, Cricetinae. Their natural geographical range is in an arid region of northern Syria and southern Turkey. Their numbers have been declining in the wild due to a loss of habitat from agriculture and deliberate elimination by humans. Thus, wild golden hamsters are now considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. However, captive breeding programs are well established, and captive-bred golden hamsters are often kept as small house pets. They are also used as scientific research animals.
Syrian hamsters are larger than many of the dwarf hamsters kept as pocket pets (up to five times larger), though the wild European hamster exceeds Syrian hamsters in size.