• The Kam dwarf hamster (Urocricetus kamensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the mountains of western China where...
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  • Urocricetus: Tibetan dwarf hamster Chinese dwarf hamster Kam dwarf hamster Long-tailed dwarf hamster Grey dwarf hamster Sokolov's dwarf hamster This disambiguation...
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    Striped Hamster Confusingly, the name dwarf hamsters includes several other species in the same genus Cricetulus (Tibetan dwarf hamster, Kam dwarf hamster, Lama...
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    long-tailed hamster, also called Korean hamster Genus Urocricetus Species U. alticola - Ladakh dwarf hamster Species U. kamensis - Kam dwarf hamster Neumann...
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    The grey dwarf hamster, grey hamster or migratory hamster (Nothocricetulus migratorius) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Its range extends...
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    Cricetulus (redirect from Ratlike Hamster)
    included in this genus: Urocricetus alticola — Tibetan dwarf hamster Urocricetus kamensis — Kam dwarf hamster Other species are sometimes recognized, but further...
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  • The Tibetan dwarf hamster (Urocricetus alticola) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found not only in Tibet and China, but also in...
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    white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus), also known as the Russian dwarf hamster, Djungarian hamster, Dzungarian hamster, striped dwarf hamster, Siberian...
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    The Romanian hamster or Dobrudja hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bulgaria and Romania....
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    called dwarf hamsters because of their small size (roughly 7 to 10 centimetres or 2.8 to 3.9 inches) relative to other hamsters. Like other hamsters, members...
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    European hamster (Cricetus cricetus), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of hamster in the...
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  • The Lama dwarf hamster (Cricetulus lama) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the mountains of western China where it...
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    The Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster or simply dwarf hamster is the smallest of three species...
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    The Chinese striped hamster (Cricetulus barabensis), also known as the striped dwarf hamster, is a species of hamster. It is distributed across North...
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    of hamster— Campbell's dwarf hamster, the Djungarian hamster, the Roborovski hamster, the golden hamster, and the Chinese hamster—have been domesticated...
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    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...
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  • Sokolov's dwarf hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) is a species of rodent in the hamster and vole family Cricetidae. Previously listed as conspecific with...
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    Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is a species of hamster in the genus Phodopus. It was given its common name by Oldfield Thomas in honor of...
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  • The long-tailed dwarf hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia,...
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  • The Gansu hamster (Cansumys canus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, endemic to China. It is the only species in the genus Cansumys. Smith...
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    The greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton) is a rodent native to Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It is the only member of the genus...
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  • The Ciscaucasian hamster (Mesocricetus raddei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is also known as the Georgian hamster and is found only...
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  • Eversmann's hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni) is a species of hamster in the family Cricetidae, and is one of two members of the genus Allocricetulus...
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  • Mongolia. The Mongolian hamster is a wild hamster and is not commonly kept as a pet. As of current status, the Mongolian hamster is not endangered. Batsaikhan...
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    Syrian hamster began in the late 1700s when naturalists cataloged the Syrian hamster, also known as Mesocricetus auratus or the golden hamster. In 1930...
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  • Urocricetus (category Hamsters)
    and the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet Urocricetus kamensis - Kam dwarf hamster, native to the Chinese provinces of Gansu and Qinghai and the autonomous...
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    hamsters, including the Syrian or golden hamster, the first hamster to be introduced as a domestic pet, and still the most popular species of hamster...
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  • Allocricetulus is a genus of hamsters in the family Cricetidae, which are found in Asia. It contains the following species: Mongolian hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus)...
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    triton Genus: Urocricetus Tibetan dwarf hamster, Urocricetus alticola Kam dwarf hamster, Urocricetus kamensis Subfamily: Arvicolinae Genus: Alticola Silver...
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  • przewalskii LC Subfamily: Cricetinae (hamsters) Genus: Urocricetus Tibetan dwarf hamster, Urocricetus alticola LC Kam dwarf hamster, Urocricetus kamensis LC Family:...
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