![]() ![]() FebruIowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciencesģ Hamsters Mesocricetus auratus – golden Cricetulus griseus – ChineseĬricetus cricetus – European Cricetulus migratorius – Armenian Phodopus sungorus – Russian or Siberian, or DzungarianĤ Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Superfamily: Muroidea Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Cricetinaeĥ Cricetinae (hamsters subfamily of Cricetidae)Ĭricetidae (True hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice 600 species and second largest family) Cricetinae (hamsters subfamily of Cricetidae) 25 species in 6-7 genera Cricetulus Cricetulus griseus (Chinese hamster) Cricetulus migratorius (Armenian hamster) Cricetus Cricetus cricetus (black-bellied or European hamster) Mesocricetus Mesocricetus auratus (golden hamster) Phodopus Phodopus sungorus (striped hairy-footed, Russian, Siberian, or Dzungarian hamster)įirst described in 1839 (Golden Hamster) Hamster (German for “hoarder”) First domesticated in 1930 (Syrian Hamster) Expandible cheek pouches Polyestrous 4 day cycle ![]() 1 Rodents Continued: Hamster and Gerbil Managmentĭr.
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