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Hamsters
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Hamsters

Cricetinae

Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains about 25 species classified in six or seven genera. They have become established as popular small house pets, but, because they are easy to breed in captivity, hamsters are also often used as laboratory animals.

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9 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 18 known species

Cricetus

genusCricetus

Mesocricetus

genusMesocricetus

Small Desert Hamsters

genusPhodopus

Nothocricetulus

genusNothocricetulus

Rat-like Hamsters

genusCricetulus

Urocricetus

genusUrocricetus

Tscherskia

genusTscherskia

Allocricetulus

genusAllocricetulus

Cansumys

genusCansumys

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