Hamster

Hamster
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A domesticated "teddy bear/longhair" variation of the golden hamster.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae

Hamsters are rodents belonging to the Cricetinae subfamily which consist of around 25 species.

List of species

• European Hamster / Common Hamster

• Golden Hamster / Syrian Hamster**

• Russian Dwarf Hamster**

** - refers to commonly domesticated species of hamsters.

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