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Urocricetus kamensis - Kam dwarf hamster, native to the Chinese provinces of Gansu and Qinghai and the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xinjiang The species Cricetulus lama and Cricetulus tibetanus are recognized as valid by the IUCN [ 3 ] [ 4 ] but considered a synonym of Urocricetus kamensis by the American Society of Mammalogists . [ 5 ]
Hamsters first gained popularity as pets in the 1930s, with virtually all modern Syrian hamsters (the most common pet species) tracing their lineage back to a single litter of hamsters taken to Palestine for scientific research in 1930. Shortly thereafter, in 1938, hamsters were introduced to the United States. [17] Dwarf hamsters are also ...
Gestation lasts 16 to 18 days for Syrian hamsters, 18 to 21 days for Russian hamsters, 21 to 23 days for Chinese hamsters and 23 to 30 for Roborovski hamsters. The average litter size for Syrian hamsters is about seven pups, but can be as great as 24, which is the maximum number of pups that can be contained in the uterus.
The golden hamster or Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily, Cricetinae. [2] 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. [1]
[1] [6] The land where the Turkish hamster lives is extremely dry and open, with fairly little vegetation aside from grasses. [1] Turkish hamsters usually live between 1,000 and 2,200 meters above sea level. [1] This hamster burrows in the ground for shelter, [1] and its burrows can be 20 inches to 6 feet below the ground surface. [1]
Mesocricetus is a genus of Old World 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 for that purpose. Recent research has shown that, unlike almost all other land mammals studied, all species of this genus lack the capacity for color vision. [2]
desert hamster [7] [12] Roborovski (dwarf) hamster Roborovski's desert hamster [17] Robo (dwarf) hamster. Below is a key to the four species of dwarf hamster commonly kept as pets. Some dwarf hamsters are albino, in which case they will be primarily white and the fur colour characteristics will not serve to distinguish them. The characteristics ...
Sokolov's dwarf hamster prefers to live in burrows built under desert shrubs in sandy areas. [4] It is found in western and southern Mongolia, [5] including in the northern and eastern Gobi, [1] and in central Inner Mongolia in northern China. [5] [6] In Mongolia, its main geographical threats are droughts and the drying of water sources.