Species of hamster native to Eurasia
European hamster
Hamster photographed at Vienna Central Cemetery
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Cricetidae
Subfamily:
Cricetinae
Genus:
Cricetus Leske , 1779
Species:
C. cricetus
Binomial name
Cricetus cricetus
European hamster range (green)
Synonyms [ 2]
Cricetus albus Fitzinger, 1867
Cricetus babylonicus Nehring, 1903
Cricetus canescens Nehring, 1899
Cricetus frumentarius Pallas, 1811
Cricetus fulvus Bechstein, 1801
Cricetus fuscidorsis Argyropulo, 1932
Cricetus germanicus Kerr, 1792
Cricetus jeudii Gray, 1873
Cricetus latycranius Ognev, 1923
Cricetus nehringi' Matschie, 1901
Cricetus niger Fitzinger, 1867
Cricetus nigricans Lacépède, 1799
Cricetus polychroma Krulikovski, 1916
Cricetus rufescens Nehring, 1899
Cricetus stavropolicus Satunin, 1907
Cricetus tauricus Ognev, 1924
Cricetus tomensis Ognev, 1924
Cricetus varius Fitzinger, 1867
Cricetus vulgaris Geoffroy, 1803
Mus cricetus Linnaeus, 1758
The European hamster (Cricetus cricetus ), also known as the Eurasian hamster ,[ 3] black-bellied hamster [ 4] or common hamster ,[ 5] [ 6] [ 1] is the only species of hamster in the genus Cricetus .[ 2] It is native to grassland and similar habitats in a large part of Eurasia, extending from Belgium to the Altai Mountains and Yenisey River in Russia.[ 7] Historically, it was considered a farmland pest and had been trapped for its fur. Its population has declined drastically in recent years and is now considered critically endangered .[ 1] [ 8] The main threats to the species are thought to be intensive agriculture , habitat destruction , and persecution by farmers.[ 1]
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