Hamster
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| phylum | Chordata | Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera. Hamsters are crepuscular and remain underground during the day to avoid being caught by predators. In the wild, they feed primarily on seeds, fruits, and vegetation, and will occasionally eat burrowing insects. They have elongated cheek pouches extending to their shoulders in which they carry food back to their burrows.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Cricetidae | |
| subfamily | Cricetinae |
Winter white dwarf hamster
| phylum | Chordata | The winter white dwarf hamster, also known as the Russian dwarf hamster, Djungarian hamster, Dzungarian hamster, striped dwarf hamster, Siberian hamster, or Siberian dwarf hamster, is ball-shaped and typically half the size of the Syrian hamster, so is called a dwarf hamster along with all Phodopus species. It's features include a typically thick, dark grey dorsal stripe and furry feet. As winter approaches and the days shorten, the winter white dwarf hamster's dark fur is almost entirely replaced with white fur.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Cricetidae | |
| genus | Phodopus | |
| species | P. sungorus |
