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 |
