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Category: Hamster
Syrian Hamster
The most popular pet hamster in the world and the largest of the five domesticated species (body 13–18 cm, 110…
Turkish Hamster
A close relative of the Syrian hamster.
Romanian Hamster
One of the least studied hamster species in Europe.
Ciscaucasian Hamster
Inhabits the region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Roborovski Hamster
The smallest and fastest of the domesticated hamster species (body 4.
Campbell's Dwarf Hamster
One of the two 'Russian dwarf hamster' species.
Winter White Russian Dwarf Hamster
Named for its remarkable seasonal coat change: gray-brown summer fur turns predominantly white in winter for c…
Chinese Hamster
Distinctly mouse-like in proportion – longer, slimmer body (8–13 cm, 30–45 g), a relatively prominent tail (2–…
Tibetan Dwarf Hamster
Body 8–11 cm.
Chinese Striped Hamster
Body 8–12 cm, with a clear dark dorsal stripe running the full length of the spine over grayish-brown fur.
Kam Dwarf Hamster
Body 9–12 cm.
Long-Tailed Dwarf Hamster
Immediately distinguishable by its notably longer tail (3–5 cm) compared with other Cricetulus species.
Gray Dwarf Hamster
One of the most geographically widespread hamster species (body 9–13 cm), found from southeastern Europe throu…
Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster
One of the most recently described and least studied hamster species (body 8–10 cm).
European Hamster
The largest of all hamster species (body 20–35 cm, 150–500 g) and ecologically significant.
Mongolian Hamster
Body 9–12 cm, weight 30–60 g.
Eversmann's Hamster
Named after Russian naturalist Eduard Eversmann and closely related to the Mongolian hamster.
Gansu Hamster
One of the most obscure and rarely encountered hamster species.
Greater Long-Tailed Hamster
Body 18–25 cm, weight 100–250 g, with a genuinely long tail (7–10 cm).
