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Mesocricetus
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Mesocricetus

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.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Golden Hamster

speciesMesocricetus auratus

Romanian Hamster

speciesMesocricetus newtoni

Brandt's hamster

speciesMesocricetus brandti

Ciscaucasian Hamster

speciesMesocricetus raddei

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 44916.