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Ratlike Hamsters Fossil range: Late Miocene to Recent
Chinese hamster, white-spotted type
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Cricetinae
Genus:	Cricetulus Milne-Edwards, 1867
Species
See text.

Cricetulus is a genus of rodent in the vole and hamster family Cricetidae. They inhabit arid or semi-arid regions in Eurasia.

They tend to be more ratlike in appearance than typical hamsters, hence the common name "ratlike hamster."

Members of the genera Allocricetulus, Tscherskia, and Cansumys are often called ratlike hamsters and are considered to be members of the genus Cricetulus by many authorities.

[edit] Species

• Cricetulus alticola - Tibetan Dwarf Hamster
• Cricetulus barabensis - Chinese Dwarf Hamster
• Cricetulus griseus - Chinese Hamster
• Cricetulus kamensis - Kam Dwarf Hamster
• Cricetulus longicaudatus - Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
• Cricetulus migratorius - Grey Dwarf Hamster
• Cricetulus sokolovi - Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster

[edit] References

• Duff, A. and A. Lawson. 2004. Mammals of the World A Checklist. New Haven, Yale University Press.
• Nowak, Ronald M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1936 pp. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9

v • d • e Species of hamsters (subfamily Cricetinae) Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Family: Cricetidae Allocricetulus Mongolian Hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) · Eversmann's Hamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni) Cansumys Gansu Hamster (Cansumys canus) Cricetulus Tibetan Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus alticola) · Striped Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus barabensis) · Tibetan Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus kamensis) · Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus) · Gray Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus migratorius) · Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) Cricetus Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus) Mesocricetus Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) · Brandt's Hamster (Mesocricetus brandti) · Romanian Hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) · Ciscaucasian Hamster (Mesocricetus raddei) Phodopus Campbell's Desert Hamster (Phodopus campbelli) · Roborovski's Desert Hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) · Striped Desert Hamster (Phodopus sungorus) Tscherskia Greater Long-tailed Hamster (Tscherskia triton)