AY Honors/Small Mammal Pets/Answer Key
Template:Taxobox The European Hamster, Cricetus cricetus, also known as the Black-bellied Hamster, is a species of hamster native to Europe. It is typically found in low-lying farmland with soft loam or loess soils, although it may also inhabit meadows, gardens, or hedges. It is widely considered a farmland pest, and has also been trapped for its fur. The black-bellied hamster is found from the Belgium and Alsace in the west, to Russia in the east, and Romania in the south.
European hamsters are signifigantly larger than the syrian hamsters or dwarf hamsters commonly kept as pets. European hamsters are similar in size to guinea pigs.
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