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| − | | name = Chinese Hamster
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| − | | image_caption = Chinese hamster, white-spotted type
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| − | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| − | | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| − | | classis = [[Mammal]]ia
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| − | | ordo = [[Rodent]]ia
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| − | | familia = [[Cricetidae]]
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| − | | genus = ''[[Cricetulus]]''
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| − | | species = '''''C. griseus'''''
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| − | | binomial = ''Cricetulus griseus''
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| − | | binomial_authority = Milne-Edwards, 1867
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| − | The '''Chinese Hamster''' is a species of [[hamster]], scientific names ''Cricetulus griseus'', which originates in the [[desert]]s of northern [[China]] and [[Mongolia]]. These animals grow to between 7.5 and 9 cm in length and as adults can weigh 50-75 grams. They live two to three years on average. The Chinese hamster is often kept as a pet or (in the past) as a laboratory animal.
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| − | A Chinese hamster's body proportions, compared with those of other hamsters, appear "long and thin" and they have (for a hamster) a relatively long tail. Chinese hamsters are not related to the social [[dwarf hamster|"dwarf" hamsters]]. The term "dwarf" is often used to refer solely to animals in the genus ''Phodopus'', (the two types of [[Phodopus sungorus|Russian Dwarf Hamster]]s and [[Phodopus roborovski|Roborovskii Dwarf Hamster]]s).
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| − | The wild colour is greyish brown above with a black stripe down the spine and a whitish belly. This coloration, combined with their lithe build and longer tail, makes them look "mousy" to some eyes and, in fact, they are members of the group called [[mouselike hamster]]s. Besides the wild colour, a well-known variation is the white-spotted Chinese hamster, which often is greyish white all over, with only a dark stripe on its back.
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| − | They have quiet temperaments and are easily handled; one of their endearing traits is that of clinging to a finger with all four paws, rather like a harvest mouse on a corn stalk. Chinese hamsters can be quite nervous as youngsters but, once they are tame, display an endearing calmness and gentleness of character.
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| − | In the past, Chinese hamsters were commonly used [[Experimental animal|laboratory animals]], until they were replaced by the common mouse and rat, which are easier to keep and breed. However, quite a few biotech drugs are still being produced by putting the gene for the protein into [[Chinese Hamster Ovary cell|Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells]], which then produce the protein.
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| − | Of note, some [[US]] states such as [[California]] regard the Chinese hamster as a [[Pest (organism)|pest]], and as a result require a special permit to own, breed or sell. Other states such as [[New Jersey]] call it an [[Introduced species|exotic animal]], and require a similar permit, in order to prevent the proliferation of non-indigenous animals.
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