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.
| Mesocricetus Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent | |
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| Mesocricetus auratus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | Mesocricetus Nehring, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Cricetus nigricans Brandt, 1832 (= Cricetus raddei Nehring, 1894) | |
| Species | |
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Mesocricetus auratus | |
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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