Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

European Hamster



Cricetus Cricetus

Size:20-35m with 40-60mm tail

Weight:220-460g

Life expectancy:8 years

When it first appeared:No data

Location:It is found in western europe,russia, and a little bit of asia in grassy areas



Taxonomy:
Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holothere
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exfroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Euarchontoglires
(unranked):Glires
Order:Rodentia
Suborder:Myomorpha
Superfamily:Muroidea
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Cricentinae
Genus:Cricetus
Species:Cricetus cricetus

Diet:These animals eat seeds, legumes, roots, grasses, and insects

Anatomy:The most interesting thing about this animal is its long life span for hamsters. It has elastic cheeks that carry 65g of food as well.

Behavior:These animals are either nocturnal or crepuscular. It hibernates during the winter, from october to march. They are all solitary.

Reproduction:C. cicricetus reaches sexual maturity at 43 days. They mate from april to august. They have a 18-20 day gestation period and have 15 young. They are weaned in three weeks.

Relationship to other animals: It is prey to animals like the birds of prey that live in the same area.



I fucking want one of these bastards

Other sources:

http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/europ...Mg8hGjF-RQ

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/5529/0

http://www.risefoundation.eu/index.php?o...cle&id=104