European Hamster(Endanger species)
European Hamster EUROPEAN HAMSTER Animal: European Hamster, aka Common Hamster Class: Mammalia (Mammal) Species: Cricetus cricetus Status: Critically Endangered Population Trend: Decreasing Yup, you guessed it-these little beans are the wild relatives of the pet hamster you might have had growing up! They look like your typical hamster but mixed with a red panda because of their blotchy reddish-blackish coat. While the European Hamster is just as cute and chonky as its domesticated cousin, it is definitely not as snuggly. They are quite ferocious, even though they weigh only 1 pound (0.453 kilograms). But wow, are they cute! From "Common" to Not So Much The European Hamster, also called the Common Hamster, is actually not all that "common" any- more. Sadly, it recently went from Least Concern to Critically Endangered. While the European Hamster used to be found in cereal fields on löss (loess)/loamy soils and in natural steppes, the intensification of agriculture, ...
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