European Hamster(Endanger species)

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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, climate change, and possibly light pollution have all strained European Hamster populations.


Warmer winters due to climate change are one of the biggest threats to these little expert burrowers. During the typically colder months,


they use their teeny, tiny paws to dig holes that are more than 6 feet (2 meters) deep quite impressive if you ask us!-and curl up to hiber nate there, usually protected by a layer of snow that keeps their winter home nice and insulated. But with these new warmer winters, there's been less snowfall, less protection, and, subsequently, fewer European Hamsters.


Saving a Keystone Species


European Hamsters are what's known as a "key stone species," which means they play a huge role in keeping their ecosystem healthy. If European Hamsters were to disappear, all the animals who eat them would go hungry, and so on and so forth until their whole ecosystem collapses.


There is a glimmer of hope: The European Hamster has been reintroduced in France, Bel gium, the Netherlands, and Germany in recent years, and their second comings have seemed to be pretty effective at upping their popula tion! In 2009, the Bern Convention created an action plan to update protection policies for the hamster in those countries. 

European Hmaters in a cemetery in Vienna, Austria. Photo Fabian Fopp


monitored regularly in Western Europe, and has


spread to Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, and


more.


Hopefully, full protection plans will also spread throughout the European Hamster's range, and someday soon the Common Hamster will actually be considered "common" once again.


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