Are hamsters just rats

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

No. Though rats can exhibit sexual aggression toward the same sex, that does not make them hamsters. Rats and hamsters are slightly related, but they are in different families.

Rat classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha (mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings, voles)
Superfamily: Muroidea (slender, scaled tails)
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Rattus

Hamster classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinas

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∙ 11y ago

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Do hamsters have leptospirosis?

No. hamsters are very diffrent from rats.

Do rats and hamsters get on?

Yes.

Can a guinea pig get pregnant by a hamster?

No, hamsters and rats are different species so can't reproduce. I would have thought rats and hamsters would probably fight, as Syrian hamsters are extremely territorial and rats are so much larger than hamsters anyway.

How are hamsters different from rats and mice?

Hamsters originate form Syria.

Are hamsters rats or mice?

Rats communicate in various ways, including scent marking using urine. So female rats will attract males. Also, a good home for rats will attract more rats. Many people will say that if there are rats, there are seldom mice in the same place - which is true to a point - rats will eat mice.

Are hamsters rodents or mammals?

hamsters are rodents because they are like rats and mice

What is difference between rats hamsters?

hamsters are really cute they are easy to handle and they are fun to play with Rats are horrid creatures they can carry disease

Should rats and hamsters be in the same cage?

No.

What animal classification are mice rats and hamsters in?

rodents

Is there a littlest pet shop gerbil?

No there are only hamsters, mice, and rats. On some of the petriplets hamsters it says gerbils but that was a mistake it supposed to be hamsters.

Is a hamster a type of rat?

No. Hamsters and rats are both rodents.

What 7 letter word of mice and rats and hamsters?

Rodents.

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