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n. - Type genus of the Old World hamsters.

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  • The hamster, Cricetus Cricetus, hibernates for six months and spends the vast majority of its life alone
  • The hamster, Cricetus Cricetus, an animal that hibernates for six months and spends the vast majority of its life alone, has been protected legally since 1993 but...
  • There is a high diversity of rodents including ground squirrels (Citellus rufescens, C. erythrogenus), hamster (Cricetus Cricetus), jerboa (Allactaga saltator),...
  • The typical fauna of mammals in the vast Kazakhstan steppes includes the numerous rodents such as ground squirrels (Citellus), hamsters (Cricetus, Cricetulus, Podopus),...
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