I mean they keep getting called a rat!
2007-07-22 15:58:56 · 11 answers · asked by Brittany 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
They are members of the RODENTIA order:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Genera
Mesocricetus
Phodopus
Cricetus
Cricetulus
Allocricetulus
Cansumys
Tscherskia
Here, also, is a link about more animals in the rodentia order:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent
2007-07-22 16:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 18 species, classified in six or seven genera. Because they are easy to breed in captivity, hamsters are often used as lab animals and kept as pets.
2007-07-23 00:12:03 · answer #2 · answered by xXdEaD bEaTXx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are rodents, like their cousins rats, mice, beavers, etc. Ferrets are not rodents, they belong to the mustelid family with weasels and skunks.
2007-07-22 23:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Victoria G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is certainly not a rat but it is a rodent. rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, ferrets and more like that are rodents
2007-07-22 23:04:17 · answer #4 · answered by GIR3232 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a hamster is a rodent. Sorry.
2007-07-23 10:21:33 · answer #5 · answered by ask the aliens! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, HAMSTERS are rodents...whats wrong with rats?..
2007-07-22 23:08:25 · answer #6 · answered by hellokristy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not a fish!
2007-07-23 00:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by Dustinius 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are actually a type of cow.
2007-07-22 23:57:21 · answer #8 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
theyare rodents...
2007-07-22 23:04:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya
2007-07-22 23:08:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋