#0071 · 🦊 mammals

Eurasian Hamster

🇳🇱 Europese Hamster ·Cricetus cricetus

CRcritically endangered 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The European hamster ( Cricetus cricetus ), also known as the Eurasian hamster , black-bellied hamster or common hamster , is the only species of the genus Cricetus . It is native to a large range in Eurasia, extending from Belgium to the Altai mountains and Yenisey River in Russia. Where abundant the animal is widely considered a farmland pest, and it has also been trapped for its fur.

base stats

NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,844iNaturalist observations
threat CRcritically endangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).