The European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) is a species of hamster native to grasslands and agricultural areas across Eurasia, from Belgium and eastern France to Russia and western China. The largest living hamster species, it can reach 30 centimetres (12in) in body length and has brown, black and white fur. It lives in underground burrows, where it stores food gathered in its expandable cheek pouches, and hibernates during winter. Once widespread and regarded as an agricultural pest, the European hamster has undergone a dramatic population decline, with intensive farming, habitat loss and persecution among possible causes. It has been classified as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2020. This European hamster was photographed in a cemetery in Meidling, in Vienna, Austria.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
I grew up in Heber-Overgaard, Arizona. I moved to Phoenix, Arizona at age 10. Due to living with such an abundance of nature at my finger tips, today I am a fan of the outdoors and all of the creatures that share it. I have a fondness for the following categories...
Mogollon Monster - My first Wiki article of which I greatly enjoyed researching and writing. I personally want to thank Plazak and ChildofMidnight for helping to edit and shape it into a wiki friendly page:)
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