Can hamsters be considered as mice?

Question

Can hamsters be considered as mice?

Answer 1

They're both rodents in a way, but they are by no means mice.

Answer 2

no. they are 2 diferent species.

Answer 3

No that is why they are hamsters and not mice.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

no, that would be like can lions be concidered tigers? DER, NO. lol

Answer 6

No.  Both are rodents though.  Kind of like chocolate and vanilla are flavors of ice cream.  

Answer 7

Hamsters are small rodents that are popular as family pets in many countries

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Superfamily: Muroidea

Family: Cricitidae

Genera: Mesocricetus, Phodopus, Cricetus, Cricetulus, Allocricetulus, Cansumys and Tscherskia

Species: Cricetus cricetus,Mesocricetus auratus, Phodopus campbelli, Phodopus sungorus, Cricetulus griseus and Phodopus roborovskii

Natural Habitat: Mostly dry areas

Diet: Seeds, grasses, roots, fruits, vegetables, corn, pulses, insects, lizards, frogs and small mammals.

Teeth Color: Yellow or White

Gestation Period: 15-20 days

Life span: About 2 years

    *  The native habitats of hamsters are the deserts of Asia.

    * Hamsters borrow their name from the German word ‘Hamstern’, which means to hoard.

    * Male hamsters are called ‘Bucks’ and females hamsters are called ‘Does’.

    * Hamster burrows are up to 2 meters deep in the wilds.

    * Hamster babies are known as puppies.

    * The eyesight of hamsters reaches only up to six inches in front of them.

    * Hamsters are color blind.

    * Hamsters remember their relatives.

    * Hamsters can be taught to react to names.

    * Hamsters cannot be spayed or neutered.

    * Hamsters are generally omnivorous.

    * Hamsters are normally allergic to Cedar.

    * The body fur of hamsters comes in a wide variety of colors, depending on the nature of the species.

    * Regulation of temperature helps to determine the s*x of dwarf hamster babies.  Keeping the mother in warmer temperatures will lead to birth of more males, whereas keeping her in cooler temperatures will lead to the birth of more females.

    * Normally, the breeding season of dwarf hamsters' is from April to September. However, if kept in lighting for eight hours or more a day, they will breed throughout the year.

    * The Golden (Syrian) Hamsters Originated from the Middle Eastern Country Of Syria.

    * The Djungarian Hamsters, also known as Cambells Dwarfs, are found on the steppes of Russia.