Common Name: Roborovski Hamster
Scientific Name: Phodopus roborovskii
Class: Mammals
Diet: Omnivore
Size: The average adult body length is about 4.5 - 5 cm and their weight can reach 0.2 to 0.25 kg
Average Lifespan: 3-4 years
Origin: China
Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN, 2016)
Physical Description
Roborovski hamster have a small size body, sandy color on their body with white belly.
They also have white mark over their eyes.
Habitat
Temperate grasslands and Desert and xeric shrublands
Did You Know?
They are the smallest of hamster species and they have sandy colour of fur.
They can have 1 to 8 babies at the same time at anywhere, they also able to raise their babies within their colonies which consists of many other hamsters.
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