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By: J. T.

Kingdom |Phylum |Class |Other |Family |Genus Species |Works Cited

Kingdom: Animalia  Back to Top

• Multicellular

• Hetotrophs

• Most ingest and digest in an internal cavity 

• They have NO cell wall

• Reproduce sexually

Phylum: Chordata  Back to Top

• bilateral symmetry

• segmented body, and segmented muscles 

• complete digestive system

• bony or cartilaginous endoskeleton

Class: Mammalia    Back to Top

• three middle ear bones 
• have hair
• mammary glands
• warm blooded
• feed their born with milk

Other: Rodenta   Back to Top

• most have back bones
• have incisors and molars or premolars           
• most have five toes 
• have different muscle structure

Family: Muridae    Back to Top

• mostly have relatively large eyes
• can vary by size from small to fairly large
• most have claws
• have cheek teeth

Genius and species: Phodopus/ Phodopus sungorus   Back to Top

• are fairly small ranging from three to  five inches in length
• have big cheek pouches
• do not have very good eyesight  
• use whiskers for felling               

    Isn't it cool how hamsters can store food in their cheeks!  The hamster is a very talented creature that can do almost anything.  Hamsters are amazing animals and you will learn a lot abut them in this paragraph.

    The Syrian hamster is a small mammal that has many unique characteristics.  For example, one characteristic is they can fill their cheeks with food.  This characteristic helps by they can carry a good amount of food at one time.  In addition, another characteristic is they  have a robust body and short broad feet.  This characteristic shows that the animal can stay fairly close to the ground.  For example they also have dark eyes, long whiskers, and sharp claws.  In conclusion these characteristics help the Syrian hamster survive in its habitat.

    The many habitat requirements help the Syrian hamster survive.  For example, the Syrian hamster can live in grassy plains.  This shows that the hamster can be hidden in the long grass and foliage.  Another example is they can also live in sand dunes.  This shows that the hamster can burrow holes and escape from predators.  The hamster can also live in semi-arid areas.  In conclusion, the Syrian hamster can easily adapt to its surroundings.

    Hopefully this paragraph taught you a lot about the Syrian hamster.  Hamsters are very talented animals and live in many places.  Finally hamsters and other rodents are integral parts of the food chain. 

Haiku

Walk along the plains

Going through the fields of wheat

Playing in the sand

Works Cited   Back to Top 

University of michigan. 1995. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 16 Apr. 2003 <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/phodopus/p._sungorus$narrative.html>.

Muzzy, Catherine. Personal interview. 26 Mar. 2003.

El Universal. El Universal.com. 16 Apr. 2003 <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=mascotas.eluniversal.com/imagenes/hamsters.gif&imgrefurl=http://mascotas.eluniversal.com/temasemana/1999/10/mascotas25.shtml&h=185&w=200&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2B%2Bhamsters%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN>.

Flaming Text. Flaming Text. 9 Apr. 2003 <http://www2.flamingtext.com/net-fu/jobs/173702132.html>.

Hamsters like it when you give them treats

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