Are mice the same as hamsters?

Hamsters are different from mice. They have the following differences:

1, the difference between families and genera.

Hamster is the general name of animals in the animal kingdom, Chordata, Vertebrate, Mammalian, True Mouse, Rodent, Rodent and Hamster. Rats are the general name of animals in the animal kingdom, chordates, vertebrates, mammals, ungulates, rodents, rodents and rodents.

2. Differences in eating habits.

Hamsters are omnivores, such as pumpkins, cabbages, lettuce, potatoes, beans, fruits, weeds and seeds. And often collect seeds and bring them back to holes or storage holes. Rats are omnivores and like to eat a lot. Almost everyone eats anything, not afraid of sour, sweet, bitter and spicy, but their favorite foods are cereals, melon seeds, peanuts and fried foods.

3. Different origins.

Hamsters are mainly distributed in arid areas of Central Asia, and a few are distributed in Europe. Golden hamsters are native to Israel and other places. Campbell hamster is native to eastern Baikal, Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Hebei and Inner Mongolia. Gakaria hamster is native to eastern Kazakhstan and southwestern Siberia, and Luo Burovski hamster is native to Russia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang and southwestern Mongolia.

Rats are energetic, numerous, extremely fast in reproduction and adaptable. They can eat almost anything, live anywhere, burrow and climb trees, often haunt sewers, toilets, kitchens, sundries and garbage dumps, move back and forth between places with bacteria and clean places, and spread pathogens such as plague, epidemic hemorrhagic fever and leptospirosis.

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