Grey dwarf hamster

Weight

30.7 g – 38.5 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

2.41 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

13.5 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

4.65src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

2src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The grey dwarf hamster is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyCricetidae
6. genusCricetulus
7. SpeciesCricetulus migratorius (Pallas, 1773)

Synonyms Arvicala coerulecens, Arvicola coerulescens, Cricetulus arenarius bellicosus, Cricetulus atticus, Cricetulus falzfeini, Cricetulus fulvus, Cricetulus fulvus pamirensis, Cricetulus migratorius caesius, Cricetulus migratorius cinereus, Cricetulus migratorius griseiventris, Cricetulus migratorius griseus, Cricetulus migratorius pulcher, Cricetulus migratorius vernula, Cricetulus migratorius zvierezombi, Cricetulus murinus, Cricetulus phaeus neglectus, Cricetus fulvus, Cricetus isabellinus, Hypudaeus cinerascens, Mus accedula, Mus arenarius, Mus migratorius, Mus phaeus, Nothocricetulus migratorius

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@misc{grey_dwarf_hamster_2026,
  title = {Grey dwarf hamster (Cricetulus migratorius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-dwarf-hamster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}