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The Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is a widely used experimental animal model. This chapter focuses primarily on the most current research uses of the hamster. More classical uses are covered only as they pertain to these current uses.he Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) possesses a variety of unique features which make them desirable research models. Despite these features, experimental use of the hamster has declined over the past 20â30 years.
The less well known mouse-like hamsters come from Afghanistan where they live among pine and cork oak covered slopes, using cracks in the rocks as communal nests which they line with sheep's wool. Syrians hamsters are solitary dwellers and the females are larger and dominant.he Campbells (or Djungarian) hamsters are from Mongolia, where they live among semi-deserts and sand dunes. There are few humans there, only nomadic sheep herders in summer.