Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse, 1839
(Golden Hamster)

Interactions where Mesocricetus auratus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
caecum caecum is endoparasitised by Major Syphacia a genus of nematodes Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Nematoda/Syphacia/Syphaciaa genus of nematodes Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/Mesocricetus auratusgolden hamstercaecumMajor endoparasitises caecum
ear ear is ectoparasitised by Notoedres muris Red Scab Mite Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/Notoedres murisred scab mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/Mesocricetus auratusgolden hamsterear ectoparasitises ear
ilium ilium is endoparasitised by Major Syphacia a genus of nematodes Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Nematoda/Syphacia/Syphaciaa genus of nematodes Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/Mesocricetus auratusgolden hamsteriliumMajor endoparasitises ilium
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by tapeworm UK/Ireland Hymenolepis nana Dwarf Tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis nana/Hymenolepis nanadwarf tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/Mesocricetus auratusgolden hamsterintestine tapeworm endoparasitises intestine
peri-anal peri-anal is ectoparasitised by Notoedres muris Red Scab Mite Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/Notoedres murisred scab mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/Mesocricetus auratusgolden hamsterperi-anal ectoparasitises peri-anal
tail (base) tail (base) is ectoparasitised by Notoedres muris Red Scab Mite Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/Notoedres murisred scab mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/Mesocricetus auratusgolden hamstertail (base) ectoparasitises tail (base)

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Mesocricetus auratus (Golden Hamster) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMesocricetus auratus (Golden Hamster)
FamilyCRICETIDAE (rats and voles)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mesocricetus auratus (Golden Hamster)

Mesocricetus auratus (Golden Hamster) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mesocricetus auratus (Golden Hamster):

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