something i have seen so many YouTubers do is this tier list where they take a specific thing
and they rank it and i figured that i should do
a ranking all of the hamster species including the domesticated ones and the wild hamster species
now something that i learned while preparing for this video is that
a lot of the wild hamster species are not super documentated
like they're listed as an animal that exists but there's very very little photo documentation
or there's people who will be like this is this hamster but
then they'll also be like this is this hamster and like they're the same picture but labelling them as two different hamsters
for example the eversmann's hamster and the Gansu hamster
people are identifying them as like they're using the same picture but labeling them as two different- like it's-
it's very hard to follow so i tried my very hardest
unfortunately i could not find a picture of a gansu hamster or a
long-tailed hamster i think it was so we only have 16 hamsters to show here
i think there is 18 hamsters in total out there
in the world today
which is really cool a lot of people probably don't know this and you're probably going to see a lot of hamsters that you've never seen before
but i wish there was more documentation and studies and information on these hamsters
because they are so freaking cool
so if you do see any photos and you're like hey i actually think this is this species
i apologize that is my fault i did try my absolute hardest to identify the species
and correctly label them i went super far digging for pictures and some of these species only have
literally like one existing photo of them so i apologize
also if you came to this video expecting me to just rate all of these hamsters top tier
this is not the video for you i am not doing that that is extremely boring
that is just bland
alrighty so starting off we have the roborovski dwarf hamster
which is a domesticated species of hamster that we can own in captivity
they are the smallest species they live in semi-desert areas they love sand
they are super fast, can be pretty skittish
i've only had one robo hamster before and i loved her her name was Tater Tot
for the reasoning that i've only ever had one rubber-
robo hamster
i think i'm gonna rate them a B
i am kind of scared to ever get another robo because
Tater Tot was the exception when it came to robos she kind of was the opposite
of how they typically act and i am scared that if i get another robo i may be disappointed
in the way they act
next up we have the Eversmann's hamster
this is a wild species of hamster that is not in captivity and they are very interesting looking they have these giant
black eyes they kind of look like a stuffed animal eyeball and then they have this
funny little body
they kind of remind me of like a gopher
they also have a very round
face i think i'm just gonna give them a C
i feel like that's a good spot yeah
next up we have the Mongolian hamster this is another wild species that is not currently owned in captivity
they look like if you took a chinese hamster's face
and plopped it on a roborovski's body
but they also look like a Duprasi
in the body they just have this funny stubby body
they also look like they're up to something like
they're plotting
so for that reason i'm just gonna give them a D
next up we have the all-time greatest species to ever exist
just kidding
but that's how i feel sometimes
we have the syrian hamster who is a domesticated species
i have had a majority of my hamsters be syrian hamsters
i just really enjoy the species, i like the size of them, i like the colors they come in,
i like their temperament,
i like that they come in long-haired and short hair they're just they're my favorite
i'm not going to give them all the way but i am going to give them an A tier
then we have the chinese hamster
this is another domesticated species of hamster
they are the longest
species or domesticated species they do have the longest tail of the domesticated species
the males also have giant balls which is
fun i've also only had one chinese hamster before
Waddles my current hamster
for that reason i feel like i'm gonna give him
or not him i'm gonna give the chinese hamsters
a B
next up we have the Tibetan dwarf
this is a wild hamster species and they kind of remind me of a pika
don't they- they look kind of like a pika like they have this funny like they have no neck
and a stubby body and a slightly like longer tail than your typical hamster
they just don't look like they would be like a hamster
i think i want to give them a C
next up we have the sokolov which i had to search what how to pronounce this and i'm pretty sure it's
Sokolov
dwarf
this is another wild species
don't they look exactly like a chinese hamster
there's a couple of species wild species that
look very very similar to chinese hamsters just they vary slightly
like i feel like the sokolov dwarfs has may be a pointier face and a slightly longer tail than a chinese hamster
i think i'm going to give them a B just just because they look so similar
then we have the gray dwarf hamster
which once again is a wild species and
they also look very similar to the Chinese hamster just because of that
the face
but they also look like a Duprasi as well
and they have a longer tail
i don't know if i like them as much as the sokolov
so i'm gonna give them
a C
next up we have the European hamster which is a wild
species of hamster i love European hamsters they are very similar to
Syrian hamsters except they're just way bigger and they have these perfect
satellite disc
satellite dish ears
and their coloring is just
magnificent they're just beauties i think
i kind of want to rate them higher they are really mean though that is the only thing
okay we'll just give them an A
next up we have the Campbell's dwarf hamster this is a
domesticated species of hamster
they in captivity is very rare to actually get a purebred campbells most of the time you are going to end up with a hybrid hamster
i do like campbell's
and hybrids they're just not necessarily the highest up on
my list i feel like everyone's gonna hate me for saying that
i like dwarf hamsters i just
we're putting them in the C
then we have the winter white hamster who looks very
very similar to the Campbell's dwarf hamster
which once again most of the time you're not gonna find a purebred winter white
they're likely going to be a hybrid dwarf in captivity
i think
i think they're cute they just look very similar
to Campbell's hamsters i do like dwarf hamsters once again please don't like
don't kill-
everyone's got their pitchforks right now
Pitchforks! can't be an angry mob without pitchforks!
i'm giving them a C okay
Aw next up-
next up we have the ciscaucasian
i'm pretty sure that's how you pronounce it
i don't know what it is about these guys this is a wild species of hamster
and they look
so awesome they look similar to a European hamster but better
if that's even possible
literally for that reason they are going to be S tier
They do look really really mean
i'm sure they do not like human beings
so but i think they look beautiful
then we have a Romanian hamster
this also is a hamster who is a wild species and they do look really similar to the Syrian, European, ciscaucasian
hamsters
they look a little bit different their ears are a bit smaller and they have like bigger eyes
i don't quite like the look of them as much as the other two
i think i'm gonna give them a B
next up we have the Turkish hamster
another wild species
they look super cute they look like the other ones
we just went through
but just slightly different in color
i think i want to rate the Turkish higher than the Romanian
yeah i think that's a good one
next we have the Korean hamster
and this is very interesting they are very rat like
they are
i think i read that they're similar sized to rats
they also have a pretty long tail and they just they look like a wild sewer rat
which is really interesting
i don't know where should i put you i don't know how i feel
also this was literally the only photo i could literally find the other one
other photo i could find it was a drawn picture
of a Korean hamster
so there's not too many pictures i feel like
i'm giving them a D don't don't hate me
and last but not least we have the Kam hamster
i'm not
too positive that this picture actually is a Kam hamster i literally tried my best to find
this is what a couple of people were saying um was a Kam hamster i think
i- i hope that that is a Kam hamster
they do look very similar to like a pika or a gopher type of
animal um i think i'm also going to give them a C
and i think i'm going to lock in my ratings
i think we did pretty good i love that there's only one S tier
i think that's perfect
what do you guys think? what would you rate all of
the hamsters?
i'll leave the link to this tier maker so if you want to go play around with it
and rate your own hamsters and then share with me
you can do that
hopefully you guys have enjoyed this video maybe you learned a little bit more about all of the hamster species that exist
somewhere out there
but i will see you guys in my next video bye