Similar animals Some similar rodents sometimes called "hamsters" are not currently classified in the hamster subfamily Cricetinae. These include the maned hamster, or crested hamster, which is really the maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi). Others are the mouse-like hamsters (Calomyscus spp.), and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).
Similar animals Some similar rodents sometimes called "hamsters" are not currently classified in the hamster subfamily Cricetinae These include the maned hamster or crested hamster which is really the maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi) Others are the mouse-like hamsters (Calomyscus spp) and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus)