Rat vs. Hamster — What's the Difference?

A person regarded as despicable or treacherous.

A small burrowing rodent kept as a pet.

A device used in hairdressing to pad out a hairstyle.

A rodent with large cheek pouches for carrying food.

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus.

A small, furry-tailed rodent native to desert regions.

A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.

A popular choice of pet for children due to its size and nature.

A despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

A nocturnal creature often seen on exercise wheels in captivity.

A person who is associated with or frequents a specified place

Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets.

A pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.

A small Eurasian rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, especially Mesocricetus auratus, having large cheek pouches and a short tail and often kept as a pet or used in laboratory research.

Used to express mild annoyance or irritation.

Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

Hunt or kill rats

Especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the dwarf hamsters of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.

Desert one's party, side, or cause

Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).

Shape (hair) with a rat.

(ambitransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.

Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.

A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets.

Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.

Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

A scab laborer.

A pad of material, typically hair, worn as part of a woman's coiffure to puff out her own hair.

(Slang) A person who frequently passes time at a particular place. Often used in combination

To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs.

(Slang) To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone, especially to a person in authority

(Slang) To work as a scab laborer.

To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material.

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

(informal) Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.

(informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.

(informal) An informant or snitch.

(informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.

(slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.

A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.

A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.

Vagina.

(regional) A scratch or a score.

A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

(usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.

To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.

(of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

(regional) To scratch or score.

To tear, rip, rend.

Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat, (Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in Rattus rattus). These were introduced into America from the Old World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus.

A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.

One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union.

In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.

To catch or kill rats.

To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an associate); to squeal; - used commonly in the phrase to rat on.

Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;

One who reveals confidential information in return for money

A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

Employ scabs or strike breakers in

Take the place of work of someone on strike

Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

Catch rats, especially with dogs

Give away information about somebody;

A long-tailed rodent larger than mice, often associated with urban settings.

An informant or snitch.

A rodent often used in laboratories for scientific experiments.

Yes, both rats and hamsters are members of the rodent family.

While some rats are kept as pets, hamsters are more commonly domesticated.

Hamsters have chubby cheeks used for storing food.

No, rats have long, hairless tails.

Rats are generally larger than hamsters.

Yes, rats are versatile and can be found in both settings.

Hamsters originate from desert regions.

Yes, hamsters are primarily nocturnal creatures.

Yes, rats are known for their intelligence and can be trained.

Yes, hamsters use their chubby cheeks to carry and store food.

Rats are more commonly used in scientific research compared to hamsters.

Yes, there are multiple species of both rats and hamsters.