A bite-sized hamster with a broken arm and an adequately tiny cast has taken the internet by storm.

A photo of the tiny animal surfaced online on Friday, attracting adoring comments from viewers who marveled at the little hamster's cuteness.

The picture, which shows the little hamster between a human's fingers, has been viewed 927,456 times since being published.

The tiny rodent appears with its arm at a 90-degree angle with its body, held in place by what appears to be a miniature hamster cast.

The caption on Reddit reads: 'Little fellow broke his arm...'

Twitter users could not resist the heartbreaking picture.

'IVE NEVER BEEN SO CONCERNED AS I AM FOR THIS LITTLE HAMSTER WITH A BROKEN ARM RIGHT NOW,' a user going by the handle @Laura_Loo812 wrote.

Mashable's Brittany Levine commented: 'Tiny hamster with a tiny cast. Commence awwwwws.'

Another user, identified as @Miamariemacy, marveled that with all the 'ugliness' in the world, humans still had the capability to 'help even the smallest souls'.

And @AsliNiharika wrote: 'Some things are so precious you don't know whether to swoon or cry.'