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Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is a species of hamster in the genus Phodopus. It was given its common name by Oldfield Thomas in honor of Charles William Campbell, who collected the first specimen in Mongolia on July 1, 1902.
Russian white or Russian winter white hamster winter white (dwarf) hamster Siberian hamster [8] striped hairy-footed hamster [15] striped desert hamster [17] P. campbelli is known as: Djungarian [or Dzhungarian] hamster [15] Campbell's (dwarf) hamster [6] Campbell's desert hamster [17] P. roborovskii is known as: desert hamster [7] [12 ...
The hamster has no fully accepted common name, but winter white dwarf hamster and Russian dwarf hamster are among the most often used. Confusion arises because of their physical similarity to Campbell's dwarf hamster; consequently, the name Djungarian hamster and Russian dwarf can refer to both winter white and Campbell's dwarf hamsters.
Campbell's Russian dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) the Russian winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus This page was last edited on 28 November 2011, at ...
Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is the most common—they are also sometimes called "Russian dwarfs"; however, many hamsters are from Russia, so this ambiguous name does not distinguish them from other species appropriately.
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Dwarf hamster may refer to: . A member of any of the three species of genus Phodopus: . Campbell's dwarf hamster; Djungarian hamster; Roborovski hamster; A member of certain species of genera Cricetulus, Nothocricetulus, or Urocricetus:
The Roborovski hamster is distinguished from the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) and Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) due to its smaller size, sandy coloration of fur and its lack of a dorsal stripe.