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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.
Campbell's desert hamster [17] P. roborovskii is known as: desert hamster [7] [12] Roborovski (dwarf) hamster Roborovski's desert hamster [17] Robo (dwarf) hamster. Below is a key to the four species of dwarf hamster commonly kept as pets. Some dwarf hamsters are albino, in which case they will be primarily white and the fur colour ...
Other hamster species commonly kept as pets are the three species of dwarf hamster, Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli), the winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) and the Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii). Hamsters feed primarily on seeds, fruits, vegetation, and occasionally burrowing insects.
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 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 dwarf hamster; R. Roborovski dwarf hamster; W. Winter white dwarf hamster This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 20:21 (UTC). ...
Big hamsters should have a minimum of 800 square inches of floor space, and dwarf hamsters should have at least 640. You can also DIY with a 75-gallon (or larger) aquarium fitted with a mesh lid.
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.