Dwarf hamster may refer to:
*A member of any of the three species of genus ''
Phodopus
''Phodopus'', a genus of rodents in the hamster subfamily Cricetinae—a division of the larger family Cricetidae—is a lineage of small hamsters native to central Asia that display unusual adaptations to extreme temperatures. They are the only ...
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Campbell's dwarf hamster
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, ...
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Djungarian hamster
The winter white dwarf hamster (''Phodopus sungorus''), also known as the Russian dwarf hamster, Djungarian hamster, Dzungarian hamster, striped dwarf hamster, Siberian hamster, or Siberian dwarf hamster, is one of three species of hamster in the ...
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Roborovski hamster
The Roborovski hamster (''Phodopus roborovskii''), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster or simply dwarf hamster is the smallest of three species of hamster in the genus '' Phodopus'', and is native to the deserts of Central Asia. ...
*A member of certain species of genera ''
Cricetulus
''Cricetulus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae (voles and hamsters); it has seven member species that inhabit arid or semi-arid regions in Eurasia.
They tend to be more ratlike in appearance than typical hamsters, hence the common ...
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Nothocricetulus
The grey dwarf hamster, grey hamster or migratory hamster (''Nothocricetulus migratorius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Its range extends from Eastern Europe through the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia to Mongolia and we ...
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Urocricetus
''Urocricetus'' is a genus of hamsters found on the Tibetan Plateau in southern Asia. These species have relatively long tails for a hamster, with brownish upperparts and a pure white underside.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Urocricetus'' was originally ...
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Tibetan dwarf hamster
The Tibetan dwarf hamster (''Urocricetus alticola'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found not only in Tibet and China, but also in India and Nepal in mountainous regions at altitudes of up to about . It was moved from the ...
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Chinese dwarf hamster
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Kam dwarf hamster
The Kam dwarf hamster (''Urocricetus kamensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the mountains of western China where it inhabits grassland, shrubby marshes and steppes. Although it has a limited range, the I ...
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Long-tailed dwarf hamster
The long-tailed dwarf hamster (''Cricetulus longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.
Description
The long-tailed dwarf hamster has a head and body length of between ...
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Grey dwarf hamster
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Sokolov's dwarf hamster
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