What is Dwarf hamster?
{{Taxobox | name = Dwarf hamsters | fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]] to Recent | image = Phodopus_sungorus.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Dwarf winter white Russian hamster | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Rodent]]ia | superfamilia = [[Muroidea]] | familia = [[Cricetidae]] | subfamilia = [[Cricetinae]] | genus = '''''Phodopus''''' | genus_authority = Miller, 1910}} The '''dwarf hamsters''' represent a group of small [[hamster]]s in the genus '''''Phodopus'''''. Although they do not belong to this genus, the [[Chinese hamster]] is often referred to as a dwarf hamster as well. Although more limited in colour than the [[Syrian hamster]], dwarf hamsters are an alternative to pet owners who enjoy a smaller, more sociable hamster. The dwarf hamster was discovered by W.C. Campbell in the early 1900's. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Hamsters]]