30/09/2026
Campbell's dwarf hamster
Campbell’s dwarf hamster is a small species of hamster in the genus Phodopus (family Cricetidae). It is native to the steppes and semi-deserts of central and eastern Asia, including Mongolia, northern China, southern Russia (including Tuva and the Altai Mountains), and Kazakhstan.
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It typically measures about 8–10 cm (3–4 inches) in head-body length (with a very short tail of ~0.5–1.4 cm) and weighs around 20–50 g in captivity. It has soft grey-brown dorsal fur with a narrow dark stripe running along the back, white or greyish underparts, and relatively small ears. It is closely related to (and sometimes confused with) the winter white/Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus), but differs in having smaller ears, no dark patch on the crown, a narrower dorsal stripe, and usually grey rather than pure white belly fur; it also does not turn white in winter.
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It is named after Charles William Campbell, who collected the first specimen in Mongolia in 1902. The species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN and is commonly kept as a pet.
