Winter white dwarf hamster
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| phylum | Chordata | The winter white dwarf hamster, also known as the Russian dwarf hamster, Djungarian hamster, Dzungarian hamster, striped dwarf hamster, Siberian hamster, or Siberian dwarf hamster, is ball-shaped and typically half the size of the Syrian hamster, so is called a dwarf hamster along with all Phodopus species. It's features include a typically thick, dark grey dorsal stripe and furry feet. As winter approaches and the days shorten, the winter white dwarf hamster's dark fur is almost entirely replaced with white fur.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Cricetidae | |
| genus | Phodopus | |
| species | P. sungorus |