Editing Winter white dwarf hamster (section)

==Naming==
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. The term "winter white" derives from the fact that in the wild the hamster changes its fur colour to white for the winter months. This camouflages the hamster and reduces [[predation]] when snow is on the ground. Campbell's dwarf hamsters do not change fur colour during the winter and can only be described as being "winter white" erroneously.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dwarfhamsterhome.com/russian-dwarf-hamster/|title = Russian Dwarf Hamster Facts & Care - Campbell Hamsters}}</ref>

The [[binomial name]] for the hamster is ''Phodopus sungorus''. The hamster was first described by [[Peter Simon Pallas]] in 1773 as a [[mouse]].<ref>Sungorus Pallas 1773 (p. 703) . Quoted in:. Ross 1998 (p. 1, synonymy of the species)</ref> The name ''sungorus'' derives from the geographic region [[Dzungaria]].<ref>Steinlechner 1998, DJUNGARIAN HAMSTER AND/OR SIBERIAN HAMSTER:
WHO IS WHO?, European Pineal Society NEWS (p. 8).</ref> In 1778, Pallas renamed the hamster to ''Mouse songarus''.<ref>Peter Simon Pallas 1778 quadrupedum species novae e ordine glirium p. 269 Quoted in Ross 1998 (p. 1, synonymy of the species)</ref>
In 1912 [[Ned Hollister]] ordered the "Mouse songarus" to the genus ''Phodopus''.<ref>Ned Hollister 1912 New mammals from the highlands of Siberia Quoted in:. Ross 1998 (p. 1, synonymy of the species)</ref> A. I. Argiropulo, in 1933, changed the name to ''priority sungorus'' <ref>Argiropulo 1933rd Quoted in:. Ross 1998 (p. 1, synonymy of the species)</ref> and determined the hamster as a [[subspecies]] of Campbell's dwarf hamster called ''Phodopus sungorus sungorus''.<ref>Argiropulo 1933 (p. 136). Quoted in Ross 1998 (p. 6, "Remarks ").</ref> Today winter white dwarf hamsters and Campbell's dwarf hamsters are considered separate species, with the winter white officially known as ''Phodopus sungorus''.