is this article wrong?

[Bekki2308]

it calls winter whites djungarian etc

Djungarian hamster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But it in here as its meant to be an article on djungarian but mentions winter whites all the way through.

its obviously wiki so should never be trusted but hey

[StarlightSerenity]

I thought djungarian was another name (maybe the 'proper' name) for Winter Whites?

[LokiWolf]

Djungarian is another name for Winter Whites, in fact I think it is the original name.

[Bekki2308]

the titles on this area of the forum say that campbells also known as djungarian

and winter whites also known as siberian

hence why I question

[StarlightSerenity]

Where? Can't see where it says that, I'm blind as a bat though and haven't had coffee yet.

It says 'For Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli), see Campbell's dwarf hamster.' Not meaning that they are also Djungarian I don't think.

In the Campbells article it says that they are closely related to Winter Whites, is that actually true? What do they mean by 'closely related'? I know they can have viable off spring but does that mean that the species are 'closely related'?

[LokiWolf]

I've never heard Campbells being called that.

Campbells are from Russia, hence why they are called Russians, and I think they are also in Siberia too. Robos are from the Gobi Desert in Russia, China, and Mongolia. Winter Whites are from Russia.

[Bekki2308]

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Starlight this is what I was on about not the wiki article

[StarlightSerenity]

Ohhh the HC bit!! Sorry, I was being dumb.

That's wrong I think. Djungarian hamsters are Winter Whites, so are Siberian hamsters. Campbells are just Campbells.

I think. Now I'm confused. *digs out Hamsterlopaedia or however you spell it*

[LokiWolf]

o.0 It's too early for this, I just woke up... I have done research on some of this, but my brain doesn't want to let me think about that too much.

[Bekki2308]

I just assumed this place was right just thought id question this!