Appearance	Characteristics
Golden Hamster Photo by permission of The Hamster Socitey Homepage	Size: 15-20 cm The original wild colour of the Syrian Hamster. Golden-brown in colour with white underparts.	Lively & robust; easily tamed; solitery - females in particular are more aggressive towards eachother.
Cream-colored Hamster Photo by permission of The Hamster Socitey Homepage	An early mutation of the Syrian Hamster. Even beige color; the underparts somewhat are paler	Lively; becomes friendly quickly; also even-tempered.
Teddy Hamster (Longhaired Syrian Hamster) Photo by Pet View Magazine	Longhaired has silky, shiny fur; Males have longer fur than females.	Becomes friendly quickly; longhaired needs to be groomed with a toothbrush.
Albino Syrian (Flesh Eared White or Synthetic Albino)	Mutuation of Syrian Hamster although they are not "true albinos". White all over with pink-red eyes.	Lively & robust; easily tamed; solitery - females in particular are more aggressive towards eachother.
Banded Syrian Hamster Photo by permission of Miguel Mascarenhas	Pattern mutation of the Syrian Hamster. White band over center of body and white belly.	Lively & robust; easily tamed; solitary - females in particular are more aggressive towards each other.
Dwarf Winter White Russian Hamster (Djungarian or Siberian) Photo by permission of Jon's Dwarf Hamster Page	Size: 8-10 cm Has dark grey fur with dark markings on nose, ears, tail, and feet; has a black stripe that runs from between the ears down to the tail; more delicate than wild-type golden hamsters, can turn white in winter	Becomes tame quickly; gets along with others of its kind; limited vision.
Dwarf Russian Hamster (Campbells) Photo by permission of The Complete Hamster Site	Size: 10-12 cm Mid grey with a dark grey stripe from between the ears to the tail; white belly and slightly cream on the sides; has black eyes	It is sociable and will live with other hamsters of its own kind.
Albino Dwarf Campbells Russian Hamster Photo by permission of The Complete Hamster Site	Size: 10-12 cm A mutation of the Dwarf Campbells Russian. Pure white with red eyes.	It's good-natured, even toward others of its kind.
Dwarf Hamster (Chinese)