| English | German |
| dwarf hamster | dschungarischer Zwerghamster (Phodopus sungorus) |
| Eversmann's dwarf hamster | Eversmann-Zwerghamster (Allocricetulus eversmanni) |
| Roborowsky's dwarf hamster | Roborowski-Zwerghamster (Phodopus roborovskii) |
| short dwarf hamster | mongolischer Zwerghamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) |