Pliny the Elder writes that, in his time, the best location in Egypt for capturing this animal was in the Saite nome; the animal could still be found along the Damietta branch after the Arab Conquest in 639.
== Zunanje povezave ==; v angleščini* Pet Web Site (formerly The Complete Hamster Site) section on Dwarf Winter White Russian Hamsters* Pet Web Site (formerly The Complete Hamster Site) section on Hybrid Hamsters* Hamster Heaven* Xander.it - Winter White video gallery* FurryCritters