vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Tscherskia triton

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tailed Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Microcystaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Tscherskia
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Tscherskia triton

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.