Campbell s Desert Hamster vs River False Buttonweed

Phodopus campbelli compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campbell s Desert Hamster	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Phodopus	Spermacoce
Species	Phodopus campbelli	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Campbell s Desert Hamster

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campbell s Desert Hamster	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campbell s Desert Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

Campbell s Desert Hamster

The Campbell s Desert Hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is a species in the genus Phodopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.