Campbell s Desert Hamster vs Thatching grass

Phodopus campbelli compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Campbell s Desert Hamster is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campbell s Desert Hamster	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Phodopus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Phodopus campbelli	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Campbell s Desert Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campbell s Desert Hamster	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campbell s Desert Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.