Campbell s Desert Hamster vs Touch-me-not

Phodopus campbelli compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campbell s Desert Hamster	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Phodopus	Melianthus
Species	Phodopus campbelli	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Campbell s Desert Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campbell s Desert Hamster	Touch-me-not
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campbell s Desert Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.