Campbell s Desert Hamster vs Yellow Dodder

Phodopus campbelli compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Campbell s Desert Hamster is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Campbell s Desert Hamster Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Cricetidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Phodopus Cuscuta
Species Phodopus campbelli Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Campbell s Desert Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Campbell s Desert Hamster Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campbell s Desert Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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