Ciscaucasian Hamster vs Floating Fern

Mesocricetus raddei compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ciscaucasian Hamster is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ciscaucasian Hamster	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Mesocricetus	Salvinia
Species	Mesocricetus raddei	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ciscaucasian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ciscaucasian Hamster	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ciscaucasian Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Ciscaucasian Hamster

The Ciscaucasian Hamster (Mesocricetus raddei) is a species in the genus Mesocricetus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.