Ciscaucasian Hamster vs Garden Orpine

Mesocricetus raddei compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ciscaucasian Hamster	Garden Orpine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cricetidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Mesocricetus	Hylotelephium
Species	Mesocricetus raddei	Hylotelephium telephium

Conservation Status

Ciscaucasian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ciscaucasian Hamster	Garden Orpine
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.

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.