elegant spike-rush vs Mongolian Hamster

Eleocharis elegans compared with Allocricetulus curtatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	Mongolian Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Allocricetulus
Species	Eleocharis elegans	Allocricetulus curtatus

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Mongolian Hamster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Mongolian Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.