Flat Wrack vs Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

Fucus spiralis compared with Cricetulus longicaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fucaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Fucus	Cricetulus
Species	Fucus spiralis	Cricetulus longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).