Golden hamster vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Mesocricetus auratus compared with Potentilla uniflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden hamster	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mesocricetus	Potentilla
Species	Mesocricetus auratus	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

Golden hamster

NE — Not Evaluated

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden hamster	one-flowered cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway