vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Gomphonema utae compared with Tscherskia triton

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tailed Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cymbellales (Cymbellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gomphonemataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gomphonema	Tscherskia
Species	Gomphonema utae	Tscherskia triton

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gomphonema utae is a freshwater pennate diatom in the family Gomphonemataceae with a characteristic asymmetric, clavate frustule that tapers toward the foot-pole where it attaches via a mucilage pad or stalk. It is found in epilithic and epiphytic communities in streams and lakes across temperate regions. The species contributes to biofilm formation and serves as a bioindicator of water quality.