Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat vs Mastic Thyme

Beamys hindei compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Beamys	Thymus
Species	Beamys hindei	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Kenya.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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