Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Beamys hindei compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Beamys	Cladonia
Species	Beamys hindei	Cladonia chlorophaea

Conservation Status

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Mealy Pixie Cup
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.

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).