Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat vs Mountain Aster

Beamys hindei compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Beamys	Oclemena
Species	Beamys hindei	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.