Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat vs Spiny Threadwort

Beamys hindei compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Beamys	Cephaloziella
Species	Beamys hindei	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.