Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat vs Stinking chamomile

Beamys hindei compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Beamys hindei	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.