vs Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

Diderma meyerae compared with Cricetulus longicaudatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
Kingdom	Protozoa (Protozoen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Didymiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Diderma	Cricetulus
Species	Diderma meyerae	Cricetulus longicaudatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.