Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat vs ambrette

Beamys hindei compared with Abelmoschus moschatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	ambrette
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Beamys	Abelmoschus
Species	Beamys hindei	Abelmoschus moschatus

Conservation Status

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

ambrette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	ambrette
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.

ambrette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Russia), North America (Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).