Raposa-do-campo vs Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Beamys hindei

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Lycalopex	Beamys
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Beamys hindei

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Kenya.