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Long-tailed dwarf hamster

Cricetulus longicaudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The long-tailed dwarf hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 22.1 g and live up to 0.167 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the long-tailed dwarf hamster

Weight
22.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
0.167 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5.71src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the long-tailed dwarf hamster live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed dwarf hamster?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed dwarf hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed dwarf hamster” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_dwarf_hamster&oldid=1361367715), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the long-tailed dwarf hamster endangered?

The long-tailed dwarf hamster is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the long-tailed dwarf hamster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyCricetidae
  6. genusCricetulus
  7. SpeciesCricetulus longicaudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Synonyms Cricetulus andersoni, Cricetulus andersoni nigrescens, Cricetulus dichrootis, Cricetulus kozhantschikovi, Cricetulus lognicaudatus chiumalaiensis, Cricetulus lognicaudatus dichrootis, Cricetulus lognicaudatus nigrescens, Cricetulus nigrescens, Cricetulus phaeus griseiventris, Cricetus lognicaudatus, Cricetus longicaudatus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Lesser long-tailed hamsterEnglish
  • قداد قزم طويل الذيلArabic
  • křečík menšíCzech
  • altainpikkuhamsteriFinnish
  • オナガキヌゲネズミJapanese
  • Ұзынқұйрық атжалманKazakh
  • 긴꼬리난쟁이햄스터Korean
  • Suulleg ShishuukheiMongolian
  • LangstaartdwerghamsterDutch
  • chomiczak długoogonowyPolish
  • Длиннохвостый хомячокRussian
  • Dlinnohvostyi HomyachyokRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the long-tailed dwarf hamster

Other species in the same genus Cricetulus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-tailed dwarf hamster?

An adult long-tailed dwarf hamster weighs 22.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed dwarf hamster endangered?

The long-tailed dwarf hamster is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the long-tailed dwarf hamster live?

The long-tailed dwarf hamster has a recorded lifespan of 0.167 years.

What kind of animal is the long-tailed dwarf hamster?

The long-tailed dwarf hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_dwarf_hamster_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed dwarf hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-dwarf-hamster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}