Roborovski dwarf hamster: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the roborovski dwarf hamster lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phodopus roborovskii
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Mass	1.45 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the roborovski dwarf hamster live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the roborovski dwarf hamster in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Mongolia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a roborovski dwarf hamster?

Wikidata records the following for the roborovski dwarf hamster: mass 1.45 g (birth weight).

Is the roborovski dwarf hamster endangered?

The roborovski dwarf hamster’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the roborovski dwarf hamster?

The roborovski dwarf hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Phodopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the roborovski dwarf hamster

The Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster or simply dwarf hamster is the smallest of three species of hamster in the genus Phodopus, and is native to the deserts of Central Asia. They average 1.6 cm (0.6 in) in length at birth and grow to be 6.3 cm (2.5 in) in length and 16 g (0.56 oz) in weight in adulthood. Distinguishing characteristics of the Roborovskis are eyebrow-like white spots and the lack of any dorsal stripe (found on the other members of the genus Phodopus). The average lifespan for the Roborovski hamster is 2–4 years, though this is dependent on living conditions (extremes being four years in captivity and two in the wild). Roborovskis are known for their speed and have been said to run up to 6 miles a night. The common name and scientific name honor the Russian explorer Vsevolod Ivanovich Roborovsky, who collected the holotype of this species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Roborovski dwarf hamster (revision 1378244298), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q729420 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).