Romanian hamster: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Mesocricetus newtoni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Romanian hamster live?

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

Bulgaria

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.

Is the Romanian hamster endangered?

The Romanian hamster’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Romanian hamster?

The Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Mesocricetus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Romanian hamster

The Romanian hamster or Dobrudja hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bulgaria and Romania. The scientific name honors the British ornithologist Alfred Newton, who had published a short description and an illustration of this species in 1870 without knowing it to be a valid species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Romanian hamster (revision 1363201495), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1429152 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).