Wildlifeof China
Satunin's Tibetan Hamster
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
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Urocricetus kamensis
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, grain and insects
Habitat
Alpine meadow, steppe and shrubland
Range
Tibetan Plateau and adjoining western China
Satunin's Tibetan hamster is a small plateau hamster with a compact body, rounded ears and a short tail. Its upperparts are brownish or grey-brown, contrasting with a paler underside. The species occurs on the Tibetan Plateau and adjoining parts of western China. It inhabits alpine meadow, steppe and shrubland, digs burrows, and feeds on seeds and grain supplemented by insects. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Satunin's Tibetan Hamster eat?
- Seeds, grain and insects
- What habitat does the Satunin's Tibetan Hamster live in?
- Alpine meadow, steppe and shrubland
- Where is the Satunin's Tibetan Hamster found?
- Tibetan Plateau and adjoining western China