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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Mesocricetus > Species: Mesocricetus newtoni

Romanian hamster - Mesocricetus newtoni (Nehring, 1898)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Near Threatened (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	87 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	grassland sparsely vegetated land
May also occur in	cropland heathland and shrub
Natura 2000 species code	2609

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Near Threatened

Europe

Near Threatened

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
BG0000503	Bulgaria	Reka Lom	Map
BG0000119	Bulgaria	Trite bratya	Map
BG0000421	Bulgaria	Preslavska planina	Map
BG0000232	Bulgaria	Batin	Map
BG0000521	Bulgaria	Makresh	Map
BG0000616	Bulgaria	Mikre	Map
ROSCI0071	Romania	Dumbrăveni - Valea Urluia - Lacul Vederoasa	Map
BG0000593	Bulgaria	Bilernitsite	Map
BG0001036	Bulgaria	Balgarski izvor	Map
BG0000611	Bulgaria	Yazovir Gorni Dabnik	Map
BG0000107	Bulgaria	Suha reka	Map
BG0001014	Bulgaria	Karlukovo	Map
BG0000516	Bulgaria	Chernata mogila	Map
BG0000241	Bulgaria	Srebarna	Map
BG0000171	Bulgaria	Ludogorie - Boblata	Map
BG0000377	Bulgaria	Kalimok - Brashlen	Map
BG0000151	Bulgaria	Aytoska planina	Map
BG0000418	Bulgaria	Kermenski vazvishenia	Map
BG0000335	Bulgaria	Karaboaz	Map
BG0000509	Bulgaria	Tsibritsa	Map
BG0000382	Bulgaria	Shumensko plato	Map
BG0000199	Bulgaria	Tsibar	Map
BG0000613	Bulgaria	Reka Iskar	Map
BG0000104	Bulgaria	Provadiysko - Royaksko plato	Map
BG0000528	Bulgaria	Ostrovska step - Vadin	Map
BG0000526	Bulgaria	Dolno Linevo	Map
BG0000138	Bulgaria	Kamenitsa	Map
BG0000130	Bulgaria	Kraymorska Dobrudzha	Map
BG0000240	Bulgaria	Studenets	Map
BG0000500	Bulgaria	Voynitsa	Map
BG0000279	Bulgaria	Stara reka	Map
BG0000106	Bulgaria	Harsovska reka	Map
BG0000569	Bulgaria	Kardam	Map
BG0000608	Bulgaria	Lomovete	Map
BG0000198	Bulgaria	Sredetska reka	Map
BG0000181	Bulgaria	Reka Vit	Map
BG0000497	Bulgaria	Archar	Map
BG0000275	Bulgaria	Yazovir Stamboliyski	Map
BG0000196	Bulgaria	Reka Mochuritsa	Map
BG0001040	Bulgaria	Zapadna Stara planina i Predbalkan	Map
BG0000523	Bulgaria	Shishentsi	Map
BG0000518	Bulgaria	Vartopski dol	Map
BG0000572	Bulgaria	Rositsa - Loznitsa	Map
BG0000213	Bulgaria	Tarnovski visochini	Map
BG0000366	Bulgaria	Kresna - Ilindentsi	Map
BG0000393	Bulgaria	Ekokoridor Kamchia - Emine	Map
BG0000182	Bulgaria	Orsoya	Map
BG0000570	Bulgaria	Izvorovo - Kraishte	Map
BG0000420	Bulgaria	Grebenets	Map
BG0000615	Bulgaria	Devetashko plato	Map
BG0000334	Bulgaria	Ostrov	Map
ROSCI0065	Romania	Delta Dunării	Map
BG0000508	Bulgaria	Reka Skat	Map
BG0000169	Bulgaria	Ludogorie - Srebarna	Map
BG0000247	Bulgaria	Nikopolsko plato	Map
BG0001037	Bulgaria	Pastrina	Map
ROSCI0060	Romania	Dealurile Agighiolului	Map
BG0000614	Bulgaria	Reka Ogosta	Map
ROSCI0201	Romania	Podișul Nord Dobrogean	Map
BG0000239	Bulgaria	Obnova - Karaman dol	Map
BG0000610	Bulgaria	Reka Yantra	Map
BG0000530	Bulgaria	Pozharevo - Garvan	Map
ROSCI0022	Romania	Canaralele Dunării	Map
ROSCI0123	Romania	Munții Măcinului	Map
BG0000507	Bulgaria	Deleyna	Map
BG0000527	Bulgaria	Kozloduy	Map
BG0000609	Bulgaria	Reka Rositsa	Map
BG0000432	Bulgaria	Golyama reka	Map
BG0000621	Bulgaria	Ezero Shabla - Ezerets	Map
BG0000602	Bulgaria	Kabiyuk	Map
BG0000576	Bulgaria	Svishtovska gora	Map
BG0000525	Bulgaria	Timok	Map
BG0000168	Bulgaria	Ludogorie	Map
BG0000340	Bulgaria	Tsar Petrovo	Map
BG0000336	Bulgaria	Zlatia	Map
BG0000498	Bulgaria	Vidbol	Map
ROSCI0157	Romania	Pădurea Hagieni - Cotul Văii	Map
ROSCI0215	Romania	Recifii Jurasici Cheia	Map
BG0000154	Bulgaria	Ezero Durankulak	Map
BG0000102	Bulgaria	Dolinata na reka Batova	Map
BG0001028	Bulgaria	Sreden Pirin - Alibotush	Map
BG0000116	Bulgaria	Kamchia	Map
BG0000573	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kaliakra	Map
BG0000137	Bulgaria	Reka Dolna Luda Kamchia	Map
ROSCI0353	Romania	Peștera - Deleni	Map
BG0000627	Bulgaria	Konunski dol	Map
ROSCI0412	Romania	Ivrinezu	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Avurtlak	Turkish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Chomik Newtona	Polish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Criceto di Romania	Italian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Dobrudzsai aranyhörcsög	Hungarian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Hamster de Newton	French	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Hámster rumano	Spanish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Hamsterul-românesc	Romanian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Roemeense hamster	Dutch	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Romanian hamster	English	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Romanianhamsteri	Finnish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rumänischer Goldhamster	German	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rumänsk hamster	Swedish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rumensk gullhamster	Norwegian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

No external data sets available for this species

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