African locust-bean vs Desert Dormouse

Parkia biglobosa compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• African locust-bean is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Parkia	Selevinia
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.