alpine cinquefoil vs Desert Dormouse

Potentilla crantzii compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Gliridae
Genus	Potentilla	Selevinia
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.