Beach Pea vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Masked Mouse-tailed 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	Lathyrus	Myomimus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.