Chia vs Desert Dormouse

Salvia hispanica compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Chia is Not Evaluated while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chia	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Salvia	Selevinia
Species	Salvia hispanica	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chia	Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.