Desert Dormouse vs Everlasting Pea

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Everlasting Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Everlasting Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Gliridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Lathyrus
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Lathyrus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Everlasting Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).