Desert Dormouse vs Fringed rue

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Gliridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Ruta
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).