Desert Dormouse vs Gambia-pea

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Gambia-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	Crotalaria
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).