Desert Dormouse vs Grooved Flax

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Gliridae	Linaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Linum
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.