Desert Dormouse vs slender thistle

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Gliridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Selevinia	Carduus
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.