Desert Dormouse vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Gliridae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Colchicum
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.