Desert Dormouse vs Toothwort

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Toothwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Gliridae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Lathraea
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Toothwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.