field cow-wheat vs Forest Dormouse

Melampyrum arvense compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field cow-wheat	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Melampyrum	Dryomys
Species	Melampyrum arvense	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

field cow-wheat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field cow-wheat	Forest Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field cow-wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.