Forest Dormouse vs Japanese Maple

Dryomys nitedula compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Japanese Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Gliridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Acer
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).