Forest Dormouse vs Lesser Scalewort

Dryomys nitedula compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Gliridae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Frullania
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.