Forest Dormouse vs Moon Trefoil

Dryomys nitedula compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Gliridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Medicago
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).