Forest Dormouse vs Natal plum

Dryomys nitedula compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Gliridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Carissa
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).