Forest Dormouse vs Prickly Heath

Dryomys nitedula compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Gliridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Gaultheria
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.