Forest Dormouse vs Red-Head Pondweed

Dryomys nitedula compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Gliridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Potamogeton
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Red-Head Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Head Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.