Forest Dormouse vs Scots pine blister rust

Dryomys nitedula compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Gliridae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Cronartium
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.