Forest Dormouse vs

Dryomys nitedula compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Gliridae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Dryomys	Stephanoeca
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.