Forest Dormouse vs Water Chickweed

Dryomys nitedula compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Gliridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Stellaria
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.