Desert Dormouse vs Duckweed

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Lemna perpusilla

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Alismatales (택사목)
Family	Gliridae	Araceae
Genus	Selevinia	Lemna
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).