Tarça vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Udea azorensis compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• Tarça is Near Threatened while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tarça	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Crambidae	Gliridae
Genus	Udea	Myomimus
Species	Udea azorensis	Myomimus roachi

Evolutionary Relationship

Tarça and Mouse-tailed dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tarça	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mouse-tailed dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.