Dryomys

Dryomys is a genus of dormouse.[1] Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species also goes by the common name forest dormouse.

Dryomys
Dryomys nitedula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Gliridae
Subfamily: Leithiinae
Genus: Dryomys
Thomas, 1905

Species

The species within the genus Dryomys are:

  • Dryomys laniger – woolly dormouse
  • Dryomys niethammeri – Balochistan forest dormouse
  • Dryomys nitedula – forest dormouse

References

  1. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1768. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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