Dormouse
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For Lewis Carroll's fictional character, see The Dormouse.
A dormouse is a rodent of the family Gliridae (this family is also variously called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by different taxonomists). Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are named for their long, dormant hibernation period of six months or longer.[2]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type genus ...
Dormice | |
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African dormouse, Graphiurus sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Sciuromorpha |
Family: | Gliridae Muirhead in Brewster, 1819[1] |
Type genus | |
Glis Brisson, 1762 | |
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