Woolly dormouse
| Woolly dormouse |
| Conservation status |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Rodentia |
| Family: |
Gliridae |
| Genus: |
Dryomys |
| Species: |
D. laniger |
| Binomial name |
Dryomys laniger
Felten & Storch, 1968 |
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The woolly dormouse (Dryomys laniger) is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family endemic to Turkey.
Range
The woolly dormouse's range is restricted to south-west to eastern Anatolia along the Taurus Mountains range.
Habitat
The woolly dormouse lives in rocky and stony alpine sites. In its south-western range, it is found in rocky areas surrounded by Cedar, Juniper, Cypress, Fir and Oak.
References
Baillie, J. 1996. Dryomys laniger.
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Holden, M. E.. 2005. Family Gliridae. pp. 819–841 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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| | | | Graphiurinae | |
- Angolan African Dormouse (Graphiurus angolensis)
- Christy's Dormouse (Graphiurus christyi)
- Jentink's Dormouse (Graphiurus crassicaudatus)
- Johnston's African Dormouse (Graphiurus johnstoni)
- Kellen's Dormouse (Graphiurus kelleni)
- Lorrain Dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus)
- Small-eared Dormouse (Graphiurus microtis)
- Monard's Dormouse (Graphiurus monardi)
- Woodland Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus)
- Nagtglas's African Dormouse (Graphiurus nagtglasii)
- Namtap (Graphiurus ocularis)
- Rock Dormouse (Graphiurus platyops)
- Stone Dormouse (Graphiurus rupicola)
- Silent Dormouse (Graphiurus surdus)
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| | Leithiinae | Chaetocauda |
- Chinese Dormouse (Chaetocauda sichuanensis)
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- Woolly Dormouse (Dryomys laniger)
- Balochistan Forest Dormouse (Dryomys niethammeri)
- Forest Dormouse (Dryomys nitedula)
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- Asian Garden Dormouse (Eliomys melanurus)
- Maghreb Garden Dormouse (Eliomys munbyanus)
- Garden Dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)
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| Muscardinus |
- Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
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- Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus personatus)
- Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus roachi)
- Setzer's Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus setzeri)
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| Selevinia |
- Desert Dormouse (Selevinia betpakdalaensis)
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| | Glirinae | Glirulus |
- Japanese Dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
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