Dormouse
Family of mammals, the dormice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
| Dormice Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| African dormouse, Graphiurus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Sciuromorpha |
| Family: | Gliridae Muirhead in Brewster, 1819[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Glis Brisson, 1762 | |
| Subfamilies and genera | |
The English name of the species derived from the French dormeuse, and the latter in turn possibly from the Languedocien radourmeire.[3]