Leithiinae
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Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice
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Dormouse
Dormice are rodents of the family Gliridae. Dormice are mostly found in Europe, although some live in Africa and Asia. They are particularly known for their long periods of hibernation...
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Classification
Subfamily Leithiinae- Genus Chaetocauda
- Chinese DormouseChinese DormouseThe Chinese Dormouse or Sichuan Dormouse is a species of dormouse that lives in sub-alpine mixed forests in northern Sichuan, China...
, Chaetocauda sichuanensis
- Chinese Dormouse
- Genus Dryomys
- Woolly DormouseWoolly DormouseThe Woolly Dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family.It is endemic to Turkey.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 29 July 2007....
, Dryomys laniger - Balochistan Forest DormouseBalochistan Forest DormouseThe Balochistan Forest Dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family.It is endemic to Pakistan.-References:* Gippoliti, S. 2002. . Downloaded on 29 July 2007....
, Dryomys niethammeri - Forest DormouseForest DormouseThe Forest Dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family found in eastern Europe, the Balkans and parts of western Central Asia...
, Dryomys nitedula
- Woolly Dormouse
- Genus EliomysEliomysEliomys is a genus of rodent in the Gliridae family.It contains the following species:* Asian Garden Dormouse, Eliomys melanurus* Maghreb Garden Dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus* Garden Dormouse, Eliomys quercinus-References:...
, Garden Dormice- Asian Garden DormouseAsian Garden DormouseThe Asian Garden Dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family.It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey....
, Eliomys melanurus - Maghreb Garden DormouseMaghreb Garden DormouseThe Maghreb Garden Dormouse is a nocturnal species of rodent in the Gliridae family. It is found in Algeria, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara. Its natural habitats vary from humid forests to semi-deserts.-Further reading:**...
, Eliomys munbyanus - Garden DormouseGarden dormouseThe garden dormouse is a rodent in the dormouse family.- Features :Garden dormice are typically in length, with the tail adding an additional . They weigh . The coat is gray or brown, with a white underside...
, Eliomys quercinus
- Asian Garden Dormouse
- Genus Hypnomys† (Balearic dormouse)
- Hypnomys morphaeus†
- Hypnomys mahonensis†
- Genus Muscardinus
- Hazel DormouseHazel DormouseThe Hazel Dormouse or Common Dormouse is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus....
, Muscardinus avellanarius
- Hazel Dormouse
- Genus MyomimusMyomimusMyomimus is a genus of rodent in the Gliridae family.It contains the following species:* Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse * Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse * Setzer's Mouse-tailed Dormouse...
, Mouse-tailed dormice- Masked Mouse-tailed DormouseMasked Mouse-tailed DormouseThe masked mouse-tailed dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family. It is found in Iran and Turkmenistan.-Source:* Tchabovsky, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Myomimus personatus - Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse, Myomimus roachi
- Setzer's Mouse-tailed DormouseSetzer's Mouse-tailed DormouseThe Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family. It is endemic to Iran.-Source:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007.-External links:...
, Myomimus setzeri
- Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
- Genus Selevinia
- Desert DormouseDesert DormouseThe Desert Dormouse is a species of rodent in the dormouse family Gliridae.This species was formerly placed in its own family, Seleviniidae, but it is now considered to be a dormouse, monotypic within the genus Selevinia.It is endemic to Kazakhstan.-References:*Holden, M. E. 2005. Family Gliridae....
, Selevinia betpakdalaensis
- Desert Dormouse