Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Encyclopedia
The masked mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus personatus) is a species of rodent
in the Gliridae family. It is found in Iran
and Turkmenistan
.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Gliridae family. It is found in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
.
Source
- Tchabovsky, A. 1996. Myomimus personatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.