-
variously called Myoxidae or
Muscardinidae by
different taxonomists).
Dormice are
nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are named...
- galéē 'weasel'. The
European edible dormouse is the
largest of all
extant dormice,
being around 14 to 19 cm (5.5 to 7.5 in) in head-body length, plus an...
- of
rodent that
contains two
extant species, both
known as
edible dormice or fat
dormice: the
European edible dormouse (Glis glis) and the
Iranian edible...
-
Conservation Handbook,
hazel dormice are "particularly ****ociated with
deciduous woodland" but also
inhabit hedgerows and scrub.
Dormice seldom travel more than...
- The
African dormice (genus Graphiurus) are
dormice that live
throughout sub-Saharan
Africa in a
variety of habitats. They are very
agile climbers and have...
- (Sciurida) or
superfamily (Sciuroidea). It has long been
suggested that
dormice (Gliridae) are not
particularly related to the Myomorpha, and
their zygom****eteric...
-
Euarchontoglires (from:
Euarchonta ("true rulers") +
Glires ("
dormice")),
synonymous with Supraprimates, is a
clade and a
superorder of
placental mammals...
-
Threatened Species due to its wide
range and
stable po****tion trend.
Forest dormice have a
diploid count (2n) of 48 chromosomes. Even
though this
species lives...
- gerbils).
Superfamily Muroidea Family Platacanthomyidae (spiny
dormice and
Chinese pygmy dormice)
Family Spalacidae (blind mole-rats and
bamboo rats) Family...
- families, the
squirrels are most
closely related to the
mountain beaver and
dormice. The word squirrel,
first attested in 1327,
comes from the Anglo-Norman...
