''Eliomys'' ( grc-gre, Ἡλίομυς ''Hēlíomus'') is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Gliridae.
It contains the following extant species:
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Asian garden dormouse
The Asian garden dormouse or large-eared garden dormouse, (''Eliomys melanurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey.
Its natural h ...
, ''Eliomys melanurus''
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Maghreb garden dormouse
The Maghreb garden dormouse (''Eliomys munbyanus'') is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara. Its natural habitats vary from humid forests to semi-deserts. It is a ...
, ''Eliomys munbyanus''
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Garden dormouse
The garden dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') is a rodent in the dormouse family.
Characteristics
The garden dormouse is gray or brown, with a whitish underside. It has black eye markings and large ears. Its hair is short, and its tail has a whi ...
, ''Eliomys quercinus''
The earliest records of the genus are known from the Late Miocene (
Tortonian
The Tortonian is in the geologic time scale an age or stage of the late Miocene that spans the time between 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma and 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It follows the Serravallian and is followed by the Messinian.
The Torton ...
) of the Iberian Peninsula.
Fossil species assigned to ''Eliomys'' include:
* †''Eliomys truci''
* †''Eliomys yevesi''
* †''Eliomys intermedius''
* †''Eliomys assimilis''
* †''Eliomys lafarguei''
* †''Eliomys reductus''
References
* Reumer J.W.F. 2001. Gliridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the Zuurland boreholes near Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Deinsea 8: 41-47
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Johann Andreas Wagner
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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