''Dryomys'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
dormouse
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 hibe ...
.
Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
also goes by the common name
forest dormouse
The forest dormouse (''Dryomys nitedula'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae found in eastern Europe, the Balkans and parts of western Central Asia. It is categorized as being of least concern in the ''IUCN List of Threatened Specie ...
.
Species
The species within the genus ''Dryomys'' are:
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Dryomys laniger
The woolly dormouse (''Dryomys laniger'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae endemic to Turkey.
The woolly dormouse's range is restricted to south-west to eastern Anatolia along the Taurus Mountains. It lives in rocky and stony alpin ...
'' – woolly dormouse
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Dryomys niethammeri
The Balochistan forest dormouse (''Dryomys niethammeri'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is native to Pakistan.
Habitat
The Balochistan forest dormouse is found in juniper forest of Ziarat, however deforestation
De ...
'' – Balochistan forest dormouse
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Dryomys nitedula
The forest dormouse (''Dryomys nitedula'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae found in eastern Europe, the Balkans and parts of western Central Asia. It is categorized as being of least concern in the ''IUCN List of Threatened Specie ...
'' – forest dormouse
References
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Dormice