Leithiinae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
of
dormice
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 ...
. It is named after the ''
Leithia
''Leithia'' is a genus of extinct giant dormice from the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Sicily. It is considered an example of island gigantism. ''Leithia melitensis'' is the largest known species of dormouse, living or extinct, being twi ...
'', an extinct genus of giant dormouse from the
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fina ...
of
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Classification
Subfamily Leithiinae
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Chaetocauda
The Chinese dormouse or Sichuan dormouse (''Chaetocauda sichuanensis'') is a species of dormouse found in subalpine mixed forests in northern Sichuan, China, where it is known from Jiuzhaigou and Wanglang Nature Reserves. It is known only from tw ...
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Chinese dormouse, ''Chaetocauda sichuanensis''
*Genus ''
Dryomys
''Dryomys'' is a genus of dormouse. Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species also goes by the common name forest dormouse.
Species
The species within the genus ''Dryomys'' are:
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Woolly dormouse
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 ...
, ''Dryomys laniger''
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Balochistan forest dormouse
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
Def ...
, ''Dryomys niethammeri''
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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 ...
, ''Dryomys nitedula''
*Genus ''
Eliomys
''Eliomys'' ( grc-gre, Ἡλίομυς ''Hēlíomus'') is a genus of rodent in the family Gliridae.
It contains the following extant species:
* Asian garden dormouse, ''Eliomys melanurus''
* Maghreb garden dormouse, ''Eliomys munbyanus''
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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''
*Genus ''
Hypnomys
''Hypnomys'', otherwise known as Balearic giant dormice, is an extinct genus of dormouse (Gliridae) in the subfamily Leithiinae. Its species are considered examples of insular gigantism. They were endemic to the Balearic Islands in the western Me ...
''† (Balearic dormouse)
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Hypnomys morphaeus
''Hypnomys'', otherwise known as Balearic giant dormice, is an extinct genus of dormouse (Gliridae) in the subfamily Leithiinae. Its species are considered examples of insular gigantism. They were endemic to the Balearic Islands in the western Med ...
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Hypnomys mahonensis''†
*Genus ''
Leithia
''Leithia'' is a genus of extinct giant dormice from the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Sicily. It is considered an example of island gigantism. ''Leithia melitensis'' is the largest known species of dormouse, living or extinct, being twi ...
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*Genus ''
Muscardinus
The hazel dormouse or common dormouse (''Muscardinus avellanarius'') is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus ''Muscardinus''.
Distribution and habitat
The hazel dormouse is native to northern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the ...
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Hazel dormouse
The hazel dormouse or common dormouse (''Muscardinus avellanarius'') is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus ''Muscardinus''.
Distribution and habitat
The hazel dormouse is native to northern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the ...
, ''Muscardinus avellanarius''
*Genus ''
Myomimus
''Myomimus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Gliridae. It contains the following species:
* Masked mouse-tailed dormouse (''Myomimus personatus'' )
* Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse
The Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse or ground dormouse, also ...
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Masked mouse-tailed dormouse
The masked mouse-tailed dormouse (''Myomimus personatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Iran and Turkmenistan.
References
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Further reading
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Myomimus
Mammals described in 1924
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Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse
The Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse or ground dormouse, also known simply as the mouse-tailed dormouse, (''Myomimus roachi'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Bulgaria, Turkey, and possibly the far east of Greece.
Dis ...
, ''Myomimus roachi''
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Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse, ''Myomimus setzeri''
*Genus ''
Selevinia
The desert dormouse (''Selevinia betpakdalaensis'') 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 ...
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Desert dormouse
The desert dormouse (''Selevinia betpakdalaensis'') is a species of rodent in the dormouse family (biology), family, Gliridae. This species was formerly placed in its own family, Seleviniidae, but it is now considered to be a dormouse, Monotypic ...
, ''Selevinia betpakdalaensis''
References
*Holden, M. E.. 2005. Family Gliridae. pp. 819–841 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Dormice
Mammal subfamilies
Taxa named by Richard Lydekker
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