Dryomys is a genus of dormouse.[1] Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species also goes by the common name forest dormouse.
| Dryomys | |
|---|---|
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| Dryomys nitedula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Subfamily: | Leithiinae |
| Genus: | Dryomys Thomas, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Mus nitedula | |
Species
editThe species within the genus Dryomys are:
- Dryomys laniger – woolly dormouse
- Dryomys niethammeri – Balochistan forest dormouse
- Dryomys nitedula – forest dormouse
References
edit- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1768. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.