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Gliridae

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Gliridae

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Also known as Myoxidae, dormouse, 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 hibernation period of six months or longer. There are nine genera and 28 living species of dormice, with half of living species belonging to the African genus Graphiurus.

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Gliridae is a family of mammals within the order Rodentia, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. It belongs to the suborder Sciuromorpha and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The family was named after sleep and has been described in sources including the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with authority attributed to Muirhead, 1819.

The temporal range of the family begins in the Ypresian. Common names for the group include Сънливци, plchovití, Syvsovere, and Bilche. Records of Gliridae are held by institutions such as NHMUK, CM, UCMP, and TTU, with occurrences documented in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Yugoslavia.

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Species

Gliridae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilyGliridae
Observations recorded181,916

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Specimen records
43
Family
Gliridae
Collections
NHMUK, CM, UCMP, TTU
Recorded in
United Kingdom, France, United States, Yugoslavia
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Research

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sciuromorpha
Named after
sleep
Image
Dormouse.jpg
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Commons category
Gliridae
taxon rank
family
Code of nomenclature
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
taxon name
Gliridae
topic's main category
Category:Dormice
Commons gallery
Gliridae
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
taxon common name
loir
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
temporal range start
Ypresian
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Characteristics
  • Hibernation
  • Relationship with humans
  • Evolution
  • Classification
  • Fossil genera
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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 hibernation period of six months or longer. There are nine genera and 28 living species of dormice, with half of living species belonging to the African genus Graphiurus.

==Etymology== The word dormouse comes from Middle English , of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal element *dor-, from Old Norse and Middle English .

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