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Glirulus is a genus of dormouse. The only extant species is the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus) but fossil species indicate that the genus was widespread in Europe in the past.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilyGliridae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2
Family
Gliridae
Collections
CM, ANSP
Recorded in
France

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Glirinae
Image
ヤマネGlirulus japonicus.jpg
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Commons category
Glirulus
taxonomic type
Japanese dormouse
taxon name
Glirulus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Glirulus
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Glirulus is a genus of dormouse. The only extant species is the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus) but fossil species indicate that the genus was widespread in Europe in the past.

==References==

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