GLIRIDAE, Muirhead, 1819

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Gliridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 838-889 : 838

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6604339
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6604246
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scientific name	GLIRIDAE
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Family GLIRIDAE View in CoL

(DORMICE)

• Smallto medium-sized rodents, often characterized by periods of dormancy, with soft fur, large eyes, short curved Class, moderately long non-prehensile bushy tail but scantily haired in certain species.

• 10-35 cm. View Figure

• Palearctic and Afrotropical Regions. View Figure

• Temperate and tropical forests, savannas, steppes, and deserts.

• 9 genera, 29 species, 29 taxa.

• 2 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.