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Gliridae Muirhead 1819
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Family GLIRIDAE
(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.
• Palearctic and Afrotropical Regions.
• Temperate and tropical forests, savannas, steppes, and deserts.
• 9 genera, 29 species, 29 taxa.
• 2 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
Notes
Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Gliridae, pp. 838-889 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 838, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6604339
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