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Hypnomys; Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Holocene
Conservation status
	Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Gliridae
Subfamily:	Dryomyinae
Genus:	Hypnomys
Species
	H. mahonensis; H. morpheus; H. eliomyoides; H. onycensis; H. waldreni;

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Hypnomys, otherwise known as Balearic dormice, is an extinct genus of dormouse, from the family Gliridae.^[1] Its species are considered examples of insular gigantism.^[2] This genus contains the following species:^[3]

Minorcan giant dormouse (Hypnomys mahonensis)
Majorcan giant dormouse (Hypnomys morpheus)
Hypnomys eliomyoides
Hypnomys onycensis
Hypnomys waldreni

^ Bover, Pere; Alcover, Josep A.; Michaux, Jacques J.; Hautier, Lionel; Hutterer, Rainer (2010-12-31). "Body Shape and Life Style of the Extinct Balearic Dormouse Hypnomys (Rodentia, Gliridae): New Evidence from the Study of Associated Skeletons". PLoS ONE. 5 (12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015817. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3013122. PMID 21209820.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ Orlandi-Oliveras, Guillem; Jordana, Xavier; Moncunill-Solé, Blanca; Köhler, Meike (2016-01-01). "Bone histology of the giant fossil dormouse Hypnomys onicensis (Gliridae, Rodentia) from Balearic Islands". Comptes Rendus Palevol. Current advances in paleohistology: A tribute to a generation of Frenchpaleohistologists. 15 (1–2): 238–244. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.001.
^ Geer, Alexandra van der; Lyras, George; Vos, John de; Dermitzakis, Michael (2011-02-14). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444391282.

[1] Bover, Pere; Alcover, Josep A.; Michaux, Jacques J.; Hautier, Lionel; Hutterer, Rainer (2010-12-31). "Body Shape and Life Style of the Extinct Balearic Dormouse Hypnomys (Rodentia, Gliridae): New Evidence from the Study of Associated Skeletons". PLoS ONE. 5 (12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015817. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3013122. PMID 21209820.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[2] Orlandi-Oliveras, Guillem; Jordana, Xavier; Moncunill-Solé, Blanca; Köhler, Meike (2016-01-01). "Bone histology of the giant fossil dormouse Hypnomys onicensis (Gliridae, Rodentia) from Balearic Islands". Comptes Rendus Palevol. Current advances in paleohistology: A tribute to a generation of Frenchpaleohistologists. 15 (1–2): 238–244. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.001.

[3] Geer, Alexandra van der; Lyras, George; Vos, John de; Dermitzakis, Michael (2011-02-14). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444391282.

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 | genus = '''''Hypnomys'''''
 | status = EX
-| fossil_range = [[Middle Pleistocene]] to [[Holocene]]
+| fossil_range = [[Early Pliocene]] to [[Holocene]]
+| subfamilia = Dryomyinae
 | subdivision_ranks = Species
 | subdivision = *''H. mahonensis''
 *''H. morpheus''
+*''H. eliomyoides''
+*''H. onycensis''
+*''H. waldreni''
 | genus_authority =
 }}
+'''''Hypnomys''''', otherwise known as '''Balearic dormice''', is an extinct genus of [[dormouse]], from the family [[Dormouse|Gliridae.]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bover|first=Pere|last2=Alcover|first2=Josep A.|last3=Michaux|first3=Jacques J.|last4=Hautier|first4=Lionel|last5=Hutterer|first5=Rainer|date=2010-12-31|title=Body Shape and Life Style of the Extinct Balearic Dormouse Hypnomys (Rodentia, Gliridae): New Evidence from the Study of Associated Skeletons|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3013122/|journal=PLoS ONE|volume=5|issue=12|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0015817|issn=1932-6203|pmc=3013122|pmid=21209820}}</ref> Its species are considered examples of [[island gigantism|insular gigantism]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Orlandi-Oliveras|first=Guillem|last2=Jordana|first2=Xavier|last3=Moncunill-Solé|first3=Blanca|last4=Köhler|first4=Meike|date=2016-01-01|title=Bone histology of the giant fossil dormouse Hypnomys onicensis (Gliridae, Rodentia) from Balearic Islands|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631068315000627|journal=Comptes Rendus Palevol|series=Current advances in paleohistology: A tribute to a generation of Frenchpaleohistologists|volume=15|issue=1–2|pages=238–244|doi=10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.001}}</ref> This genus contains the following species:<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmSsNuwMAxgC|title=Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands|last=Geer|first=Alexandra van der|last2=Lyras|first2=George|last3=Vos|first3=John de|last4=Dermitzakis|first4=Michael|date=2011-02-14|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781444391282|language=en}}</ref>
-'''''Hypnomys''''', otherwise known as the '''Balearic giant dormouse,''' is an extinct genus of [[dormouse]] in the family [[Dormouse|Gliridae.]] Its species are considered examples of [[island gigantism]]. This genus contains the following species:
 * [[Minorcan giant dormouse]] (''Hypnomys mahonensis)''
 * [[Majorcan giant dormouse]] (''Hypnomys morpheus'')
+* ''Hypnomys eliomyoides''
+* ''Hypnomys onycensis''
+* ''Hypnomys waldreni''
 == See also ==