Woolly dormouse
| Woolly dormouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Genus: | Dryomys |
| Species: | D. laniger
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryomys laniger | |
The woolly dormouse (Dryomys laniger) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae endemic to Turkey.
Range
The woolly dormouse's range is restricted to south-west to eastern Anatolia along the Taurus Mountains range.
Habitat
The woolly dormouse lives in rocky and stony alpine sites. In its south-western range, it is found in rocky areas surrounded by Cedar, Juniper, Cypress, Fir and Oak.
Diet
It is an omnivore, eating arthropods such as beetles and grasshoppers as well as some vegetable matter.[2]
References
- ^ Kryštufek, B. & Yigit, N. (2008). "Dryomys laniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T6859A12811820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T6859A12811820.en.
- ^ Aulagnier S.; P. Haffner, A. J. Mitchell-Jones, F. Moutou & J. Zima (2009) Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, A&C Black, London.
- Baillie, J. 1996, Dryomys laniger.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Holden, M. E. 2005, Family Gliridae. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds.), Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, pp. 819–841.
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