Woolly dormouse
| Woolly dormouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Genus: | Dryomys |
| Species: | D. laniger |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryomys laniger Felten & Storch, 1968 | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ 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. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Holden, M. E.. 2005. Family Gliridae. pp. 819–841 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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