Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse
| Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Sciuromorpha |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Subfamily: | Leithiinae |
| Genus: | Myomimus |
| Species: | M. setzeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Myomimus setzeri Rossolimo, 1976 | |
The Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus setzeri) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is endemic to Iran. Very little amounts of information is known about this Myomimus Family Member, with just only 10 specimens known. It is found mainly in the pellets of the Eurasian eagle owl.[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.
Sources
- Baillie, J. 1996. Myomimus setzeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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