The woolly dormouse (Dryomys laniger) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae endemic to Turkey.

Woolly dormouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Gliridae
Genus: Dryomys
Species:
D. laniger
Binomial name
Dryomys laniger
Felten & Storch, 1968

Distribution and habitat

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The woolly dormouse's range is restricted to south-west to eastern Anatolia along the Taurus Mountains. It 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 trees.

Diet

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It is an omnivore, eating arthropods such as beetles and grasshoppers as well as some vegetable matter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kryštufek, B.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Dryomys laniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T6859A78318542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T6859A78318542.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  • 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.