Mouse sleeper (genus)
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Mouse sleepers ( Myomimus ) are a genus of mammals in the Bilche family with 3 species.
In contrast to other dormice, which have a bushy tail, the tail of these species is only sparsely hairy, which makes them resemble mice .
Very little is known about the mouse sleeper's way of life. Specimens have been found in habitats as diverse as forests, savannahs , bushland, farmland, and rocky mountains. The diet also varies between animal and vegetable substances.
The types are:
- Thin-tailed mouse dormouse ( Myomimus personatus ), lives in the mountains of northeastern Iran , southern Kazakhstan and western Afghanistan .
- Mouse dormouse ( Myomimus roachi ), inhabits the southeastern Balkan Peninsula and northwestern Turkey .
- Persian mouse dormouse ( Myomimus setzeri ), occurs in the mountains of eastern Turkey, southern Armenia and northwestern Iran.
By M. personatus and M. setzeri have been found about 10 copies only one and therefore the types of the are IUCN with insufficient data ( Data Deficient ) listed. The mouse sleeper is also rare, so no individuals have been sighted in the last 5 years. The species is listed as endangered ( Vulnerable ).
Genetic studies indicate that the mouse sleepers represent the sister group of a clade of tree sleepers ( Dryomys ) and garden sleepers ( Eliomys ).
supporting documents
- ^ Mary Ellen Holden-Musser, R. Juškaitis, GM Musser: Genus Myomimus. In: Don E. Wilson, TE Lacher, Jr., Russell A. Meier Mitter (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Lagomorphs and Rodents first (HMW, Volume 6) Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2016, p 881 -883, ISBN 978-84-941892-3-4 .
literature
- Mary Ellen Holden-Musser, R. Juškaitis, GM Musser: Genus Myomimus. In: Don E. Wilson, TE Lacher, Jr., Russell A. Mittermeier (Eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Lagomorphs and Rodents 1. (HMW, Volume 6) Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2016, p. 881 -883, ISBN 978-84-941892-3-4 .
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 , online
Web links
- Myomimus on the2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse globalspecies.org