Woolly dormouse

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

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

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

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

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