Glirulus

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Rodentia

Family:Gliridae

Glirulus Temporal range: Miocene - Recent
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Gliridae
Subfamily:	Glirinae
Genus:	Glirulus Thomas, 1906
Type species
Myoxus javanicus Schinz, 1845
Species
Glirulus japonicus †Glirulus conjunctus †Glirulus diremptus †Glirulus ekremi †Glirulus lissiensis †Glirulus minor †Glirulus pusillus

Glirulus is a genus of dormouse. The only extant species is the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus) but fossil species indicate that the genus was widespread in Europe in the past.^[1][2]