''Dryomys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
dormouse
A dormouse is a rodent of the family Gliridae (this family is also variously called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by different taxonomists). Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are named for their long, dormant hibe ...
.
Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
also goes by the common name
forest dormouse.
Species
The species within the genus ''Dryomys'' are:
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Dryomys laniger'' – woolly dormouse
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Dryomys niethammeri'' – Balochistan forest dormouse
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Dryomys nitedula'' – forest dormouse
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q910126
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Dormice