Eliomys
| Eliomys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Subfamily: | Leithiinae |
| Genus: | Eliomys Wagner, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Eliomys melanurus | |
| Species | |
|
Eliomys melanurus | |
| Distribution of Eliomys | |
Eliomys (Greek: Ἡλίομυς Hēlíomus) is a genus of rodent in the family Gliridae, commonly known as garden dormice.
It contains the following extant species:
- Asian garden dormouse, Eliomys melanurus
- Maghreb garden dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus
- Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus
The earliest records of the genus are known from the Late Miocene (Tortonian) of the Iberian Peninsula.
Fossil species assigned to Eliomys include:
- †Eliomys truci
- †Eliomys yevesi
- †Eliomys intermedius
- †Eliomys assimilis
- †Eliomys lafarguei
- †Eliomys reductus
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