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Desert dormouse

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Myoxidae
Subfamily : Leithiinae
Species : Selevinia betpakdalaensis

 

The Desert dormouse is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the desert dormouse

Dormouse: This desert dormouse is one of the species referred to as ´mouse´ (Hebrew akbar). (Full text)

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The desert dormouse is an anomaly and classed alone in Seleviniidae. (Full text)

The desert dormouse is quite gentle in captivity. (Full text)