Leithiinae


Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice. It is named after the Leithia, an extinct genus of giant dormouse from the Pleistocene of Sicily.

Classification

Subfamily Leithiinae
  • Genus Chaetocauda
  • *Chinese dormouse, Chaetocauda sichuanensis
  • Genus Dryomys
  • *Woolly dormouse, Dryomys laniger
  • *Balochistan forest dormouse, Dryomys niethammeri
  • *Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula
  • Genus Eliomys, garden dormice
  • *Asian garden dormouse, Eliomys melanurus
  • *Maghreb garden dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus
  • *Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinusImage:Dormouse.jpeg|240px|thumb
  • Genus Hypnomys
  • *Hypnomys morphaeus
  • *Hypnomys mahonensis
  • Genus Leithia
  • Genus Muscardinus
  • *Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius
  • Genus Myomimus, mouse-tailed dormice
  • *Masked mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus personatus
  • *Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus roachi
  • *Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus setzeri
  • Genus Selevinia
  • *Desert dormouse, ''Selevinia betpakdalaensis''

    Phylogeny

Cladogram of dormice after Petrova et al. 2024: