Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Gliridae Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Subfamily Leithiinae | |
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Similar Majorcan giant dormouse, Asoriculus, Rodent, Myotragus, Gran Canaria giant rat |
Hypnomys, otherwise known as Balearic giant dormice, is an extinct genus of dormouse, from the family Gliridae. Its species are considered examples of insular gigantism. This genus contains the following species:
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