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Setzer's mouse tailed dormouse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Family
  
Gliridae

Scientific name
  
Myomimus setzeri

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Sciuromorpha

Subfamily
  
Leithiinae

Higher classification
  
Myomimus


Similar
  
Roach's mouse‑tailed dormouse, Dormouse, Woolly dormouse, Chinese dormouse, Maghreb garden dormouse

The Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus setzeri) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is endemic to Iran. Very little amounts of information is known about this Myomimus Family Member, with just only 10 specimens known. It is found mainly in the pellets of the Eurasian eagle owl.

References

Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse Wikipedia