Glirulus Explained

Glirulus is a genus of dormouse. The only extant species is the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus) but fossil species indicate that the genus was widespread in Europe in the past.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. M. E. Holden 1993. Family Myoxidae. In “Mammal Species of the World”. Ed by E. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, editors. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington. pp. 763–770
2. Freudenthal . M. . Martin-Suárez . E.M. . New ideas on the systematics of Gliridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) . Spanish Journal of Palaeontology . 2013 . 28 . 2 . 239–252 . 10.7203/sjp.28.2.17857 . free .