The Kopetdag mouse dormouse [1] , or the Trans-Caspian dormouse [2] or the mouse dormouse [3] ( lat. Myomimus personatus ) is a rodent of the family of the somniferous genus of mouse dormouse. A small and poorly studied species.
| Kopetdag mouse dormouse |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squadron : | Euarchontoglires |
| View: | Kopetdag mouse dormouse |
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| International scientific name |
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Myomimus personatus Ognev , 1924 |
| Security status |
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Not enough data IUCN Data Deficient : 14088 |
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The length of the body of the mouse-shaped dormouse is 7.9–8.3 cm. The length of the tail is 5.3–6.6 cm. The color of the upper part of the body is gray, on the back there is a blurry dark streak. The bottom of the body is white.
The common dormouse in the mountain systems of Kopetdag in Turkmenistan and Iran . The main habitats are steppe and light forest biotopes of the foothills. Leads a terrestrial lifestyle. Active at dusk. In captivity, prefers animal food [1] [2] . A specific parasite is the mite Radfordia myomimusi [4] .
- ↑ 1 2 Full illustrated encyclopedia. "Mammals" Prince. 2 = The New Encyclopedia of Mammals / Ed. D. MacDonald . - M .: Omega, 2007 .-- S. 443. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-465-01346-8 .
- ↑ 1 2 Rossolimo O. L., Potapova E.G., Pavlinov I.Ya., Kruskop S.V., Voltsit O.V. Sonya (Myoxidae) of the world fauna . - Moscow: Publishing. Moscow University, 2001. - S. 195—197. - 229 p.
- ↑ Sokolov V.E. The pagan dictionary of animal names. Mammals Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova. - M .: Rus. lang., 1984. - S. 191. - 10,000 copies.
- ↑ Bochkov A.V. Ticks of the subgenus Graphiurobia of the genus Radfordia (Myobiidae) of the fauna of Russia and neighboring countries // Parasitology : journal. - 1994. - T. 28 (5):, No. 5 . - S. 421-428. . - ISSN 0031-1847 .
Rossolimo O.L., Potapova E.G., Pavlinov I.Ya. , Kruskop S.V., Voltsit O.V. Sonya (Myoxidae) of the world fauna . - M .: Iz-in Moscow University, 2001. - S. 195—197. - 229 p. - 300 copies.
