AnAge entry for Dryomys nitedula

Classification (HAGRID: 02979)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Gliridae
                    Genus: Dryomys
Species: Dryomys nitedula
Common name: Forest dormouse
Synonyms: Eliomys angelus, Myoxus dryas, Myoxus intermedius, Dyromys milleri, Myoxus pictus, Dyromys robustus, Myoxus wingei, Dyromys nitedula phrygius, Dyromys nitedula tichomirowi, Dyromys nitedula obolenskii, Dyromys nitedula carpathicus, Dyromys nitedula bilkjewiczi, Dyromys nitedula ognevi, Dyromys nitedula daghestanicus, Dyromys nitedula tanaiticus, Dyromys nitedula caucasicus, Dyromys nitedula kurdistanicus, Dyromys nitedula pallidus, Dyromys nitedula saxatilis, Dryomys nitedula ravijojla

Maximum longevity: 4.1 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals have been estimated to live up to 4 years in the wild [0542]. One captive specimen lived 4.1 years [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0570] glirarium.org