What is Forest dormice?
{{for|the species (Dryomys nitedula)|Forest dormouse}} {{Taxobox | name = Forest dormouse | fossil_range = Middle [[Pleistocene]] - Recent | image = Dryomys nitedula.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Dryomys nitedula]]'' | regnum = [[Animalia]] | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammalia]] | ordo = [[Rodent]]ia | familia = [[Gliridae]] | subfamilia = [[Leithiinae]] | genus = '''''Dryomys''''' | genus_authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1906 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Dryomys laniger]]''<br/> ''[[Dryomys niethammeri]]''<br/> ''[[Dryomys nitedula]]''}} The '''forest dormice''', genus '''''Dryomys''''', are a genus of [[dormouse]] found throughout much of [[Eurasia]]. They are usually found in [[forests]] or thickets. The length of the head and body is {{convert|8|-|13|cm|abbr=on}}, and the length of the tail is {{convert|6|-|11|cm|abbr=on}}. The animals weigh {{convert|18|-|36|g|abbr=on}}. == Natural history == These dormice [[hibernation|hibernate]] in [[tree hollow]]s or in [[burrow]]s. At night they nest in low [[branch]]es or [[shrub]]s. They spend most of their lives in trees. They are [[nocturnal]] animals. They are [[omnivore|omnivorous]] feeding on seeds, acorns, buds, [[invertebrate]]s, eggs, and baby birds. Forest dormice in southern areas [[breed]] from March to December. Forest dormice in northern areas breed from May to August. [[Gestation]] takes 21-30 days and 2-5 young are born at a time. == Species == *Woolly dormouse - ''[[Dryomys laniger]]'' *Niethammer's dormouse - ''[[Dryomys niethammeri]]'' *Forest dormouse - ''[[Dryomys nitedula]]'' == References == *Duff, A. and A. Lawson. 2004. Mammals of the World A Checklist. New Haven, Yale University Press. *Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London. {{Gliridae nav}} [[Category:Dormice]] [[Category:Mammals of Europe]] [[Category:Mammals of Asia]] [[Category:Mammals of Pakistan]]