Glirulus japonicus Schinz 1845 (Japanese dormouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Synonyms: Glirulus elegans Temminck 1845, Glirulus lasiotis Thomas 1880
Belongs to Glirulus according to Schinz 1845
Sister taxa: Glirulus conjunctus, Glirulus diremptus, Glirulus ekremi, Glirulus gemmula, Glirulus lissiensis, Glirulus minor, Glirulus miocaenicus, Glirulus werenfelsi, Amphidyromys pusillus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Shiriya, Locality 3-2 (Quaternary of Japan)
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