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Chinese dormouse

Chaetocauda sichuanensis Wang, 1985

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The chinese dormouse (Chaetocauda sichuanensis) is a species in the family Gliridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 31.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

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Quick facts about the chinese dormouse

Weight
31.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chinese dormouse live?

Not recorded

What is the chinese dormouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Chinese dormouse or Sichuan dormouse (Chaetocauda sichuanensis) is a species of dormouse found in subalpine mixed forests in northern Sichuan, China, where it is known from Jiuzhaigou and Wanglang Nature Reserves. It is known only from two captured female specimens taken in the Wanglang Natural Reserve, and was first described by Wang Youzhi in 1985 and relisted by Corbet and Hill (1991, 1992) under a new genus as Chaetocauda sichuanensis. It is currently the only member of the genus Chaetocauda. The two specimens had head and body lengths of 90 millimetres (3.5 in) and 91 millimetres (3.6 in) and tail lengths of 92 millimetres (3.6 in) and 102 millimetres (4.0 in), respectively. They weighed 24.5 grams (0.86 oz) and 36.0 grams (1.27 oz), respectively. The species is nocturnal and arboreal, nesting in trees around 3 metres (9.8 ft) above the ground, and was found above an altitude of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level. It is classified as endangered by the IUCN as of the 2004 Red List due to its small, isolated habitat.

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Is the chinese dormouse endangered?

The chinese dormouse is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

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How is the chinese dormouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyGliridae
  6. genusChaetocauda
  7. SpeciesChaetocauda sichuanensis Wang, 1985

Synonyms Dryomys sichuanensis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Sichuan dormouseEnglish
  • Sichuan dormouseEnglish
  • زغبة سيشوانيةArabic
  • plch čínskýCzech
  • Chinesischer BilchGerman
  • sichuaninunihiiriFinnish
  • Ghiro cineseItalian
  • チュウゴクヤマネJapanese
  • 쓰촨겨울잠쥐Korean
  • 중국겨울잠쥐Korean
  • szczeciogon reliktowyPolish
  • Китайская соняRussian
  • Сычуаньская соняRussian
  • 四川毛尾睡鼠Chinese
  • Sichuanmaowei ShuishuChinese

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Relatives of the chinese dormouse

Other species in the same family Gliridae.

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Common questions

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How big is the chinese dormouse?

An adult chinese dormouse weighs 31.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chinese dormouse endangered?

The chinese dormouse is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

What kind of animal is the chinese dormouse?

The chinese dormouse (Chaetocauda sichuanensis) belongs to the family Gliridae in the order Rodentia.

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  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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