Desert dormouse
| Desert dormouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Subfamily: | Leithiinae |
| Genus: | Selevinia Belosludov & Bazhanov, 1939 |
| Species: | S. betpakdalaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Selevinia betpakdalaensis Belosludov & Bazhanov, 1939 | |
The desert dormouse (Selevinia betpakdalaensis) is a species of rodent in the dormouse family, Gliridae. This species was formerly placed in its own family, Seleviniidae, but it is now considered to be a dormouse, monotypic within the genus Selevinia. It is endemic to Kazakhstan.