Mitogenomic Analysis of Glirids (Gliridae) and Squirrels (Sciuridae) From Turkiye: Evolutionary and Taxonomic Implications Within the Suborder Sciuromorpha.

ABSTRACT: Gliridae and Sciuridae, the most impressive mammalian radiations within the suborder Sciuromorpha, encompass a total of 327 extant species. This study aimed to: (i) characterize the mitogenomes of three sciurid (Spermophilus citellus, Spermophilus taurensis, and Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) and three glirid (Glis glis, Dryomys nitedula, and Dryomys laniger) species from Türkiye; (ii) elucidate the phylogeographic relationships within D. laniger and D. nitedula using both mitogenomes and mitochondrial cytochrome b (CYTB) sequences; and (iii) reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships among extant members of the suborder Sciuromorpha. Sixteen new mitogenomes were sequenced from Turkish samples, containing 37 genes (2 riboso

SUBMITTER: Ibis O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821457 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature