The dormouse, best known to Americans for dozing off at the Mad Tea Party in "Alice in Wonderland," is a rodent, but it's not a mouse. Dormouse Beats Rat - Los Angeles Times ...

Now, the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is joining the ranks as the latest critter with the potential to glow. By looking at museum specimens, as well as hibernating and dead dormice, ...

The garden dormouse, a small European rodent species, has joined a growing list of animals known to display photoluminescence – but the reason for the phenomenon is a mystery.