| Hypnomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Holocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Subfamily: | Leithiinae |
| Genus: | †Hypnomys |
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Hypnomys, otherwise known as Balearic giant dormice, is an extinct genus of dormouse, from the family Gliridae. Its species are considered examples of insular gigantism. This genus contains the following species: