Dormice are photoluminescent. Under UV-light their fur shines bright red and its feet are greenish-blue. Photoluminescence in mammals (unlike marine animals) is not widely studied and it is unknown if it serves any particular function. https://t.co/LrTYTK
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Every year, more and more discoveries of #photoluminescence in different mammal species are made. Now we can add another species to the list: the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus), an endemic rodent to Europe. Read the paper based on our collections here
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Photoluminescence in the Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) https://t.co/rcVpHMcGR8
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ヤマネ、お前もか!哺乳類のヤマネも体が蛍光色に光ることが判明 https://t.co/tYxhD5Paux やっ、まあね(*ノω・*)テヘ。 https://t.co/QKlqRHHbR4