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.
- Original Name: "Боялычная соня"
- Series: Protected animals
- Country: USSR
- Year: 1985-08-15
- Subject: Animals
- Face value: 5 kop
- Number of catalogue Michel: SU 5539
- Perforating: comb 12 x 12½
- Printing: Offset lithography
- Size: 28 x 40 mm