Islands make for funny ecosystems. Big animals wind up a lot smaller, and small animals a lot bigger.
I’ll have to go back and check this, but if memory serves, the Bible speaks of ivory that comes from Cyprus–which (ahem) Reputable Bible Scholars Inc. pooh-poohed until later on in the 20th century, when the abundant remains of pygmy elephants were discovered there.
Alas, the giant dormouse is no more; but that doesn’t take into account God’s promise to restore His whole Creation.