Glis glis

(Linnaeus, 1766)

European Fat Dormouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Gliridae
Subfamily : Glirinae
Genus : Glis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946283

Original name as described

Sciurus glis

Other common names

Edible Dormouse · European Edible Dormouse

Type material

PMS 27369

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

"Habitat in Europa australi." Restricted by C. Violani and B. Zava in 1994 to Southern Carniola, Slovenia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Spain · France · Belgium · Switzerland · Luxembourg · Liechtenstein · Italy · Germany · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Slovenia · Slovakia · Hungary · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Albania · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Russia · Georgia · Azerbaijan · Armenia · Turkey

Taxonomy notes

previously included G. persicus

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B., Naderi, M., Janžekovič, F., Hutterer, R., Bombek, D., & Mahmoudi, A. (2021). A taxonomic revision of fat dormice, genus Glis (Rodentia). Mammalia, 85(4), 362-378. · Gharkhloo, M. M., Karataş, A., & Kassari, R. G. (2021). On the karyology, morphology and biology of Glis glis (Linnaeus, 1766)(Rodentia: Gliridae) in Iran. Biharean Biologist, 15(1), 53-58.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001506

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Glis italicus

Barrett-Hamilton, 1898

Family

Gliridae

Root name

italicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.10.2.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/05e18bc9-87f6-4497-93ff-f739fdc10beb

Authority page

424

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336217

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis insularis

Barrett-Hamilton, 1899

Family

Gliridae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.10.6.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e46b318-9fdc-4a4f-8e5e-48c358924572

Authority page

228

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210603

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis spoliatus

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Gliridae

Root name

spoliatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.5.1.38

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/32404cb0-43ce-4b33-82d4-3b269ae8bf39

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51222887

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis Melonii

O. Thomas, 1907

Family

Gliridae

Root name

melonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.4.6.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7458a8b4-52ce-4560-80ad-2d0197a480ec https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f66c5cf5-bec4-4306-b671-0dc05f993ca1

Authority page

445

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254905

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Myoxus glis germanicus

(Violani & Zava, 1995)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

germanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.1.1.103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb71b981-755f-453a-901a-b572b0974102

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis postus

I. G. S. Montagu, 1923

Family

Gliridae

Root name

postus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1934.11.26.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a85c7d44-cd5b-40cf-aa2f-f992c076ab8d

Authority page

866

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31195475

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis pyrenaicus

Cabrera, 1908

Family

Gliridae

Root name

pyrenaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 1223

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295902

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Sciurus glis

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

glis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

PMS 27369

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946283

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:429, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Glis esculentus

Blumenbach, 1779

Family

Gliridae

Root name

esculentus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

PMS 27369

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44318916

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis martinoi

Grekova, 1969

Family

Gliridae

Root name

martinoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Uch. zap. Azerb. gos. un-ta.

Myoxus glis grekovae

(G. I. Baranova in G. I. Baranova & Gromov, 2003)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

grekovae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Glis glis minutus

V. E. Martino, 1930

Family

Gliridae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 33745

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Russian Scientific Institute in Belgrade

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis intermedius

V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1941

Family

Gliridae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZIN S. 33766

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Russian Scientific Institute in Belgrade

Glis glis martinoi

Mirić, 1960

Family

Gliridae

Root name

martinoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZIN S. 33766

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45344223

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis vagneri

V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1941

Family

Gliridae

Root name

vagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 33780

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Russian Scientific Institute in Belgrade

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis argenteus

K. Zimmermann, 1953

Family

Gliridae

Root name

argenteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45433912

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Mus glis

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

glis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637223

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Myoxus glis

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

glis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033419

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Illiger (1815:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  4. Lesson (1827:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  6. Smith (1842:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  7. Lesson (1842:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  8. Crespon (1844:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  9. Blyth (1863:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Glis glis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Gliridae

Root name

glis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39316/197292692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

tschetshenicus

Holden, 2005

Family

Gliridae

Root name

tschetshenicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

840

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Holden (2005:840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Rattus somnolentus

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1777)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

somnolentus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53966149

Authority publication

Leiden

Glis vulgaris

Oken, 1816

Family

Gliridae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal · nomen_novum

Authority page

868

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375615

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Myoxus Giglis

(F. Cuvier, 1832)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

giglis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35799474

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Myoxus diluvianus

(zu Münster, 1833)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

diluvianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Bayreuth

Myoxus avellanus

(R. Owen, 1840)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

avellanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

25

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Myoxus glis orientalis

(Nehring, 1903)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7660716

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis italicus intermedius

Altobello, 1920

Family

Gliridae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis tschetschenicus

Satunin, 1920

Family

Gliridae

Root name

tschetschenicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

150

Authority publication

Trav. Mus. Georg. Tiflis

Glis glis subalpinus

von Burg, 1920

Family

Gliridae

Root name

subalpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Der Weidmann Bulach

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis glis abrutti

Altobello, 1924

Family

Gliridae

Root name

abrutti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Glis glis wagneri

Đulić & Tortić, 1960

Family

Gliridae

Root name

wagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Glis glis abruttii

Vietinghhoff-Riesch, 1960

Family

Gliridae

Root name

abruttii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Glis esculantus

Vietinghhoff-Riesch, 1960

Family

Gliridae

Root name

esculantus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Jena

Glis glis pindicus

Ondrias, 1966

Family

Gliridae

Root name

pindicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1-136

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

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