Eliomys quercinus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

European Garden Dormouse

Taxonomy

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

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/42946280

Original name as described

Mus quercinus

Type locality

Germany.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Portugal · Spain · France · Belgium · Netherlands · Luxembourg · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Germany · Czech Republic · Austria · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Romania · Hungary · Moldova · Ukraine · Slovakia · Poland · Belarus · Latvia · Estonia · Finland · Russia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001529

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.

Mus quercinus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

quercinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946280

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1766:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  2. Cuvier (1797:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Sciurus quercinus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

quercinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873229

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:432, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Borowski (1780:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67758)

Myoxus nitela

(von Schreber, 1782)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059570

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Zimmermann (1783:159, 165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  2. Zimmermann (1783:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  3. Gmelin (1788:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  4. Kerr (1792:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  5. Borkhausen (1797:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38962577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59275)
  6. Turton (1802:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  7. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  8. Goldfuss (1809:129, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  9. Muirhead (1819:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  10. Hemprich (1820:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  11. Ranzani (1820:420, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27808000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  12. Schinz (1821:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  13. Desmarest (1822:294, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  14. Lesson (1827:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  15. Fischer (1829:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  16. Wagler (1830:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  17. Eichwald (1831:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  18. Cuvier (1833:446, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37101)
  19. Baillon (1834:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34171228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67511)
  20. Schinz (1837:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13859855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67792)
  21. Nordmann (1839:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63252014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69245)
  22. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  23. Lesson (1842:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  24. Rochebrune (1843:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32688922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56971)
  25. Gervais (1850:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27348807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61633)
  26. Blainville (1855:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37133)
  27. Sclater (1872:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  28. Schulze (1897:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60594)
  29. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Myoxus Nitella

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

nitella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1076

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258328

Authority publication

Leipzig

Myoxus quercinus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

quercinus

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. Voigt (1819:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  4. Acloque (1900:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59737)
  5. Seabra (1900:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68463)
  6. Lucifero (1907:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32999716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69042)

Myoxus Nitedulae

(Pallas, 1811)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

nitedulae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114112

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Musculus dichrurus

(Rafinesque, 1814)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

dichrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5282849

Authority publication

Palermo

Name usages

  1. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus dichrurus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

dichrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430618

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1819:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60387)
  2. Schinz (1825:397, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Fischer (1829:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Eliomys (Myoxus) Nitela

J. A. Wagner, 1840

Family

Gliridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357231

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1840:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69196)
  2. Giebel (1855:624, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Murray (1866:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Elera (1895:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)

Mus nitela

(Crespon, 1844)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795671

Authority publication

Nîmes

Name usages

Crespon (1844:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)

Eliomys nitela var. lusitanica

Reuvens, 1890

Family

Gliridae

Root name

lusitanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

28 (footnote 1)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14818976

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

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

Myoxus nitela, varietas Amori

(Graells, 1897)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

amori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 1238

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

481

Authority publication

Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales

Name usages

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

Eliomys pallidus

Barrett-Hamilton, 1899

Family

Gliridae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.10.6.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6e493d55-3e6b-4cb8-9526-dd163399e982

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210601

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:559, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  3. Gippoliti (2013:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25250)

Eliomys sardus

Barrett-Hamilton, 1901

Family

Gliridae

Root name

sardus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

340

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24345214

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:560, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Eliomys cincticauda

G. S. Miller, 1901

Family

Gliridae

Root name

cincticauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:103030

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f713e26-dce0-4b87-afcf-6171cc3bbcae

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793024

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Eliomys gymnesicus

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Gliridae

Root name

gymnesicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.1.47

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/258bfba6-d8a3-42f5-9381-ed6123628065

Authority page

494

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62876625

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:558, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Eliomys hortualis

Cabrera, 1904

Family

Gliridae

Root name

hortualis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 1700

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5749136

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

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

Eliomys Hamiltoni

Cabrera, 1907

Family

Gliridae

Root name

hamiltoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Cabrera 121

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1766265

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

  1. Cabrera (1907:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1766265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68772)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Eliomys lusitanicus

Cabrera, 1908

Family

Gliridae

Root name

lusitanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295898

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Miller (1912:560, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)

Eliomys quercinus

G. S. Miller, 1912

Family

Gliridae

Root name

quercinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421870

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Đulić & Vidinić (1967:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68691)
  3. Ranck (1968:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7853726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34293)
  4. Kurtén (1968:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
  5. Heller (1970:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68326)
  6. Osborn & Helmy (1980:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Van Kolfschoten (1985:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68055)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Holden (1993:767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69027)
  12. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  13. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  14. Gippoliti (2013:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25250)
  15. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7618/12835766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eliomys quercinus gotthardus

von Burg, 1920

Family

Gliridae

Root name

gotthardus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

401

Authority publication

Der Weidmann Bulach

Name usages

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

Eliomys quercinus jurassicus

von Burg, 1920

Family

Gliridae

Root name

jurassicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

401

Authority publication

Der Weidmann Bulach

Eliomys quercinus räticus

von Burg, 1920

Family

Gliridae

Root name

raeticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

401

Authority publication

Der Weidmann Bulach

Name usages

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

Eliomys ophiusae

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Gliridae

Root name

ophiusae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.5.6.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d5724ed5-9ade-4b9a-b191-aaf51a15fbee

Authority page

389

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Eliomys quercinus superans

Ognev & Stroganov, 1936

Family

Gliridae

Root name

superans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-25242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-25242

Authority page

84

Authority publication

Сборник научно-исследовательского института зоологии Московского государственного института

Name usages

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

Eliomys quercinus liparensis

Kahmann, 1960

Family

Gliridae

Root name

liparensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

172-185

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Eliomys quercinus dalmaticus

Đulić & Felten, 1962

Family

Gliridae

Root name

dalmaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:20836

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

417-423

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Đulić & Vidinić (1967:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68691)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Eliomys quercinus helleri

Jánossy, 1962

Family

Gliridae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM V.64.483

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, Pars Mineralogica et Palaeontologica

Eliomys quercinus valverdei

Palacios, Castroviejo, & Garzón, 1974

Family

Gliridae

Root name

valverdei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

EBD A. 6710252

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Doñana, Acta Vertebrata

Name usages

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

jurrasicus

Holden, 2005

Family

Gliridae

Root name

jurrasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

835

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Holden (2005:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

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