The European edible dormouse also known as the European dormouse or European fat dormouse (Glis glis) is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus Glis, found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia. [3] The common name comes from the Romans, who ate them as a delicacy.

Glis glis is the largest of the dormice with a typ­i­cal body length of 160 to 190 mm, tail length of up to 168 mm, and small ears rel­a­tive to its body size. Dif­fer­en­ti­a­tion in body size be­tween sexes is not ap­par­ent (monomor­phic).

Sep 24, 2010 · Glis glis (Linnaeus, 1766) is a glirid commonly called the fat or edible dormouse. It is the largest dormouse and the only species in the genus Glis. Range mainly overlaps with a deciduous and mixed forest zone in Europe and southwestern Asia.

Apr 13, 2012 · Householders in the county and neighbouring Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire are plagued by the bushy-tailed, 8in-long glis glis, which resemble small grey squirrels and have litters of up to 11.

Sep 24, 2010 · Glis glis (Linnaeus, 1766) is a glirid commonly called the fat or edible dormouse. It is the largest dormouse and the only species in the genus Glis. Range mainly overlaps with a deciduous and mixed forest zone in Europe and southwestern Asia.

Glis glis is externally recognizable by a combination of large size (head and body length . 123 mm; usually 160– 190 mm), long tail (length up to 168 mm), small ears

Glis is a genus of rodent that contains two extant species, both known as edible dormice or fat dormice: the European edible dormouse (Glis glis) and the Iranian edible dormouse (Glis persicus). It also contains a number of fossil species.

Glis glis-Edible dormouse, also called the Fat dormouse or Squirrel tailed dormouse. The species, although originally named Glis glis, has also been previously temporarily named Myoxus glis and use of this name does persist. It is now renamed Glis glis (International Committee of Zoological Nomenclature 1998).

May 22, 2021 · The animals, also called glis glis, hibernate from November to May and are a protected species. Only licensed pest controllers are allowed to deal with them. Paul Bates, of Cleankill, called...

The edible dormouse or fat dormouse (Glis glis) is a large dormouse and the only living species in the genus Glis, found in most of western Europe. Its name comes from the Romans, who ate them as a delicacy.