AnAge entry for Glis glis

Classification (HAGRID: 02617)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Gliridae
                    Genus: Glis
Species: Glis glis
Common name: Fat dormouse
Synonyms: Myoxus glis, Myoxus avellanus, Glis esculentus, Myoxus giglis, Glis insularis, Glis italicus, Glis melonii, Sciurus persicus, Glis vulgaris, Sciurus glis, Glis glis subalpinus, Glis glis postus, Myoxus glis orientalis, Myoxus glis caspius, Glis glis spoliatus, Glis glis pyrenaicus, Glis italicus intermedius, Glis glis tschetshenicus, Glis glis abruttii, Glis glis minutus, Glis glis petruccii

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

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[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
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[0570] glirarium.org