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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 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.
The Iranian edible dormouse or Iranian fat dormouse (Glis persicus) is a species of dormouse native to Western and Central Asia. It is one of only two species in the genus Glis . Taxonomy
The edible dormouse (Glis glis) was considered a delicacy in ancient Rome, either as a savoury appetizer or as a dessert (dipped in honey and poppy seeds). The Romans used a special kind of enclosure, a glirarium , to raise and fatten dormice for the table. [ 7 ]
The hazel dormouse is native to northern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the only dormouse native to the British Isles, and is therefore often referred to simply as the "dormouse" in British sources, although the edible dormouse, Glis glis, has been accidentally introduced and now has an established population in South East England.
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Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula; Genus Eliomys, garden dormice Asian garden dormouse, Eliomys melanurus; Maghreb garden dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus; Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus; Genus Hypnomys† (Balearic dormouse) Hypnomys morphaeus† Hypnomys mahonensis† Genus Leithia† Genus Muscardinus. Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius
Edible dormouse Wood mouse. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Suborder: Sciuromorpha. Family: Gliridae (dormice) Subfamily: Glirinae. Genus: Glis. Edible dormouse, G. glis LC; Subfamily ...