Edible Dormouse
Glis glis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyGliridae (Dormice)
- GenusGlis
- SpeciesGlis glis (Edible Dormouse)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Common Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
Black-bellied Hamster
Cricetus cricetus
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Edible Dormouse in Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Edible Dormouse sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Edible Dormouse in Bavarian Forest National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Edible Dormouse in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.