Garden Dormouse
Eliomys quercinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyGliridae (Dormice)
- GenusEliomys (Garden Dormice)
- SpeciesEliomys quercinus (Garden Dormouse)
Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park
Edible Dormouse
Glis glis
Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
European Snow Vole
Chionomys nivalis
Southwestern Water Vole
Arvicola sapidus
Gerbe's Vole
Microtus gerbei
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
Field Vole
Microtus agrestis
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Garden Dormouse in Pyrénées National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Garden Dormouse sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garden Dormouse in Pyrénées National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Garden Dormouse in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.