Gliridae (Dormice) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Glis glis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU

Eliomys quercinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Muscardinus avellanarius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Graphiurus murinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Dryomys nitedula

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Graphiurus kelleni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Graphiurus ocularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dormice

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	~40%
	Edible Dormouse			~30%
	Garden Dormouse			~10%
	Common Dormouse			Insufficient data
2	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2	~20%
	Edible Dormouse			Insufficient data
	Garden Dormouse			Insufficient data
3	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~20%
	Edible Dormouse			~20%
4	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	3	~20%
	Forest Dormouse			Insufficient data
	Edible Dormouse			Insufficient data
	Common Dormouse			Insufficient data
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Edible Dormouse			~10%
	Garden Dormouse			~10%
6	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Edible Dormouse			Insufficient data
	Common Dormouse			Insufficient data
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~10%
	Edible Dormouse			~10%
	Common Dormouse			Insufficient data
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Edible Dormouse			Insufficient data
	Garden Dormouse			Insufficient data
9	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Edible Dormouse			Insufficient data
10	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Common Dormouse			Insufficient data
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Woodland Dormouse			Insufficient data
12	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Kellen's Dormouse			Insufficient data
13	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Woodland Dormouse			Insufficient data
	Kellen's Dormouse			Insufficient data
14	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Common Dormouse			Insufficient data
15	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Woodland Dormouse			Insufficient data
16	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Edible Dormouse			Insufficient data
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Woodland Dormouse			Insufficient data
18	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Garden Dormouse			Insufficient data
19	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Woodland Dormouse			Insufficient data
20	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Woodland Dormouse			Insufficient data
21	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Garden Dormouse			Insufficient data
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Woodland Dormouse			<5%
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Namtap			Insufficient data