Next in our series of specialist perspectives on the systematics of fossil organisms:
Cox & Hennekam discuss the systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean. Read here: buff.ly/kt1ra6E
#PaleoSky #Gliridae #insulargigantism #islandrule #skullmorphology
Cox & Hennekam discuss the systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean. Read here: buff.ly/kt1ra6E
#PaleoSky #Gliridae #insulargigantism #islandrule #skullmorphology
September 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Next in our series of specialist perspectives on the systematics of fossil organisms:
Cox & Hennekam discuss the systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean. Read here: buff.ly/kt1ra6E
#PaleoSky #Gliridae #insulargigantism #islandrule #skullmorphology
Cox & Hennekam discuss the systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean. Read here: buff.ly/kt1ra6E
#PaleoSky #Gliridae #insulargigantism #islandrule #skullmorphology
El lirón careto (Eliomys quercinus) para @prince-s-aran.bsky.social
Es una especie de roedor de la familia Gliridae. Vive generalmente en zonas boscosas típicas de la península ibérica, peñascales, pedrizas.
Es una especie de roedor de la familia Gliridae. Vive generalmente en zonas boscosas típicas de la península ibérica, peñascales, pedrizas.
September 17, 2026 at 11:34 AM
El lirón careto (Eliomys quercinus) para @prince-s-aran.bsky.social
Es una especie de roedor de la familia Gliridae. Vive generalmente en zonas boscosas típicas de la península ibérica, peñascales, pedrizas.
Es una especie de roedor de la familia Gliridae. Vive generalmente en zonas boscosas típicas de la península ibérica, peñascales, pedrizas.
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637158168 - European Fat Dormouse - Macaulay Library
© Kai Wess; Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 23 Aug 2022
macaulaylibrary.org
May 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Je me souviens que quand j'étais gosse, j'ai lu que ça faisait partie de la famille des loirs et des lérots.
Et je vois que la génétique n'a pas trop changé les choses.
Mais il y a une convergence évolutive dans la mignonitude! 🥰
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliridae
Et je vois que la génétique n'a pas trop changé les choses.
Mais il y a une convergence évolutive dans la mignonitude! 🥰
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliridae
Gliridae — Wikipédia
fr.wikipedia.org
May 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Je me souviens que quand j'étais gosse, j'ai lu que ça faisait partie de la famille des loirs et des lérots.
Et je vois que la génétique n'a pas trop changé les choses.
Mais il y a une convergence évolutive dans la mignonitude! 🥰
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliridae
Et je vois que la génétique n'a pas trop changé les choses.
Mais il y a une convergence évolutive dans la mignonitude! 🥰
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliridae
Ich sehe mir gerne Tierdokus an, weil man viel dabei lernen kann.
Habt ihr gewusst, dass der Glis Glis
zur Familie der Gliridae der Ordnung
der Rodentiae gehört?
*und jetzt googlen wieder alle😏"
Habt ihr gewusst, dass der Glis Glis
zur Familie der Gliridae der Ordnung
der Rodentiae gehört?
*und jetzt googlen wieder alle😏"
May 31, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Ich sehe mir gerne Tierdokus an, weil man viel dabei lernen kann.
Habt ihr gewusst, dass der Glis Glis
zur Familie der Gliridae der Ordnung
der Rodentiae gehört?
*und jetzt googlen wieder alle😏"
Habt ihr gewusst, dass der Glis Glis
zur Familie der Gliridae der Ordnung
der Rodentiae gehört?
*und jetzt googlen wieder alle😏"
Sistemática dos roedores (Rodentia: Gliridae) fósseis insulares gigantes do Mediterrâneo www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean
The dormice (Gliridae) are a family of rodents currently represented by 29 extant species, but with a greater fossil diversity stretching back to the early Eocene. The extant forms are generally sm...
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Sistemática dos roedores (Rodentia: Gliridae) fósseis insulares gigantes do Mediterrâneo www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#RodentOfTheDay Lorraine's African Dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus)
"Geographic Distribution: W and C Africa: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Bioko, Gabon, Republic of Congo, N Angola,..."
Ph/Inf: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
"Geographic Distribution: W and C Africa: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Bioko, Gabon, Republic of Congo, N Angola,..."
Ph/Inf: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
August 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Lorraine's African Dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus)
"Geographic Distribution: W and C Africa: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Bioko, Gabon, Republic of Congo, N Angola,..."
Ph/Inf: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
"Geographic Distribution: W and C Africa: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Bioko, Gabon, Republic of Congo, N Angola,..."
Ph/Inf: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
Explain your @:
I like Percy Shelly and I can’t spell
It’s just his pen name Glirastes (gliridae/dormouse and erastes/lover of) except I’m apparently illiterate and only realized years later that I’ve been spelling it wrong
I like Percy Shelly and I can’t spell
It’s just his pen name Glirastes (gliridae/dormouse and erastes/lover of) except I’m apparently illiterate and only realized years later that I’ve been spelling it wrong
Explain your @:
i needed a throwaway username and i chose a naruto character, suigetsu was taken so i added vowels, i committed and now its me ig 👍
bonus points bc i like water and languages, and sui; 水 is japanese for water. if you're curious, getsu; 月 means moon
i needed a throwaway username and i chose a naruto character, suigetsu was taken so i added vowels, i committed and now its me ig 👍
bonus points bc i like water and languages, and sui; 水 is japanese for water. if you're curious, getsu; 月 means moon
Explain your @:
Wyntersong is the title of that comic I still haven't released! 😶💦
Also the name of the bakery and tea room that it's primarily set in, named for Wynter, my main OC and best girl.
It was kenziewebb.bsky.social before I grabbed the domain, no explanation needed I hope? 😂
Wyntersong is the title of that comic I still haven't released! 😶💦
Also the name of the bakery and tea room that it's primarily set in, named for Wynter, my main OC and best girl.
It was kenziewebb.bsky.social before I grabbed the domain, no explanation needed I hope? 😂
April 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Explain your @:
I like Percy Shelly and I can’t spell
It’s just his pen name Glirastes (gliridae/dormouse and erastes/lover of) except I’m apparently illiterate and only realized years later that I’ve been spelling it wrong
I like Percy Shelly and I can’t spell
It’s just his pen name Glirastes (gliridae/dormouse and erastes/lover of) except I’m apparently illiterate and only realized years later that I’ve been spelling it wrong
Mein Brettspiel-Mai:
Solo mit Standardkartendeck 🗡Scoundrel
Mit meiner Tochter 👨👧 Heat
Alles ging den Bach runter 🥴 Moon Colony Bloodbath
(Off topic: Aurorafalter-Puppe, Haselmaus-Spurentunnel, Graureiher)
#brettspiele #Boardgames #nature #biodiversity #Bilche #Gliridae
Solo mit Standardkartendeck 🗡Scoundrel
Mit meiner Tochter 👨👧 Heat
Alles ging den Bach runter 🥴 Moon Colony Bloodbath
(Off topic: Aurorafalter-Puppe, Haselmaus-Spurentunnel, Graureiher)
#brettspiele #Boardgames #nature #biodiversity #Bilche #Gliridae
May 31, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Mein Brettspiel-Mai:
Solo mit Standardkartendeck 🗡Scoundrel
Mit meiner Tochter 👨👧 Heat
Alles ging den Bach runter 🥴 Moon Colony Bloodbath
(Off topic: Aurorafalter-Puppe, Haselmaus-Spurentunnel, Graureiher)
#brettspiele #Boardgames #nature #biodiversity #Bilche #Gliridae
Solo mit Standardkartendeck 🗡Scoundrel
Mit meiner Tochter 👨👧 Heat
Alles ging den Bach runter 🥴 Moon Colony Bloodbath
(Off topic: Aurorafalter-Puppe, Haselmaus-Spurentunnel, Graureiher)
#brettspiele #Boardgames #nature #biodiversity #Bilche #Gliridae
Gliridae - Dormice, Hazel Mice
"Most dormice species are arboreal (tree-dwelling) and spend most of their time in trees. Species found in colder climates may hibernate in the winter. Dormice eat fruit, nuts, seeds, invertebrates, birds, and eggs."
#SqueeAlert
natureworks.nhpbs.org/kingdom/glir...
"Most dormice species are arboreal (tree-dwelling) and spend most of their time in trees. Species found in colder climates may hibernate in the winter. Dormice eat fruit, nuts, seeds, invertebrates, birds, and eggs."
#SqueeAlert
natureworks.nhpbs.org/kingdom/glir...
September 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Gliridae - Dormice, Hazel Mice
"Most dormice species are arboreal (tree-dwelling) and spend most of their time in trees. Species found in colder climates may hibernate in the winter. Dormice eat fruit, nuts, seeds, invertebrates, birds, and eggs."
#SqueeAlert
natureworks.nhpbs.org/kingdom/glir...
"Most dormice species are arboreal (tree-dwelling) and spend most of their time in trees. Species found in colder climates may hibernate in the winter. Dormice eat fruit, nuts, seeds, invertebrates, birds, and eggs."
#SqueeAlert
natureworks.nhpbs.org/kingdom/glir...
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637143760 - European Fat Dormouse - Macaulay Library
© Kai Wess; Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 25 Aug 2022
macaulaylibrary.org
June 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
How to detect dormice: a comparison of footprint tunnels and camera traps as monitoring methods link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How to detect dormice: a comparison of footprint tunnels and camera traps as monitoring methods - European Journal of Wildlife Research
European Journal of Wildlife Research - Dormice (Gliridae) are hard to detect, as they are small, nocturnal, often arboreal when active and in or on the ground when hibernating. In Germany, the...
link.springer.com
April 20, 2026 at 7:17 AM
How to detect dormice: a comparison of footprint tunnels and camera traps as monitoring methods link.springer.com/article/10.1...
1/3 – #MammalMonday: European dormouse (𝘎𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴 )
It is Europe’s largest dormouse, a member of the family Gliridae. It occupies mature deciduous and mixed forests rich in mast-producing trees. Its life history is tightly linked to high-calorie seeds that fuel reproduction and long hibernation.
It is Europe’s largest dormouse, a member of the family Gliridae. It occupies mature deciduous and mixed forests rich in mast-producing trees. Its life history is tightly linked to high-calorie seeds that fuel reproduction and long hibernation.
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
1/3 – #MammalMonday: European dormouse (𝘎𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴 )
It is Europe’s largest dormouse, a member of the family Gliridae. It occupies mature deciduous and mixed forests rich in mast-producing trees. Its life history is tightly linked to high-calorie seeds that fuel reproduction and long hibernation.
It is Europe’s largest dormouse, a member of the family Gliridae. It occupies mature deciduous and mixed forests rich in mast-producing trees. Its life history is tightly linked to high-calorie seeds that fuel reproduction and long hibernation.
Los glíridos (Gliridae o Myoxidae) son una familia de roedores esciuromorfos conocidos popularmente como lirones, que se pueden encontrar en Eurasia y África.
Los lirones son roedores pequeños de 18 a 26 cm, incluyendo la cola, de aspecto similar al ratón, de pelaje gris oscuro o castaño en el lomo.
Los lirones son roedores pequeños de 18 a 26 cm, incluyendo la cola, de aspecto similar al ratón, de pelaje gris oscuro o castaño en el lomo.
July 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Los glíridos (Gliridae o Myoxidae) son una familia de roedores esciuromorfos conocidos popularmente como lirones, que se pueden encontrar en Eurasia y África.
Los lirones son roedores pequeños de 18 a 26 cm, incluyendo la cola, de aspecto similar al ratón, de pelaje gris oscuro o castaño en el lomo.
Los lirones son roedores pequeños de 18 a 26 cm, incluyendo la cola, de aspecto similar al ratón, de pelaje gris oscuro o castaño en el lomo.
Johann Büttikofer https://bionomia.net/Q124404 collected the holotype GLIRIDAE: Graphiurus crassicaudatus (Jentink, 1888) in Liberia https://gbif.org/occurrence/2432535179 #TypeSpecimenToday
April 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Johann Büttikofer https://bionomia.net/Q124404 collected the holotype GLIRIDAE: Graphiurus crassicaudatus (Jentink, 1888) in Liberia https://gbif.org/occurrence/2432535179 #TypeSpecimenToday
Find more photos and information on today's #RodentOfTheDay, the Lorraine's African Dormouse here:
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45845-G...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45845-G...
Lorraine's African Dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus)
The Lorrain dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Le...
www.inaturalist.org
August 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Find more photos and information on today's #RodentOfTheDay, the Lorraine's African Dormouse here:
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45845-G...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45845-G...
Mais, est-ce que les gliridae sont rares dans les eaux du Cher ?
July 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mais, est-ce que les gliridae sont rares dans les eaux du Cher ?
New paper published with Jesse Hennekam. Everything you ever wanted to know about giant fossil dormice but were too afraid to ask: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social for inviting us to contribute this review
Thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social for inviting us to contribute this review
Systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean
The dormice (Gliridae) are a family of rodents currently represented by 29 extant species, but with a greater fossil diversity stretching back to the early Eocene. The extant forms are generally sm...
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
New paper published with Jesse Hennekam. Everything you ever wanted to know about giant fossil dormice but were too afraid to ask: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social for inviting us to contribute this review
Thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social for inviting us to contribute this review
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640778124 - European Fat Dormouse - Macaulay Library
© Francesco Barberini; Lazio, Italy; 22 Aug 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Open Access UCL Research: Systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
September 22, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Open Access UCL Research: Systematics of the insular giant fossil dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) of the Mediterranean
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
First evidence of predation by the edible dormouse, Glis glis (Rodentia: Gliridae) on adult European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) EurJWildRes
First evidence of predation by the edible dormouse, Glis glis (Rodentia: Gliridae) on adult European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)
The European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, is a flagship saproxylic species in Europe, listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive and threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. This study documents the first recorded arboreal predation of adult L. cervus by the edible dormouse, Glis glis, based on three years of field observations in northern Italy. Predation occurred mainly in the canopy shortly after sunset, coinciding with peak beetle flight activity and higher G. glis abundance. Predation rates appeared low, and morphometric analyses of mandible and elytron length revealed no significant size differences between predated and non-predated beetles, suggesting no size-selective predation. Documenting this novel predator–prey interaction broadens our understanding of trophic dynamics and behaviour, while underscoring the need to consider native predators in studies of wildlife ecology in European forests.
dlvr.it
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
First evidence of predation by the edible dormouse, Glis glis (Rodentia: Gliridae) on adult European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) EurJWildRes
In December 2021, a garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) entered a nestbox equipped with a camera and was filmed killing a conspecific male adult in the city of Wiesbaden (Germany).
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) A rare case of intraspecific killing by an adult garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus
PDF | Although intraspecific conflict is a well-known behaviour in mammals, intraspecific killing among dormice (Gliridae) is very rare in literature.... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
www.researchgate.net
March 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In December 2021, a garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) entered a nestbox equipped with a camera and was filmed killing a conspecific male adult in the city of Wiesbaden (Germany).
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
I found my spirit animal.
![A dormouse is a rodent of the family Gliridae (this family is also variously called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by different taxonomists). Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are named for their long, dormant hibernation period of six months or longer.[2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aowt5izukblqx7h7irmeaq4y/bafkreiarytfveqk2bpha2c7iwtvpe4jwvp6rqtk6kre5ygmp66urk62dua)
September 30, 2023 at 12:33 PM
I found my spirit animal.
Open Access UCL Research: Cranial Anatomy of the Desert Dormouse, Selevinia betpakdalaensis (Rodentia, Gliridae), revealed by Micro-Computed Tomography discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
Cranial Anatomy of the Desert Dormouse, Selevinia betpakdalaensis (Rodentia, Gliridae), revealed by Micro-Computed Tomography
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UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
discovery.ucl.ac.uk
August 21, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Open Access UCL Research: Cranial Anatomy of the Desert Dormouse, Selevinia betpakdalaensis (Rodentia, Gliridae), revealed by Micro-Computed Tomography discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
Pumpkin Spice Family Gliridae
July 20, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Pumpkin Spice Family Gliridae