European edible dormouse
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The European edible 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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Gliridae |
Subfamily: | Glirinae |
Genus: | Glis |
Species: | G. glis |
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Glis glis | |
European edible dormouse range (including portion of range of G. persicus in lower right) | |
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