edible dormouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q147128
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Summary

edible dormouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,915 views/month, #1,238 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Animal of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Glis[6]
  • Taxon name: Glis glis[7]
  • Commons category: Glis glis[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Glis glis[9]
  • Commons gallery: Glis glis[10]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11]
  • Original combination: Sciurus glis[12]
  • Short name: G. glis[13]
  • Taxon common name: Edible dormouse[14], Fat Dormouse[15], lirón gris[16], Kunel[17], Loir Gris[18], Popielica[19], Edible Commoner Dormouse[20], Squirrel-tailed Dormouse[21], Siebenschläfer[22], Europäischer Siebenschläfer[23], plch velký[24], relmuis, zevenslaper[25], loir, loir gris[26], edible dormouse, fat dormouse[27]
  • Different from: Rubus caesius[28]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 8.7 years[29]
  • Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic: data deficient[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[31]

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Identifiers

edible dormouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74383[32]. edible dormouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41261[33]. edible dormouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327942[34]. edible dormouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5706486[35]. edible dormouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 951305[36].

Why It Matters

edible dormouse has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did edible dormouse receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i47928
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 02355584-n
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  2. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Edible dormouse'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Edible Dormouse'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fat Dormouse'} +13
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: navadni polh"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Glis
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic → data deficient
    Original combination → Sciurus glis
    Taxon rank → species
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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