Glis glis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Gliridae
Genus: Glis
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Drakotrypa, Lane & Alivizatos 2006
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Thasos / Closest settlement: Panagia
IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
LC - Least Concern
Protection status
  • Presidential Decree 67/1981 on the protection of native flora and fauna species (OGG 23/A/1981)
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Lane, A. C. & Alivizatos, H. 2006. Additional data on the bat species (Chiroptera : Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae) of the island of Thasos, north-eastern Greece. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 11: 297-301.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Glis glis (Linnaeus, 1766). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.05.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026