Least ConcernFat Dormouse
Glis glis
Mammals · Rodentia · Muridae
Apodemus sylvaticus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
A rodent with a bulky head, large prominent black eyes and ears proportionally larger than those of the mice of the genus Mus. The back is reddish yellow and the belly creamy white, the two sharply demarcated. Its very long hind legs let it move in bounds of more than a metre.
Weight
15 g – 35 g
Size
8 cm – 12 cm
Life expectancy
2 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Estimated population
No numerical estimate; it is one of the most abundant small mammals in Spain, present throughout the peninsula, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Sources consulted: Sánchez-González, Navarro-Castilla, Hernández y Barja 2016, Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles (MNCN-CSIC); MITECO - Inventario Español de Especies Terrestres; SECEM; IUCN Red List; Torre, Arrizabalaga y Díaz 2002; Flowerdew 1985; Sans-Coma et al. 1987
Best time: All year round; it is nocturnal and hard to see, but it leaves characteristic traces on nuts
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 153.
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