Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Synonym: Myoxus Zimmermann 1780 [objective synonym]

Full reference: M. J. Brisson. 1762. Regnum Animale in classes IX distributum, sive synopsis methodica, Ed. 2

Parent taxon: Glirinae according to K. Kowalski 1997

Sister taxa: Glirudinus, Glirulus, Heissigia, Heteromyoxus, Muscardinus, Myoglis, Seorsumuscardinus

Subtaxa: Glis antiquus, Glis apertus, Glis galitopouli, Glis glis, Glis guerbuezi, Glis major, Glis minor, Glis sackdillingensis, Glis sussenbornensis, Glis transversus, Glis truyolsi, Glis vallesiensis

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Type: Sciurus glis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore