---
title: "Eikelmuis"
description: "Eliomys quercinus — Zoogdieren. The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a species of dormouse native to Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/european-garden-dormouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eikelmuis

> Eliomys quercinus — Zoogdieren. The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a species of dormouse native to Europe.

- Scientific name: *Eliomys quercinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1786
- Wikidata: [Q465786](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465786)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45863](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45863)

## Names

- en: European Garden Dormouse
- de: Gartenschläfer
- es: Lirón careto
- fr: Lérot commun
- nl: Eikelmuis
- pt: Leirão
- pl: Żołędnica europejska

## Countries with the most observations

FR (516), DE (385), ES (189), IT (180), PT (78), LU (57), BE (33), CH (31), HR (12), AD (10), AT (8), RU (6)

## Summary

The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a species of dormouse native to Europe.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_dormouse

## Photo

![Eikelmuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-garden-dormouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexis_lsu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129317913

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-garden-dormouse?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).