---
title: "Popielica szara"
description: "Glis glis — Ssaki. The European edible dormouse, also known as the European dormouse or European fat dormouse, is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus Glis, found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/european-fat-dormouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Popielica szara

> Glis glis — Ssaki. The European edible dormouse, also known as the European dormouse or European fat dormouse, is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus Glis, found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia.

- Scientific name: *Glis glis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 3649
- Wikidata: [Q147128](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147128)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74383](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74383)

## Names

- en: European Fat Dormouse
- de: Siebenschläfer
- es: Lirón gris
- fr: Loir Gris
- nl: Relmuis
- pt: Glis
- pl: Popielica szara

## Countries with the most observations

IT (1058), DE (492), FR (417), AT (237), HR (103), CH (82), PL (78), SI (76), CZ (66), ES (63), GR (57), HU (54)

## Summary

The European edible dormouse, also known as the European dormouse or European fat dormouse, is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus Glis, found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia. The common name comes from the Romans, who ate them as a delicacy.

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

## Photo

![Popielica szara](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-fat-dormouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yehor Yatsiuk · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52860064

## Machine access

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