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Eliomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Eliomys was named by Wagner (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dryomyinae by Daams (1989); and to Gliridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Eliomys Wagner
1989Eliomys Daams
1997Eliomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
subfamilyDryomyinaede Bruijn 1967
genusEliomysWagner 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Eliomys Wagner 1840
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†Eliomys assimilis Mayr 1979
†Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953
Eliomys quercinus Linnaeus 1766 [garden doormouse]
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Invalid names: Eliomys melanurus Wagner 1843 [synonym]
†Eliomys reductus Mayr 1979
†Eliomys truci Mein and Michaux 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 15.98000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (116 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) E. truci (201497)
Shanwangian16.9 - 13.82China (Xinjiang) E. sp. (197678)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Zaragoza) E. truci (34532)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) E. reductus (45610)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Spain (Soria) E. sp. (40755)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Türkiye (Yalova) E. intermedius (184470)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) E. sp. (206345)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) E. sp. (36977 36978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Spain (Granada) E. truci (26752)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Spain E. truci (79628)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Greece E. truci (31223)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Valencia) E. truci (40758)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Aragon) E. sp., E. truci (35311) E. truci (35313 35316 35319 35321 35325 35327 35328 35329 35339)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Granada) E. intermedius (35077)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Murcia) E. truci (37546)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Albacete) E. truci (41949)
MN 127.9 - 6.965France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) E. sp. (37047)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) E. yevesi (172910 172912 172914 172915 172916 199859)
MN 136.965 - 5.09Greece (Rhodes) E. intermedius (68046)
MN 136.965 - 5.09Spain E. truci (68317)
MN 136.965 - 5.09Portugal (Alvalade) E. truci, E. intermedius (65955)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain (Albacete) E. quercinus (41931 41932 41933) E. sp. (40564)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) E. intermedius (35076)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Granada) E. intermedius (35252)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Andalucia) E. intermedius (34996) E. truci, E. intermedius (34997)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Aragon) E. intermedius (32103 32104 35343) E. truci, E. intermedius (35345)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) E. intermedius (43633)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55France (Roussillon) E. intermedius (35064)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Albacete) E. intermedius (41944)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Soria) E. intermedius (40548)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) E. intermedius (32109 32110 32112)
MN 163.55 - 2.245Italy (Sardinia) E. sp. (49359)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Spain (Granada) E. sp. (35182)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Spain (Andalucia) E. intermedius (35002) E. truci, E. intermedius (34998)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Spain (Castellon) E. quercinus (34929)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Italy (Venetia) E. sp. (50895)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Greece (Evvia) E. sp. (34590)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Spain (Granada) E. sp. (77773)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) E. quercinus (34911)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) E. quercinus (35905)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Alpes Maritimes) E. quercinus (50342)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. helleri (34916)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania E. sp. (32145 32194 33973)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Granada) E. intermedius (34898)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece E. sp., E. quercinus (34767)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129France (Alpes Maritimes) E. quercinus (50682)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Belgium E. sp. (34127)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Morocco E. sp. (34331)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Spain (Segovia) E. querzinus (36517 36518 36519 36520 36521 36522 36523)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. helleri (34872 34920)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Spain (Islas Baleares) E. sp. (36974)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117France (Cote d'Or) E. intermedius (49084)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Puglia) E. quercinus (44091)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. helleri (34870)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) E. intermedius (34128)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Spain (Granada) E. quercinus (35078)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco E. darelbeidae (34330) E. sp. (34287)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) E. quercinus (34842 34985) E. sp. (34848)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) E. quercinus (34932)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence) E. quercinus (48889 48891 48892)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Herault) E. quercinus (49088)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Bayern) E. quercinus (50260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain E. quercinus (34926)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czechia E. sp. (36214)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) E. quercinus (49999 50049) E. sp. (50194)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. helleri (34925) E. quercinus (34927)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Limousin region) E. quercinus (36428 36437 36439)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) E. sp. (196971)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Niedersachsen) E. quercinus (50249)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) E. quercinus (43619)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Algarve) E. quercinus (40984)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) E. quercinus (215378)