Eliomys

Eliomys (Ἡλίομυς Hēlíomus) is a genus of rodent in the family Gliridae, commonly known as garden dormice.

It contains the following extant species: The earliest records of the genus are known from the Late Miocene (Tortonian) of the Iberian Peninsula.
 * Asian garden dormouse, Eliomys melanurus
 * Maghreb garden dormouse, Eliomys munbyanus
 * Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus

Fossil species assigned to Eliomys include:


 * †Eliomys truci
 * †Eliomys yevesi
 * †Eliomys intermedius
 * †Eliomys assimilis
 * †Eliomys lafarguei
 * †Eliomys reductus