Myoxus, which is also called blouchos, pellechi, splichos, pontikoskiouros in local dialects, belongs to the genus of rodents of the myoxidae family, with the only representative being the species Myoxus glis.
In other taxonomic systems, the family is referred to by the scientific name gliridae and the genus is renamed Glis (Glis glis).
In general, all species (approximately 26) of the myoxid or gliridae family are commonly known with the name myoxus.
In the area of Argithea Agrafa (Karditsa regional unit of Greece), located in the Pindos mountain range, dormice communities were identified at an altitude of 900 to 1,500 meters.
