Reference photo — Danielle Schwarz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Hazel Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius
Challenging
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Mammals
- Family
- Gliridae
- Size
- 6.5–9 cm (length)
- Weight
- 17–19 g
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifespan
- 3–4 yrs
- Habitat
- Deciduous woodland, Hedgerows, Scrub
About
The hazel dormouse or common dormouse is a small dormouse species native to Europe and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.