The hazel dormouse, also called the common dormouse, is a small dormouse species native to Europe and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceReddish brown fur, varying to golden-brown or yellow-orange-brown, lighter on the lower part 1 Scientific NameMuscardinus avellanarius 1 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Hazel dormouse
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hazel dormouse
Lead, sentence 1
The hazel dormouse or common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status)
least concern
Description, paragraph 1
This small mammal has reddish brown fur that can vary up to golden-brown or yellow-orange-brown becoming lighter in the lower part.
In Biome: Temperate Forest, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 285501, target B16268
According to English Nature's Dormouse Conservation Handbook, hazel dormice are "particularly associated with deciduous woodland" but also inhabit hedgerows and scrub.
View the Source2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Hazel dormouse (Wikipedia)
4. GBIF Species API
Wikidata: Hazel Dormouse
Wikidata Q207148, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: RodentiaView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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