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The hazel dormouse is native to northern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the only dormouse native to the British Isles, and is therefore often referred to simply as the "dormouse" in British sources, although the edible dormouse, Glis glis, has been accidentally introduced and now has an established population in South East England.
Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), northern Europe and Asia Minor; European otter (Lutra lutra lutra), Asia, Africa and Europe; Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinium), Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia; Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), coastal waters in the Northern Hemisphere
European edible dormouse, Glis glis LC introduced [18] Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC globally, [19] VU in Great Britain [20] Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis LC introduced [21] Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris LC globally, [22] EN in Great Britain [6]
Each British hazel dormouse, weighing 20g, had a 10-minute appointment in which they were placed under a miniature dormice-sized dose of general anaesthetic while they underwent health checks and ...
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The word dormouse comes from Middle English dormous, of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal element *dor-, from Old Norse dár ' benumbed ' and Middle English mous ' mouse '. The word is sometimes conjectured to come from an Anglo-Norman derivative of dormir ' to sleep ' , with the second element mistaken for mouse , but no such Anglo ...
Scotland has no population of the edible or hazel dormouse, or of the yellow-necked mouse, and the harvest mouse's range is limited to the southern part of the country. The St Kilda mouse and Orkney vole (see above) are endemic, but otherwise population distributions are similar to the rest of mainland Britain. [ 40 ]