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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.
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 ...
The endangered mammals were reintroduced to woodland in Lancashire in the latest annual release. Dozens of hazel dormice released to create ‘northern stronghold’ for the species Skip to main ...
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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 ...
Critically endangered: The species is in imminent risk of extinction, as the wild population comprises less than 250 individuals. ... Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus ...
Garden dormouse Edible dormouse Water vole Striped field mouse. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).
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