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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
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 ...
Tiny rare dormice underwent a health check as the ZSL London Zoo prepares to release them into the wild in an effort to reintroduce the species once common across England and Wales. Each British ...
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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]
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These animals are particularly associated with woodpecker holes and crevices in mature ash trees at this site. The woods support both hazel dormice and red squirrels, and alongside the bats form a mammal assemblage that is unique to the UK. [4] The dormice have been monitored in the woodland since at least 1996.