Muscardinus avellanarius Date between 1700 and 1880
Medium Print
Dimensions Height: 10,57 cm. Width: 17,33 cm.
Collection
Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q2100495
Accession number
Box 91: 204.05.13
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
The hazel dormouse or common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a small dormouse species native to Europe and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus. 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. The hazel dormice are "particularly associated with deciduous woodland" but also inhabit hedgerows and scrub. Dormice seldom travel more than 70 m from their nest.
