Le Muscardin

Muscardinus avellanarius
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Muscardinus avellanarius
New Latin name Muscardinus avellanarius
Common name Nederlands: Hazelmuis
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muscardinus_avellanarius_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ20400167.tif

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.

Order: Rodentia
Family: Gliridae
Subfamily: Leithiinae
Genus: Muscardinus
Species: Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
- Mus avellanarius Linnaeus, 1758