Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common or Hazel Dormouse)

Muscardinus avellanarius (Common or Hazel Dormouse) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMuscardinus avellanarius (Common or Hazel Dormouse)
FamilyMYOXIDAE (a family of terrestrial mammals)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Muscardinus avellanarius (Common or Hazel Dormouse)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hewson, C., Fuller, R., Mayle, B. & Smith, K. 2004 Possible impacts of Grey Squirrels on birds and other wildlife British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 183-191.
Mainwaring, L. 2007 Hazel Dormouse on a garden bird-feeder Vol 19, no. 1 Page: 45
Newman, O. 2007 A young dormouse feeding on nuts Vol 18, No 6 Page: 425

Muscardinus avellanarius (Common or Hazel Dormouse) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bright, P. & Morris, P 2002 Puttng Dormice back on the map British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 91-100.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Muscardinus avellanarius (Common or Hazel Dormouse):

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