Hazel dormouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hazel dormouse lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Muscardinus avellanarius
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Gliridae

Where does the hazel dormouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hazel dormouse in 11 countries and territories across Europe. In Ireland it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hazel dormouse endangered?

The hazel dormouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hazel dormouse?

The hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Gliridae, genus Muscardinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hazel dormouse

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hazel dormouse (revision 1381298683), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q207148 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).