Where does a dormouse live?

General Ecology: The dormouse is a strictly nocturnal species found in deciduous woodland and overgrown hedgerows. It spends most of its time climbing among tree branches in search of food, and rarely comes to the ground.

1. Where are dormice found?
2. Do dormice live in trees?
3. Do dormice live in houses?
4. Do dormice live in burrows?
5. Do dormice live in the UK?
6. Where do dormice hibernate?
7. Where do dormice live UK?
8. Are dormice mice?
9. Where are dormice found UK?
10. What is the difference between a mouse and a dormouse?
11. How much does a dormouse sleep?
12. Where do garden mice live?
13. Are there dormice in Norfolk?
14. Are there dormice in Scotland?

Where are dormice found?

Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and are particularly known for their long periods of hibernation.

Do dormice live in trees?

Dormice are nocturnal (mainly active at night) and arboreal (live in trees). Dormice hibernate from about October to April. The only other UK mammals that hibernate are hedgehogs and bats. Dormice hibernate on the ground, where the temperature is more stable.

Do dormice live in houses?

They are the only small British mammal with a furry tail. ... (Non-native fat or edible dormice are also present in Britain. They were introduced from Europe in 1908 and live in woods around Tring in Hertfordshire. These dormice can occupy houses and damage trees and can be a pest.)

Do dormice live in burrows?

Dormice species animals are agile and can run at a speed of eight miles per hour. They are active and love spending their time climbing trees, in flowers, building nests, burrowing holes, and searching for food.

Do dormice live in the UK?

Hazel dormice are hard to spot – not only do they only come out at night, but they are also only found in very few places in the UK. Dormice spend a lot of their time hibernating – and are known to snore!

Where do dormice hibernate?

They hibernate on the ground, rolled tightly into a ball in a nest of leaves and grass. Their body temperature and heart rate are lowered and they become torpid and cold to the touch. Hibernating enables them to survive by "shutting down" during cold weather and they can even do this in spring or summer.

Where do dormice live UK?

These rare rodents usually reside in branches in the woodland canopy, rarely descending to ground level other than to hibernate. They favour deciduous woodland, hedgerows and scrub, and are largely restricted to southern England, with a few scattered populations in the Midlands, Wales and Lake District.

Are dormice mice?

The first surprise is that they are not mice at all, although they are rodents. ... There are two sorts of dormice you might come across – the edible dormouse (Glis glis) and the native dormouse, sometimes called the hazel dormouse and technically known as Muscardinus avellanarius.

Where are dormice found UK?

Population size & distribution

The current dormouse range is Southern England and South Wales and along the English/Welsh border. Even where dormice are considered present their distribution is patchy.

What is the difference between a mouse and a dormouse?

Very large eyes, long tail, very large ears, pointed snout. Most mice species have a very short life expectancy in the wild – up to a year – with the exception of the dormouse, which can live for up to five years. ... This is rivalled only by the edible dormouse that can live for up to nine years!

How much does a dormouse sleep?

This strangely endearing little rodent is seldom seen – being both nocturnal and arboreal – and is a byword for somnolence, spending up to three-quarters of its life asleep.

Where do garden mice live?

You sometimes find their underground burrows in the garden, lined with leaves and containing winter food stores of seeds and grain. Long-tailed field mice prefer to live in hedges, shrubs and around trees.

Are there dormice in Norfolk?

Dormice are protected under UK and European legislation. They have very specific habitat requirements and are restricted by their geographical limits. The natural range for dormice does not extend into Norfolk but they are present in Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire as well as Kent, Sussex and Hampshire.

Are there dormice in Scotland?

They have never been recorded in Scotland or Northern Ireland. Ian White is dormouse officer at the People's Trust for Endangered Species. ... In 1885, dormice were present in 49 English counties; today, they're known in 32 - excluding those counties where they have been reintroduced.