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The dormouse (Muscardinus Avellanarius) is an [[arboreal]] mammal that, although once common, is now an endangered species in the [[British Isles]]. Similar in appearence to the common mouse, dormice have a long bushy tail that is used to assist in climbing of trees and live primarily on [[hazel]] nuts and other seed based foodstuffs.

 

The '''dormouse''' (Muscardinus Avellanarius) is an [[arboreal]] mammal that, although once common, is now an endangered species in the [[British Isles]]. Similar in appearence to the common mouse, dormice have a long bushy tail that is used to assist in climbing of trees and live primarily on [[hazel]] nuts and other seed based foodstuffs.

[[Lewis Carroll]], the writer included a dormouse in the [[Alice in Wonderland]] stories and portrayed it as a fat lazy creature. This is not far from the truth as the dormouse (named from the Latin ''Dormeus'' or "sleepy one") spends more than three quarters of its life asleep.

[[Lewis Carroll]], the writer included a dormouse in the [[Alice in Wonderland]] stories and portrayed it as a fat lazy creature. This is not far from the truth as the dormouse (named from the Latin ''Dormeus'' or "sleepy one") spends more than three quarters of its life asleep.