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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 appearance to the common mouse, dormice have long bushy tails used to assist in climbing trees, and live primarily on [[hazel]] nuts and other seed based foodstuffs{{fact}}.

The '''dormouse''' (Muscardinus Avellanarius) is an [[arboreal]] mammal that, although once common, is now an endangered species in the [[British Isles]]. Similar in appearance to the common mouse, dormice have long bushy tails used to assist in climbing 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 {{fact}}.

[[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.

Due to the human destruction of its traditional habitats, the dormouse is in decline.  

Due to the human destruction of its traditional habitats, the dormouse is in decline.  

===Notes and References===

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[[Category:Meat]] [[Category:Rodents]]

[[Category:Meat]] [[Category:Rodents]]