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SPECIES Muscardinus avellanarius

Author:Linnaeus, 1758.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 62.
Common Name:Hazel Dormouse
Type Locality:Sweden
Distribution:Europe and N Turkey: Cumbria and S England (Bright and Morris, 1992; Bright et al., 1996; Coult, 2001), France (Jourde, 2001; Papillon et al., 2000), Switzerland (Catzeflis, 1995d; Maurizio, 1994), Italy, including Sicilia (Amori et al., 1995, 1999; Sarą and Casamento, 1995a; Sarą et al., 2002), Austria (Spitzenberger, 1983; Spitzenberger et al., 1995), Germany (Bitz, 1991; Faltin, 1988; Gorner and Henkel, 1988; Harsch, 1993; Mockel, 1988; Rehage and Steinborn, 1984; Schoppe, 1986; Schulze, 1986, 1987), Belgium (Christiaens, 1995; Libois, 1996), Netherlands (van Laar, 1984, 1992; Thissen and Hollander, 1996), Denmark (Jensen, 1980), S and C Sweden (Berg, 1996, 1997), Poland (Daoud, 1989; Jurczyszyn and Wolk, 1998; Kaluza, 1987; Pucek, 1983d; Wilk, 1987), Ukraine (Bezrodny, 1991), Belorus, Lithuania (Juškaitis, 1995a), Latvia (Pil~ts, 1995), and Estonia (Ernits, 1991b) east to Russia (Gromov and Erbajeva, 1995; Kuznetsov, 1965; Licha…ev, 1972; Ognev, 1947); Czech Republic and Slovakia (Andra, 1987, 1995; Andera and Cerveny, 1994; Danko, 1994; Hērka,,1990; Obuch, 1998; Smaha, 1996; Stanko and Mosansky, 2000), Hungary (Bakó et al., 1998), Slovenia (Kryštufek, 1991), Croatia (Tvrtkoviƒ et al., 1995), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro (Petrov, 1992), Romania (Istrate, 1998), Albania (Prigioni, 1996), Macedonia, Bulgaria (Belcheva et al., 1989; Peshev, 1996), Greece (Ondrias, 1966), Corfu, N Turkey (Do—ramaci and Kefel„o—lu, 1992; Kivanc, 1983; Obuch, 2002). In Europe see also Morris (1999) and Storch (1978a).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:Comprehensive review of M. avellanarius, including illustrations of live animal, distributional, morphological, ecological, behavioral and other characteristics, contributed by Rossolimo et al. (2001). Systematic study of W and C European subspecies provided by Witte (1962) and Roesler and Witte (1969), and of Turkish subspecies by Kivanc (1983). Morphometric study of Bulgarian populations reported by Peshev et al. (1990a) and Peshev and Delov (1995b). Comparison of dental pattern with fossil Muscardinus from Poland given by Daoud (1993). Review of chromosomal studies given by Zima et al. (1995), additional karyotypic data from Bulgaria reported by Peshev and Delov (1995a), from Turkey by Do—ramaci and Kefel„o—lu (1992), and from Russia by Graphodatsky and Fokin (1993). Allozyme variation and genetic relationships analyzed by Filippucci and Kotsakis (1995). Phallic and bacular structure and variation reported by Hrabe (1969) and Simson et al. (1995). Illustrations and taxonomic implications of os and glans penis, and stomach anatomy, provided by Kratochvil (1973). Tendon-locking mechanism as an adaptation for climbing by grasping documented by Haffner (1996). Hibernation in nature studied by Vogel and Frey (1995). Range, movement, nest-box interactions and annual weight fluctuations in Lithuania reported by Juškaitis (1995b, 1997, 2001). Occurrence of inividuals with white (albino) tail tips in Lithuania analyzed by Juškaitis (1995c). Status of populations in the E Baltic region summarized by Timm et al. (1998), and included in a review of ecological strategies of Baltic rodents by Miljutin (1998). Documented in regional faunal studies in N Italy (Cantini, 1991; Cresti et al., 1994; Paolucci et al., 1993; Scaravelli et al., 1995), C Italy (Amori et al., 2002a; Cerone and Aloise, 1994), S Italy (Cagnin and Aloise, 1995; Cagnin et al., 1996) and Sicilia (Sara et al., 2001). Human influence on geographical distribution discussed by Carpaneto and Cristaldi (1995). Recorded from Pleistocene in Europe (Capasso Barbato and Gliozzi, 2001; Horacek, 1987; Kowalski, 2001; Viriot et al., 1991). For synonyms see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) and Corbet (1978c, 1984).
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Synonyms:

    abanticus Kivanc, 1983
    anglicus Barrett-Hamilton, 1900
    corilinum (Fatio, 1869)
    kroecki Niethammer and Bohmann, 1950
    muscardinus (Schreber, 1782)
    niveus Altobello, 1920
    pulcher Barrett-Hamilton, 1898
    speciosus (Dehne, 1855)
    trapezius Miller, 1908
    zeus Chaworth-Musters, 1932

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