Looking for a needle in a haystack? We have been working hard at EcotypeGenetics to develop new eDNA tests for bats and dormice that are super sensitive and specific. Chat to my brilliant colleagues Tom and Issy if you are at the event, or have a look at ecotypegenetics.co.uk #bats #dormice #eDNA

Close-up of a dormouse nestled with two sleeping pinks among dried leaves inside a wooden nest box.

Happy Mother's Day 💛


📸Selena Bone
#Mothersday #dormice

Turn heads. Save species 📀☆🎥⋆🎞️°📺Our Retro Neon collection blends vintage 80s vibes with a bold neon graphic of some of the most elusive and endangered mammals, #dormice and #pangolins.

Shop our exclusive designs 👇
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#retro #wildlifetshirt #80s #ptes

Tradeoffs between brain and digestive tissues across elevations in Typhlomys daloushanensis: evidence for sexual dimorphism vist.ly/4tnxa #Dormice #DigestiveTractTheory #ElevationGradient

Diversification and biogeographic history of African dormice (genus Graphiurus) revealed by ultraconserved elements and mitochondrial data The sub-Saharan Africa endemic dormouse genus Graphiurus is a morphologically diverse group of rodents that has long lacked a genus-wide genetic frame…

#Diversification and #biogeographic history of #African #dormice revealed by ultraconserved elements #UCE and mitochondrial data: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The local #wilder team went for a walk to see what we could find, and were excited to find hazelnuts which had been chewed by dormice. Lovely to know we have some in our village. Isn’t the chew pattern pretty! #patternsInNature #dormice

🪡 #Dormice

Day 17 of our Nature Advent!
An LBAP Species today - a sweet dormouse in peaceful slumber—nature’s tiny hibernator. 🐭🍂
Dormice are expert sleepers, hibernating through winter and resting in summer to conserve energy.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #dormouse #dormice

Do hibernating animals go to the loo? | Discover Wildlife

Lots of #animals hibernate. #Hedgehogs hunker down, #dormice curl up in a ball, and #bats take to their roosts. #Hibernation occurs when animals enter a state of almost total inactivity during the winter months.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

Make Christmas morning extra special with their very own personalised Christmas present sack featuring three very merry hazel #dormice 🐭🎁

Support wildlife by shopping with People's Trust for Endangered Species this #Christmas 👇
ptes.teemill.com/product/merry-mice-christmas-sack

But who wouldn't want a jumper with carol singing dormice on it for Christmas? 🎄

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Support wildlife, shop sustainably with People's Trust for Endangered Species this Christmas.
#Christmas #Sustainability #Wildlife #Dormice

It's not Autumn without a snoozing Dormouse!
The last of 2025's Denbighshire Dormouse surveys...good numbers found & it would appear that it's been a good breeding season for them,🤞for a safe uninterrupted hibernation. #Dormice #Denbighshire

You want to learn more about Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, one of Europe's rarest mammals? Come to the Imperial Eagle Festival in Topolovgrad: eaglefest.bg

#discovermammals #dormouse #dormice #Sakar #Bulgaria #sleep #festival #Topolovgrad #Svilengrad

Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). Photo: Bram Conings (https://www.bramconings.be)

Meet Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse: thehabitatfoundation.org/news/

One of Europe’s rarest mammals comes to the imperial eagle festival in Topolovgrad on October 18.

Photo: Bram Conings (www.bramconings.be)

@ptes-org.bsky.social
#discovermammals #dormouse #dormice #advocacy #festival

Garden dormouse sitting on a wall under the roof.

A Garden Dormouse checks whether the air is clear, before descending onto our balcony / Gartenschläfer
(Lampertheim, Germany)
#mammals #dormice #schläfer #animals #wildlife #dormouse #gartenschläfer

Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen.

Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen.

Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen.

Artwork (colour) - dormouse nests and hidden dormice in repeated diamond (square on end) pattern. Gouache and drawing pen.

One from a while ago that I can now post. Not birds but dormice. Based on photos of different dormouse nests and individuals #dormice #art #nature

Still from the video above. Both young dormice eating on an apple slice.

#mammals #dormice #schläfer #animals #wildlife #dormouse #gartenschläfer

Two young Garden Dormice have now started to leave their nest and explore our balcony. / Gartenschläfer
(Lampertheim, Germany)
#mammals #dormice #schläfer #animals #wildlife #dormouse #gartenschläfer

Do red squirrels and dormice get along? Can animals share the same space peacefully high above the ground in the treetops? A research team at the University of Göttingen has found that forests combining both deciduous and conifer trees make it easier for red squirrels and dormice to coexist. Using cameras placed high in the canopy, scientists discovered that red squirrels tend to prefer coniferous forests, while dormice are more commonly found in beech forests. However, in mixed forests that include both tree types, both species were observed living side by side. This suggests that mixed forests could play an important role in supporting biodiversity. The findings were published in the European Journal of Wildlife Research.

3-Jul-2025
Do red #squirrels and #dormice get along?
Göttingen University researchers show mixed #woodland boosts #wildlife #diversity in European #forests

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089898 #science #ecology

Caught the strawberry burglar in the act! :-)

Garden dormouse / Gartenschläfer
(Location: our balkony)
#mammals #dormice #schläfer #animals #wildlife #crime

Hazel dormice are disappearing in the UK - meet the people who are trying to save them Over 20 rare hazel dormice have been reintroduced to Leicestershire for the first time, creating the county’s only known population. Hazel dormice have declined nationally by 70% since 2000 and are co...

📽️🎬Watch as the hazel #dormice are soft-released into their new woodland home🌳 #DormouseRelease

news.sky.com/video/hazel-...

First Denbighshire Dormousing session of the year today, which included this sleepy male which had been previously chipped at the site #dormouse #dormice

Dormouse artwork- gouache colour paints, drawing pen, a variety of dormouse nests with some dormice hidden or curled up in nests.

Sneak peek at a non-bird artwork #dormice #art #nature

New findings about the diet of three dormice in Bulgaria. Clear differences between two sympatric species: garden and mouse-tailed dormouse. Presentation at ecm9.com.

#discovermammals #dormouse #ECM9 #Bulgaria #diet @ptes-org.bsky.social @stefaniyak2.bsky.social #dormice #DNA

Donate to save Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roach) for the European fauna.

Can we safe Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse for the European fauna? One of Europe's rarest mammals. You can help. DONATE.
Scan QR code or go to:
thehabitatfoundation.org/projects/nes...

#discovermammals #dormouse #Myomimus #ECM9 #wildfire #Bulgaria #Greece #Turkey #dormice #habitatloss #RestoreNature

Can we safe Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse for the European fauna? A presentation by Svetlana Miteva at the European Congress of Mammalogy. You can help. DONATE:
discovermammals.org/projects/nes...

#discovermammals #dormouse #donate #Myomimus #ECM9 #wildfire #Bulgaria #Greece #Turkey #dormice

Give our regards to Svetlana Miteva and Dick Bekker. They present the results of our research on Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse and Romanian hamster.

#discovermammals #ecm9 #dormouse #dormice #hamster #reintroduction #wildfires #Bulgaria #Romania #saveraptors

So are we. With presentations about Roach's mose-tailed dormouse and Romanian hamster.

#discovermammals #ECM9 #saveraptors #dormouse #dormice #wildfires #reintroduction #hamster

Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) and Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). Photo's: Rollin Verlinde / Vilda.

We are at the ECM9, and we will present the results of breeding Romanian hamsters in captivity and research on the Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, two very rare European mammals.
ecm9.com

#BSPB #IBER #LIFE #hamster #dormouse #dormice #Bulgaria #Romania #discovermammals #Saker #saveraptors #EMC9

Colour pencil illustration of a dormouse curled into a ball in a nest of twigs, leaves and berries

A little sleepy dormouse 🐭🍂

Most of these guys hibernate from around October to April, so they should be sleeping soundly for a couple more months (must be nice!)

#illustration #dormouse #dormice #ukwildlife #hibernation #colourpencil #art