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Garden Dormouse
AdvancedEliomys quercinus
A dormouse with a black band from nose to behind the ear that looks like spectacles or a mask, and a long tail ending in a black-and-white tuft. Nocturnal and the most carnivorous dormouse, it hibernates for up to seven months.
Difficulty
Advanced
Temperature
18〜26℃
Lifespan
About 5.5 years in captivity
Size
Head and body 10–17.5cm, tail 9–13.5cm; 45–120g
Humidity
40〜60%
Diet
Omnivore, the most carnivorous dormouse: insects, snails, fruit and nuts
About
The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a rodent of the dormouse family found from Europe to North Africa and western Asia. Despite its name it lives in many habitats: forests, rock crevices, hollow trees, steppe and even houses. The back is grey to brown and the belly white or cream, and its key feature is a black band running from the nose through the eye to behind the ear, which also separates it from the hazel dormouse and others. The long, bushy tail is brown, black and white in European animals. It is nocturnal and lives both in trees and on the ground, sometimes taking over bird or squirrel nests. It is the most carnivorous dormouse, eating insects, snails, small mammals and nestlings as well as fruit, nuts, acorns and eggs. It hibernates for up to seven months, sleeping so deeply it can be rolled over without waking. It is in a different genus from the African pygmy dormouse already kept in Japan, where it appears only occasionally at specialists.
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Lifespan of the Garden Dormouse
The Garden Dormouse lives About 5.5 years in captivity.
Captive lifespan is about five and a half years.
Size of the Garden Dormouse
The Garden Dormouse grows to Head and body 10–17.5cm, tail 9–13.5cm; 45–120g.
It is 10–17.5cm long with a 9–13.5cm tail and weighs 45–120g.
Basic Info
Origin
Europe to North Africa and western Asia
Lifespan
About 5.5 years in captivity
References & Sources
Edited & verified by: BreederDirect editorial team
The taxonomic, regulatory, and husbandry data on this page are compiled and verified against the authoritative primary sources below.
Taxonomy & Authority
Accepted name: Eliomys quercinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Authority databases: GBIF · GBIF: Eliomys quercinus
Nomenclature follows global taxonomic authority databases.
Regulations & Conservation Status
Not CITES-listed
Not covered by CITES, the Invasive Alien Species Act or the specified-animal rules. Imports fall under Japan's animal import notification system (Infectious Diseases Control Law, MHLW): a health certificate from the exporting country's government must be filed with the quarantine station, and rodents must come from a holding facility designated by that government. Animals bred in Japan can be sold and kept without notification. Never release captive animals into the wild.
Sources: MHLW: Animal import notification system (JA) / Species+: CITES listing of Eliomys quercinus / Ministry of the Environment: Invasive Alien Species list, incl. species requiring a species-name certificate (JA)
Regulations may change. Always verify the latest information with the relevant authorities.
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