When it is recorded
Jan77
Feb49
Mar45
Apr39
May127
Jun157
Jul76
Aug79
Sep216
Oct267
Nov138
Dec39
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 360 | |
| 2 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 330 | |
| 3 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 170 | |
| 4 | Powys | Wales | 121 | |
| 5 | Denbighshire | Wales | 62 | |
| 6 | Gwynedd | Wales | 34 | |
| 7 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 33 | |
| 8 | Devon | England | 29 | |
| 9 | Ceredigion | Wales | 23 | |
| 10 | Kent | England | 21 | |
| 11 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 20 | |
| 12 | Conwy | Wales | 15 | |
| 13 | Gloucestershire | England | 11 | |
| 14 | Swansea | Wales | 11 | |
| 15 | Essex | England | 10 |
584 England1,130 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,733
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 25
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Muscardinus avellanarius
- Also known as
- Dormouse
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,706
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Monmouthshire, Carmarthenshire, Powys, Denbighshire
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Habitats Regulations 2010
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Gliridae
- Genus
- Muscardinus
- Name with authority
- Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 20
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q207148 · GBIF 2439658