AnAge entry for Muscardinus avellanarius

Classification (HAGRID: 02986)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Gliridae
                    Genus: Muscardinus
Species: Muscardinus avellanarius
Common name: Hazel dormouse
Synonyms: Mus corilinum, Myoxus muscardinus, Muscardinus pulcher, Myoxus speciosus, Muscardinus trapezius, Muscardinus avellanarius anglicus, Muscardinus avellanarius niveus, Muscardinus avellanarius zeus, Muscardinus avellanarius abanticus

Maximum longevity: 5.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Maximum known lifespan in the wild is 4 years [0434]. It has been reported that these animals live up to 6 years in captivity [0001], which is possible but unverified. Record longevity in captivity is 5.3 years [0671].

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0570] glirarium.org