Fat dormouse  (Glis glis)

Species information

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Threats

This introduced species is considered to be a pest of orchards and forestry, as it can damage fruit crops and its habit of bark stripping is very destructive (4). In houses they can cause serious problems by chewing through wires and wood. They are therefore controlled in some areas (4). They have declined in many parts of the European range as a result of deforestation (3).

Conservation

In Great Britain there is no conservation action in place for this non-native mammal (4).

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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