Rodents such as the edible dormouse feed preferably on high-energy seeds. But this important food source is not available every year. Edible dormice adapt to this with a pragmatic choice of territory.

The dormouse could be classified as endangered after numbers plummeted by 72 per cent in just two decades, warns new research. The hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a European Protected ...

The seeds of beech trees are an important source of energy for rodents like the edible dormouse (Glis glis). In fact, beechnuts are a preferred food for the animals. The long-lived rodents need the ...