Forest dormouse

Its gestation period is 25 days, with 3.2 young per litter and 1.2 litters per year; lifespan is 4 years, with values up to 4.1 years. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

26 g – 33.6 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

4 years – 4.1 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Gestation

24.7 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

3.24src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

1.2src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The forest dormouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyGliridae
6. genusDryomys
7. SpeciesDryomys nitedula (Pallas, 1778)

Synonyms Dryomys aspromontis, Dryomys milleri, Dryomys nitedula aspromontis, Dryomys nitedula diamesus, Dryomys nitedula phrygius, Dryomys nitedula pictus, Dryomys nitedula ravijojla, Dryomys pictus, Dryomys yarkandensis, Dyromys milleri, Dyromys nitedula bilkjewiczi, Dyromys nitedula carpathicus, Dyromys nitedula caucasicus, Dyromys nitedula daghestanicus, Dyromys nitedula kurdistanicus, Dyromys nitedula obolenskii, Dyromys nitedula ognevi, Dyromys nitedula pallidus, Dyromys nitedula phrygius, Dyromys nitedula saxatilis, Dyromys nitedula tanaiticus, Dyromys nitedula tichomirowi, Dyromys robustus, Eliomys angelus, Mus nitedula, Myoxus dryas, Myoxus intermedius, Myoxus pictus, Myoxus wingei

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@misc{forest_dormouse_2026,
  title = {Forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/forest-dormouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}