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<p>Although intraspecific conflict is a well-known behaviour in mammals, intraspecific killing among dormice (Gliridae) is very rare in literature. In December 2021, a garden dormouse (<i>Eliomys quercinus</i>) entered a nestbox equipped with a camera and was filmed killing a conspecific male adult in the city of Wiesbaden (Germany). As this incident happened outside the mating season and the killed animal was not even partly consumed, territorial behaviour is a possible explanation for this case. In conclusion, it seems that our observation is a very rare one and the first one in the garden dormouse.</p>

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A rare case of intraspecific killing by an adult garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus

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    2025年3月20日

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  • Johannes Lang,
  • Eva Marie Kramer,
  • Susanne Schneider,
  • Holger Meinig,
  • Sven Büchner

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Although intraspecific conflict is a well-known behaviour in mammals, intraspecific killing among dormice (Gliridae) is very rare in literature. In December 2021, a garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) entered a nestbox equipped with a camera and was filmed killing a conspecific male adult in the city of Wiesbaden (Germany). As this incident happened outside the mating season and the killed animal was not even partly consumed, territorial behaviour is a possible explanation for this case. In conclusion, it seems that our observation is a very rare one and the first one in the garden dormouse.