The woolly dormouse's range is restricted to south-west to eastern Anatolia along the Taurus Mountains range.
The woolly dormouse lives in rocky and stony alpine sites. In its south-western range, it is found in rocky areas surrounded by Cedar, Juniper, Cypress, Fir and Oak.
It is an omnivore, eating arthropods such as beetles and grasshoppers as well as some vegetable matter.
