diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/map_entities.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/map_entities.rs
index 122e418179301..e109b43dd5667 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/map_entities.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/map_entities.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{entity::Entity, world::World};
-use bevy_utils::HashMap;
+use bevy_utils::EntityHashMap;
 
 /// Operation to map all contained [`Entity`] fields in a type to new values.
 ///
 /// As entity IDs are valid only for the [`World`] they're sourced from, using [`Entity`]
 /// as references in components copied from another world will be invalid. This trait
-/// allows defining custom mappings for these references via [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`]
+/// allows defining custom mappings for these references via [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`]
 ///
 /// Implementing this trait correctly is required for properly loading components
 /// with entity references from scenes.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub trait MapEntities {
     fn map_entities(&mut self, entity_mapper: &mut EntityMapper);
 }
 
-/// A wrapper for [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`], augmenting it with the ability to allocate new [`Entity`] references in a destination
+/// A wrapper for [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`], augmenting it with the ability to allocate new [`Entity`] references in a destination
 /// world. These newly allocated references are guaranteed to never point to any living entity in that world.
 ///
 /// References are allocated by returning increasing generations starting from an internally initialized base
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ pub struct EntityMapper<'m> {
     /// or over the network. This is required as [`Entity`] identifiers are opaque; you cannot and do not want to reuse
     /// identifiers directly.
     ///
-    /// On its own, a [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`] is not capable of allocating new entity identifiers, which is needed to map references
+    /// On its own, a [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`] is not capable of allocating new entity identifiers, which is needed to map references
     /// to entities that lie outside the source entity set. This functionality can be accessed through [`EntityMapper::world_scope()`].
-    map: &'m mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+    map: &'m mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
     /// A base [`Entity`] used to allocate new references.
     dead_start: Entity,
     /// The number of generations this mapper has allocated thus far.
@@ -80,18 +80,18 @@ impl<'m> EntityMapper<'m> {
         new
     }
 
-    /// Gets a reference to the underlying [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
-    pub fn get_map(&'m self) -> &'m HashMap<Entity, Entity> {
+    /// Gets a reference to the underlying [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
+    pub fn get_map(&'m self) -> &'m EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity> {
         self.map
     }
 
-    /// Gets a mutable reference to the underlying [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
-    pub fn get_map_mut(&'m mut self) -> &'m mut HashMap<Entity, Entity> {
+    /// Gets a mutable reference to the underlying [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
+    pub fn get_map_mut(&'m mut self) -> &'m mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity> {
         self.map
     }
 
     /// Creates a new [`EntityMapper`], spawning a temporary base [`Entity`] in the provided [`World`]
-    fn new(map: &'m mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>, world: &mut World) -> Self {
+    fn new(map: &'m mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>, world: &mut World) -> Self {
         Self {
             map,
             // SAFETY: Entities data is kept in a valid state via `EntityMapper::world_scope`
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ impl<'m> EntityMapper<'m> {
         assert!(entities.reserve_generations(self.dead_start.index, self.generations));
     }
 
-    /// Creates an [`EntityMapper`] from a provided [`World`] and [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`], then calls the
+    /// Creates an [`EntityMapper`] from a provided [`World`] and [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`], then calls the
     /// provided function with it. This allows one to allocate new entity references in this [`World`] that are
     /// guaranteed to never point at a living entity now or in the future. This functionality is useful for safely
     /// mapping entity identifiers that point at entities outside the source world. The passed function, `f`, is called
     /// within the scope of this world. Its return value is then returned from `world_scope` as the generic type
     /// parameter `R`.
     pub fn world_scope<R>(
-        entity_map: &'m mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+        entity_map: &'m mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
         world: &mut World,
         f: impl FnOnce(&mut World, &mut Self) -> R,
     ) -> R {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl<'m> EntityMapper<'m> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use bevy_utils::HashMap;
+    use bevy_utils::EntityHashMap;
 
     use crate::{
         entity::{Entity, EntityMapper},
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ mod tests {
         const FIRST_IDX: u32 = 1;
         const SECOND_IDX: u32 = 2;
 
-        let mut map = HashMap::default();
+        let mut map = EntityHashMap::default();
         let mut world = World::new();
         let mut mapper = EntityMapper::new(&mut map, &mut world);
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn world_scope_reserves_generations() {
-        let mut map = HashMap::default();
+        let mut map = EntityHashMap::default();
         let mut world = World::new();
 
         let dead_ref = EntityMapper::world_scope(&mut map, &mut world, |_, mapper| {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs
index 7a5fe4257f0e5..27bcb03653546 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     world::World,
 };
 use bevy_reflect::FromType;
-use bevy_utils::HashMap;
+use bevy_utils::EntityHashMap;
 
 /// For a specific type of component, this maps any fields with values of type [`Entity`] to a new world.
 /// Since a given `Entity` ID is only valid for the world it came from, when performing deserialization
@@ -18,29 +18,33 @@ pub struct ReflectMapEntities {
 }
 
 impl ReflectMapEntities {
-    /// A general method for applying [`MapEntities`] behavior to all elements in an [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
+    /// A general method for applying [`MapEntities`] behavior to all elements in an [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
     ///
-    /// Be mindful in its usage: Works best in situations where the entities in the [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`] are newly
+    /// Be mindful in its usage: Works best in situations where the entities in the [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`] are newly
     /// created, before systems have a chance to add new components. If some of the entities referred to
-    /// by the [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`] might already contain valid entity references, you should use [`map_entities`](Self::map_entities).
+    /// by the [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`] might already contain valid entity references, you should use [`map_entities`](Self::map_entities).
     ///
     /// An example of this: A scene can be loaded with `Parent` components, but then a `Parent` component can be added
     /// to these entities after they have been loaded. If you reload the scene using [`map_all_entities`](Self::map_all_entities), those `Parent`
     /// components with already valid entity references could be updated to point at something else entirely.
-    pub fn map_all_entities(&self, world: &mut World, entity_map: &mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>) {
+    pub fn map_all_entities(
+        &self,
+        world: &mut World,
+        entity_map: &mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+    ) {
         EntityMapper::world_scope(entity_map, world, self.map_all_entities);
     }
 
-    /// A general method for applying [`MapEntities`] behavior to elements in an [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`]. Unlike
+    /// A general method for applying [`MapEntities`] behavior to elements in an [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`]. Unlike
     /// [`map_all_entities`](Self::map_all_entities), this is applied to specific entities, not all values
-    /// in the [`HashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
+    /// in the [`EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>`].
     ///
     /// This is useful mostly for when you need to be careful not to update components that already contain valid entity
     /// values. See [`map_all_entities`](Self::map_all_entities) for more details.
     pub fn map_entities(
         &self,
         world: &mut World,
-        entity_map: &mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+        entity_map: &mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
         entities: &[Entity],
     ) {
         EntityMapper::world_scope(entity_map, world, |world, mapper| {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
index 4cbe89980a065..fa7100652fd1c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
     world::World,
 };
 use bevy_reflect::{Reflect, TypePath, TypeRegistryArc};
-use bevy_utils::HashMap;
+use bevy_utils::{EntityHashMap, HashMap};
 use std::any::TypeId;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl DynamicScene {
     pub fn write_to_world_with(
         &self,
         world: &mut World,
-        entity_map: &mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+        entity_map: &mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
         type_registry: &AppTypeRegistry,
     ) -> Result<(), SceneSpawnError> {
         let type_registry = type_registry.read();
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl DynamicScene {
     pub fn write_to_world(
         &self,
         world: &mut World,
-        entity_map: &mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+        entity_map: &mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
     ) -> Result<(), SceneSpawnError> {
         let registry = world.resource::<AppTypeRegistry>().clone();
         self.write_to_world_with(world, entity_map, &registry)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ where
 mod tests {
     use bevy_ecs::{reflect::AppTypeRegistry, system::Command, world::World};
     use bevy_hierarchy::{AddChild, Parent};
-    use bevy_utils::HashMap;
+    use bevy_utils::EntityHashMap;
 
     use crate::dynamic_scene_builder::DynamicSceneBuilder;
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ mod tests {
             .extract_entity(original_parent_entity)
             .extract_entity(original_child_entity)
             .build();
-        let mut entity_map = HashMap::default();
+        let mut entity_map = EntityHashMap::default();
         scene.write_to_world(&mut world, &mut entity_map).unwrap();
 
         let &from_scene_parent_entity = entity_map.get(&original_parent_entity).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene.rs
index e6e9d4ddfb3f6..d09df9d0c7119 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
     world::World,
 };
 use bevy_reflect::TypePath;
-use bevy_utils::HashMap;
+use bevy_utils::EntityHashMap;
 
 /// To spawn a scene, you can use either:
 /// * [`SceneSpawner::spawn`](crate::SceneSpawner::spawn)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl Scene {
         type_registry: &AppTypeRegistry,
     ) -> Result<Scene, SceneSpawnError> {
         let mut world = World::new();
-        let mut entity_map = HashMap::default();
+        let mut entity_map = EntityHashMap::default();
         dynamic_scene.write_to_world_with(&mut world, &mut entity_map, type_registry)?;
 
         Ok(Self { world })
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Scene {
         type_registry: &AppTypeRegistry,
     ) -> Result<InstanceInfo, SceneSpawnError> {
         let mut instance_info = InstanceInfo {
-            entity_map: HashMap::default(),
+            entity_map: EntityHashMap::default(),
         };
 
         let type_registry = type_registry.read();
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
index b45ffa91cdb8f..11192337b6ac9 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
     world::{Mut, World},
 };
 use bevy_hierarchy::{AddChild, Parent};
-use bevy_utils::{tracing::error, HashMap, HashSet};
+use bevy_utils::{tracing::error, EntityHashMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct SceneInstanceReady {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct InstanceInfo {
     /// Mapping of entities from the scene world to the instance world.
-    pub entity_map: HashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+    pub entity_map: EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
 }
 
 /// Unique id identifying a scene instance.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
         world: &mut World,
         id: impl Into<AssetId<DynamicScene>>,
     ) -> Result<(), SceneSpawnError> {
-        let mut entity_map = HashMap::default();
+        let mut entity_map = EntityHashMap::default();
         let id = id.into();
         Self::spawn_dynamic_internal(world, id, &mut entity_map)?;
         let instance_id = InstanceId::new();
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
     fn spawn_dynamic_internal(
         world: &mut World,
         id: AssetId<DynamicScene>,
-        entity_map: &mut HashMap<Entity, Entity>,
+        entity_map: &mut EntityHashMap<Entity, Entity>,
     ) -> Result<(), SceneSpawnError> {
         world.resource_scope(|world, scenes: Mut<Assets<DynamicScene>>| {
             let scene = scenes
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
         let scenes_to_spawn = std::mem::take(&mut self.dynamic_scenes_to_spawn);
 
         for (id, instance_id) in scenes_to_spawn {
-            let mut entity_map = HashMap::default();
+            let mut entity_map = EntityHashMap::default();
 
             match Self::spawn_dynamic_internal(world, id, &mut entity_map) {
                 Ok(_) => {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/serde.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/serde.rs
index df580b30e46c3..7a8cfe090f7c2 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/serde.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/serde.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ mod tests {
     use bevy_ecs::reflect::{AppTypeRegistry, ReflectMapEntities};
     use bevy_ecs::world::FromWorld;
     use bevy_reflect::{Reflect, ReflectSerialize};
-    use bevy_utils::HashMap;
+    use bevy_utils::EntityHashMap;
     use bincode::Options;
     use serde::de::DeserializeSeed;
     use serde::Serialize;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ mod tests {
             "expected `entities` to contain 3 entities"
         );
 
-        let mut map = HashMap::default();
+        let mut map = EntityHashMap::default();
         let mut dst_world = create_world();
         scene.write_to_world(&mut dst_world, &mut map).unwrap();
 
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let deserialized_scene = scene_deserializer.deserialize(&mut deserializer).unwrap();
 
-        let mut map = HashMap::default();
+        let mut map = EntityHashMap::default();
         let mut dst_world = create_world();
         deserialized_scene
             .write_to_world(&mut dst_world, &mut map)