European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,912
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (A. flavicollis) but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, has slightly smaller ears, and is usually slightly smaller overall: around 90 mm (3.54 in) in length and 23 g in weight.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Wood mouse”.