Eurasian Harvest Mouse

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The Eurasian Harvest Mouse is a tiny, cute mouse that loves to live in fields and grasslands. It's known for its long tail and fluffy fur, making it look very adorable!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Eurasian Harvest Mouse is tiny, with soft reddish-brown fur on its back and a white belly. It has a distinctive long, prehensile tail that is almost as long as its body. Its relatively large ears and small, dark eyes stand out on its miniature face.

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Eurasian Harvest Mouse

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Super-flexible bodies let them squeeze through incredibly tiny gaps easily.

These tiny acrobats can hang upside down by their tails for several minutes!

They are the smallest rodent in Europe, weighing less than two coins!

They live high in tall grasses, rarely touching the ground.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Eurasian Harvest Mouse has a prehensile tail that helps them grip stems and balance while climbing high on plants.

Eurasian Harvest Mouse can weave intricate, spherical nests from grass and leaves, keeping their babies safe.

Eurasian Harvest Mouse can climb vertically up slender plant stems, enabling them to reach seeds and berries.

Maße und Details

Länge: 5-7.5 cm
Gewicht: 0.004-0.01 kg
Lebenserwartung: 0.5-2 Jahre
Top Speed: 8 km/h
Wurfgröße: 3-8
Tragzeit: 17-20 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny mice mostly munch on seeds, grains, and small insects they find in grassy fields.

Hauptnahrung

Grass Seeds
Cereal Grains
Berries
Small Insects
Nectar

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

A nocturnal predator that hunts small rodents.

eaten by

Weasel

Mustela nivalis

A slender, agile predator capable of pursuing mice into their nests.

eats

Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Feeds on the grains, especially in agricultural areas.

eats

Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Consumes its berries for energy and moisture.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.