Yellow-necked Field Mouse

Apodemus flavicollis

The Yellow-necked Field Mouse is a small, cute mouse with a yellowish neck. They love to scurry around in fields and forests, looking for seeds and plants to munch on.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Yellow-necked Field Mouse has soft, yellowish-brown fur on its back, a bright white belly, and a distinctive band of yellow fur across its chest and throat. It possesses large ears, prominent black eyes, and a tail typically as long as its body, making it visually distinct from other field mice.

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Yellow-necked Field Mouse

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Females can have up to 4 litters a year, quickly increasing their population!

Their continuously growing front teeth mean they must constantly gnaw to keep them short!

They build deep, complex underground burrow systems with multiple exits and food stores.

Yellow-necked mice can jump over 70cm high from a standing start!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Yellow-necked Field Mouse can scale trees easily because of strong claws that help them forage for seeds high up.

Yellow-necked Field Mouse has long whiskers that help them navigate in darkness and find food underground.

Yellow-necked Field Mouse can store large amounts of food in its burrows, helping them survive cold winters.

Yellow-necked Field Mouse has large ears that help them detect approaching predators from far away.

Maße und Details

Länge: 8.5-12 cm
Gewicht: 0.02-0.05 kg
Lebenserwartung: 1-2 Jahre
Top Speed: 13 km/h
Wurfgröße: 2-11
Tragzeit: 25-26 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These small mammals eat a varied diet of seeds, nuts, fruits, and insects.

Hauptnahrung

Acorns
Beech nuts
Seeds
Berries
Invertebrates

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

A common predator in its forest habitat.

eaten by

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Hunts at night when mice are active and visible.

eaten by

Least Weasel

Mustela nivalis

Small enough to follow mice into their burrows.

eats

Common Oak

Quercus robur

Relies on their acorns for food, especially in autumn.

eats

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Consumes beech nuts when they are available.

Merkmale

Pelzig

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

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Baumbewohnend

Baumbewohnende Tiere leben hauptsächlich in Bäumen und nutzen diese als Unterschlupf, Nahrungsquelle und zum Schutz vor Raubtieren.

Grasland

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