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Herb Field Mouse
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
Photo: Vsevolod Rudyi · CC BY 4.0
Apodemus uralensis
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
Habitat
Forest edge, meadow, scrub, steppe and cultivated land
Range
Central and eastern Europe through western and Central Asia
Size
Approximately 7–10cm head-and-body length
The herb field mouse, more commonly called the Ural field mouse, is a small, slender mouse with brown upperparts, pale underparts, large ears and a long tail. It ranges from central and eastern Europe through western and Central Asia. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It inhabits forest margins, meadow, scrub, steppe and cultivated ground. Seeds and fruit form much of its diet, supplemented by insects and other invertebrates. The mouse is mainly nocturnal and shelters in shallow burrows or concealed sites beneath vegetation. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Herb Field Mouse eat?
- Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Herb Field Mouse live in?
- Forest edge, meadow, scrub, steppe and cultivated land
- Where is the Herb Field Mouse found?
- Central and eastern Europe through western and Central Asia
- How big is the Herb Field Mouse?
- Approximately 7–10cm head-and-body length