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  • European Wood Mouse, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) naturpel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • European Wood Mouse, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Tom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • European Wood Mouse, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) tandri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • European Wood Mouse, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Hanna Knutsson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • European Wood Mouse, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Francisco Barros, all rights reserved

  • European Wood Mouse, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Isfugl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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European Wood Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

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The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a common murid rodent from Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus 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. It is found across most of Europe and is a very common and widespread species, is commensal with people and is sometimes...

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