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Herb Field Mouse
Apodemus uralensis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
House MouseMus musculus
European Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Yellow-necked Field MouseApodemus flavicollis
Striped Field MouseApodemus agrarius
Eurasian Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Bank VoleClethrionomys glareolus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,924 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,924 |
| Russia | 142 |
| Moscow Oblast | 35 |
| Moscow | 28 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 13 |
| Ukraine | 9 |
| Kirov Oblast | 8 |
| Tatarstan | 8 |
| Udmurtia | 6 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Old World Mice and Rats · Muridae |
| Genus | Old World Field Mice · Apodemus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Herb Field Mouse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.