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European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
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
Yellow-necked Field MouseApodemus flavicollis
Bank VoleClethrionomys glareolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Striped Field MouseApodemus agrarius
Herb Field MouseApodemus uralensis
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Eurasian Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 88,229 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 88,229 |
| United Kingdom | 1,530 |
| England | 1,230 |
| France | 279 |
| Spain | 208 |
| Scotland | 197 |
| Germany | 185 |
| Portugal | 169 |
| Netherlands | 114 |
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 European Wood Mouse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.