wood mouse
European forest dweller
A wood mouse is a small rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, typically brown with a pale underside and large ears.
It lives in woodlands, hedgerows, and gardens, where it feeds on seeds, nuts, berries, and insects.
Wood mice are nocturnal and excellent climbers, often storing food in underground burrows or tree cavities.
They are also called field mice in some regions, though that term can refer to other species as well.
Plant embryos in casings
hoarding · cache · nibbling · gathering · foraging · harvesting · provisioning · winter stores
Facial sensory hairs
- tailRear animal appendage
- furryCovered in soft hair
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- gnawingPersistent biting action
scurry · nimble · mammal · small mammal · quadruped · breeding · litter · longtail
Decomposing ground debris
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
burrow · nest · undergrowth · tree roots · log pile · bracken · scrubland · grassland
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
berries · hoarding · cache · nibbling · gathering · foraging · harvesting · provisioning · winter stores · larder
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
gnawing · scurry · nimble · mammal · small mammal · quadruped · breeding · litter · longtail · vole
leaf litter
Decomposing ground debris
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
habitat · burrow · nest · undergrowth · tree roots · log pile · bracken · scrubland · grassland · farmland
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
crepuscular · moonlight · night vision · circadian · emergence · forays · fox · weasel · tawny owl · kestrel
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- forest animalsbadger, beaver, chipmunk, fox, hare
- Micedormouse
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper
- European wildlifegrey wolf, red squirrel, brown hare, wild cat, mouflon
- Northern wildlifereindeer, arctic fox, polar bear, lemming, moose
wood mousehouse mouse
Dwelling-adapted small rodent
pet mouse · laboratory mouse · fancy mouse · sewer rat · vermin