#0018 · 🦊 mammals

European Wood Mouse

🇳🇱 Gewone bosmuis ·Apodemus sylvaticus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The wood mouse ( Apodemus sylvaticus ) is a common murid rodent from Europe and northwestern Africa. 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...

base stats

NL sightings 156iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 10,745iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 156 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #17 most seen of the mammals in NL.
10,745 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).