#0166 · 🦊 mammals

Herb Field Mouse

🇳🇱 Kleine Bosmuis ·Apodemus uralensis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Nina Sadykova · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Denis Ivanov · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. Орудьево, Московская обл., Россия, 141825:© Анна Мостовая · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Северо-Восточный административный округ, Москва, Россия:© Анна Голубева · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. Балясне, Полтавська область, Україна:© Катерина · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Екатеринбург, Свердловская обл., Россия, 620144:© Георгий · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Екатеринбург, Свердловская обл., Россия, 620144:© Георгий · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. посёлок Чернореченский, Московская Область, RU:© Vsevolod Rudyi · CC BY 4.0
9. Глазовский р-н, республика Удмуртия, Россия:© sergejseleznev · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Высокая Гора, Респ. Татарстан, Россия:© Tishin Denis · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Ural field mouse ( Apodemus uralensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the pygmy field mouse . It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 436iNaturalist 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
436 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811 (215 years ago).