Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse)

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ID refs
Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis
St Kilda Field-mouse
Subspecies 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesApodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse)
GenusApodemus (wood-mice)
FamilyMURIDAE (mice and rats, small mouse)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse) :
1: Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse)
16 Jan 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Ear - close-upImage 2: Eye and ear - close-upImage 3: Head - lateral - close-upImage 4: Throat - ventralImage 5: Whole animal - dorsalImage 6: Whole animal - dorsal (2)Image 7: Whole animal - ventral
2: Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse)
31 May 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
cat prey
Image 1: Chest spot - close-upImage 2: Hind foot - close-upImage 3: Hind foot - close-up (2)Image 4: Mouth - close-upImage 5: Side viewImage 6: Side view (2)Image 7: UndersideImage 8: Underside (2)
3: Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse)
3 Oct 1971 OSGR: TG21 52° 40’ N, 1° 20’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Young mouse which was very tame
Image 1: Front viewImage 2: Side viewImage 3: Side view (2)

Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 44 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field-mouse)
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