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The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, has slightly smaller ears, and is usually slightly smaller overall: around 90 mm (3.54 in) in length and 23 g in weight. [2]
The montane hylomyscus or montane wood mouse (Hylomyscus denniae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. A long-coated species with brownish-grey upper parts and whitish-grey underparts, it occurs in the uplands of tropical Central Africa where its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests .
Wolves urinate on food caches after emptying them. [3]Caching behavior is typically a way to save excess edible food for later consumption—either soon to be eaten food, such as when a jaguar hangs partially eaten prey from a tree to be eaten within a few days, or long term, where the food is hidden and retrieved many months later.
Apodemus is a genus of murid (true mice and rats) containing the field mice as well as other well-known species like the wood mouse and the yellow-necked mouse.The name is unrelated to that of the Mus genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally away from home).
A total of 13 mouse mummies have been recently discovered in the Andean mountains, at elevations once believed to be too high to host any mammal.
Mice can generally eat most rodent food (for rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, etc.) Bedding – Usually made of hardwood pulp, such as aspen, sometimes from shredded, uninked paper or recycled virgin wood pulp. Using corn husk bedding is avoided because it promotes Aspergillus fungus, and can grow mold once it gets wet, which is rough on their feet.
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Allen's wood mouse or Allen's hylomyscus (Hylomyscus alleni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to West and Central Africa, where it is widely ...